Stage
Seed, Series A
Check Size
$500K – $2.5M
Portfolio
2+ companies
Team
3 partners
Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0Investment Thesis
Investing in the cybersecurity and critical infrastructure innovation space, focusing on pre-seed startups tackling enterprise-level risks.
Meet the Team
MT
Manish Thakur
Managing Partner
KP
Karl P. Kilb III
Partner
cybersecurity
operations
portfolio company support
Member of Option3's investment and operating team, which plays an active role in portfolio companies and holds multiple board seats on recent investments.
PP
Pravin Patil
Partner
cybersecurity
private equity
mid-market investments
Member of Option3's investment and operating team focused on cybersecurity investing.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Security
Other
Does Not Invest In
Consumer
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
PA
PacketViper
Network Security
SE
SecureCo
Infrastructure Risk
How to pitch Option3 Ventures
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Security, Other — 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 Manish Thakur, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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