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CyberNest Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$250K Checks)

VC
Washington, D.C.

CyberNest Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, D.C. investing in Security, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$250K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$250K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Security, SaaS
HQ
Washington, D.C.
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-17

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $250K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investment Thesis

Focusing on startups building transformative solutions in enterprise-grade cybersecurity, with emphasis on proactive and preventive security measures.

How CyberNest Ventures invests

CyberNest Ventures is a vc firm based in Washington, D.C.. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Security, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Liabilities.

CyberNest Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$250K per investment.

CyberNest Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including ShieldAI, FortifyHQ.

Partners & Team

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Ilana Brooke

Managing Partner

Cybersecurity
Enterprise Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Security
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Liabilities

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SH

ShieldAI

AI Cybersecurity
FO

FortifyHQ

Security SaaS
How to pitch CyberNest Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Security, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $250K check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ilana Brooke, Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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