Security Venture Capital Firms

Focuses on early-stage investments in manufacturing and industrial automation solutions leveraging AI and proprietary hardware innovations.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Security

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Austin, TX
• 14 portfolio companies

Focused exclusively on backing startups innovating at the intersection of music, AI, and technology.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.5M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Enterprise software fund backing understand-the-buyer SaaS products from pre-seed/seed.

• SaaS
• Developer Tools
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, CA / London, UK
• 3 portfolio companies

Corporate venture arm of NTT focused on communications, networking infrastructure, and enabling technologies for next-gen connectivity.

• Other
• Deep Tech
• AI / ML

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $5.0M
• Palo Alto, CA
• 28 portfolio companies

Provides early-stage funding to companies innovating in DefenseTech and national security, focusing exclusively on dual-use technologies.

• Other
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $1.5M
• Washington, D.C.
• 33 portfolio companies

Nauta invests in early-stage B2B software and has logistics exposure. It can be a fit for a software-led operations platform even though its geography is more international than US-only.

• SaaS
• Other
• AI / ML

• Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Madrid, Spain
• 40 portfolio companies

Focuses on disruptive maritime technologies integrating AI to enhance navigation and security.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Security

• Pre-Seed
• $1.5M – $3.5M
• San Francisco, CA
• 8 portfolio companies

A specialist fund that only invests in Enterprise AI startups, with emphasis on vertical AI applications, cybersecurity, and developer tools. The fund focuses on pre-seed and seed companies building p...

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 58 portfolio companies

Focus on deep tech startups creating unconventional and disruptive solutions at the intersection of hardware, AI infrastructure, and advanced materials.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Deep Tech

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $7.0M
• Palo Alto, CA
• 59 portfolio companies

• Climate / Energy
• Security
• Healthcare

• 40 portfolio companies

Focused entirely on investing in software solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, especially in niche verticals like beauty and wellness.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• London, UK
• 18 portfolio companies

Emerging manager focused on deep-tech and dual-use startups from pre-seed through early Series A. The fund is structured to back technically differentiated companies with national-security relevance, ...

• Security
• Deep Tech
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $250K – $1.5M
• US

Next Frontier Capital backs mission-driven, early-stage technology companies, leading Seed and Series A rounds in Enterprise Intelligence, Financial Systems, National Security, and Critical Infrastruc...

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $2.0M – $5.0M
• Bozeman, Montana
• 61 portfolio companies

Focuses on next-generation enterprise cybersecurity solutions.

• Security
• Other

• Seed
• $750K – $2.5M
• Austin, TX
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in transformative AI and SaaS startups that drive efficiencies in sales and marketing operations for SMBs.

• AI / ML
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $1.0M
• Montreal, Canada
• 29 portfolio companies

Focuses exclusively on APAC-based telecom infrastructure ventures with substantial enterprise growth potential.

• Other
• SaaS
• Security

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $4.0M
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 1 portfolio company

Dedicated to funding innovation in the cybersecurity and risk intelligence sectors, leveraging AI and data-driven approaches to secure critical industries.

• Security
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $2.0M
• San Diego, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on undercapitalized niches in B2B HealthTech and operational SaaS for healthcare providers.

• SaaS
• Healthcare
• Fintech

• Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• Seattle, WA
• 10 portfolio companies

NightDragon invests in growth and late-stage SecureTech companies (cybersecurity, defense, national security, safety, privacy, dual-use tech) with deep operational, government, and national security d...

• Security
• Other
• SaaS

• Seed, Growth
• $100K – $1.0M
• San Francisco, United States
• 5 portfolio companies

Nimbus.VC invests in startups focused on secure identity systems, fraud prevention, and privacy-enhancing tools, particularly in Europe.

• Other
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• Berlin, Germany
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing in cutting-edge Cybersecurity innovations with an emphasis on agile and scalable solutions.

• Security

• Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Denver, CO

Supports early-stage blockchain projects solving on-chain security and transaction scalability for enterprises.

• Other
• Security
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $2.0M
• Berlin, Germany
• 2 portfolio companies

Targets Retail Tech startups in the Nordics and DACH region, especially those building infrastructure solutions for brick-and-mortar stores.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $200K – $4.0M
• Stockholm, Sweden
• 21 portfolio companies

Backing B2B SaaS companies with innovative solutions in e-commerce, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency.

• SaaS
• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Austin, TX
• 6 portfolio companies