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ForgePoint Emerging Managers Fund

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

ForgePoint's Emerging Managers Fund backs new fund managers focusing on enterprise software categories like cybersecurity, developer tools, and modernized SDLC.

How ForgePoint Emerging Managers Fund invests

ForgePoint Emerging Managers Fund is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Enterprise, Developer Tools, Security, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer.

ForgePoint Emerging Managers Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

ForgePoint Emerging Managers Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including JupiterOne, Expanse.

Meet the Team

NC

Natasha Coleman

General Partner

Cybersecurity
DevOps
Seed-stage
AY

Alberto Yépez

Co-Founder and Managing Director

cybersecurity
artificial intelligence
infrastructure software
EB

Ernie Bio

Managing Director

cybersecurity
growth stage investing
LC

Leoncio Casusol

Partner

cybersecurity
AI/ML
identity & trust
DH

Damien Henault

Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital International

international deal flow
European cybersecurity
scale-ups
MC

Michael Cortez

Partner, Forgepoint Capital International

international investing
cybersecurity infrastructure
software companies
AM

Andrew McClure

Managing Director

cybersecurity
identity infrastructure
enterprise software
KS

Kathryn Shih

Venture Partner

security + AI
early-stage investing
cyber risk
SS

Shane Shook

Venture Partner

threat intelligence
AI security
infrastructure software
DD

Don Dixon

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

cybersecurity
infrastructure software
venture capital

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Developer Tools
Security
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

JU

JupiterOne

Cybersecurity Tools
EX

Expanse

Enterprise Software
How to pitch ForgePoint Emerging Managers Fund
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Developer Tools, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Natasha Coleman, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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