Chris Scanlan

HiddenLayer, a Gartner-recognized Cool Vendor for AI Security, is the leading provider of Security for AI. Its AISec Platform unifies supply chain security, runtime defense, posture management, and automated red teaming to protect agentic, generative and predictive AI applications. The platform enables organizations across the private and public sectors to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and adopt AI with confidence. Founded by a team of cybersecurity and machine learning veterans, HiddenLayer combines patented technology with industry-leading research to defend against prompt injection, adversarial manipulation, model theft, and supply chain compromise. The company is backed by strategic investors including M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Moore Strategic Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Capital One Ventures.

Talon transforms the browser into a secure workspace with the market’s most leading Enterprise Browsing Platform, which includes the Talon Enterprise Browser, Talon Extension, and Talon Mobile. With Talon, IT and security teams benefit from deep visibility and tight control over all SaaS and web applications, enabling them to secure any user, in any location, on any device. Talon was named the Most Innovative Startup of 2022 at the prestigious RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest.

Ballistic Ventures is a new kind of venture capital firm, built by and for cybersecurity entrepreneurs and investors. For over 35 years, our work in the field has granted us exclusive insights into the evolution of the cyber threat landscape. We’ve tracked its progression from the benign hacking of the 80s to the ruthless and insidious attacks on individuals and nations alike, which disrupt millions of lives daily. As technological innovation continues at a blistering pace, every aspect of our physical lives will soon be accessible online. Without fail, nefarious acts will follow. Theres no turning back. Adaptation is the only reasonable response. Ballistic Ventures was formed out of a profound sense of urgency and moral responsibility to address the growing threats to society’s digital infrastructure. We believe that the most important action we can take today is to empower the world’s greatest cybersecurity entrepreneurs with our collective experience, network, and passion. Together, we can turn the tide at this crucial inflection point to ensure a safe, prosperous future for all generations to come. For us, this mission is personal. OUR PORTFOLIO: Above Security Aembit Alethea Armadin ArmorCode AuthMind BreachRx Codezero Concentric AI GetReal Gomboc AI Hypernative Mimic Native Security Noma Nudge Security Oligo Pangea Perygee Reach Security Reveal Technology Root Evidence SpecterOps Talon (acquired by PANW) Veza WitnessAI Zip Security

SYN Ventures is a venture capital firm primarily pursuing early-stage security sector opportunities run by security operators with decades of experience.

ClearSky is a venture capital and growth equity firm investing in innovative companies in the cybersecurity and energy transition sectors, driving the safety of our digital landscape and global ecosystem.

We’re on a mission to reveal cyber risk and build business resilience by exposing the threats organizations can’t see. The ExtraHop Reveal(x) network detection and response (NDR) platform uniquely delivers the visibility and decryption capabilities that organizations need to investigate smarter, stop threats faster, and keep operations running.

HiddenLayer, a Gartner-recognized Cool Vendor for AI Security, is the leading provider of Security for AI. Its AISec Platform unifies supply chain security, runtime defense, posture management, and automated red teaming to protect agentic, generative and predictive AI applications. The platform enables organizations across the private and public sectors to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and adopt AI with confidence. Founded by a team of cybersecurity and machine learning veterans, HiddenLayer combines patented technology with industry-leading research to defend against prompt injection, adversarial manipulation, model theft, and supply chain compromise. The company is backed by strategic investors including M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Moore Strategic Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Capital One Ventures.

Talon transforms the browser into a secure workspace with the market’s most leading Enterprise Browsing Platform, which includes the Talon Enterprise Browser, Talon Extension, and Talon Mobile. With Talon, IT and security teams benefit from deep visibility and tight control over all SaaS and web applications, enabling them to secure any user, in any location, on any device. Talon was named the Most Innovative Startup of 2022 at the prestigious RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest.

Ballistic Ventures is a new kind of venture capital firm, built by and for cybersecurity entrepreneurs and investors. For over 35 years, our work in the field has granted us exclusive insights into the evolution of the cyber threat landscape. We’ve tracked its progression from the benign hacking of the 80s to the ruthless and insidious attacks on individuals and nations alike, which disrupt millions of lives daily. As technological innovation continues at a blistering pace, every aspect of our physical lives will soon be accessible online. Without fail, nefarious acts will follow. Theres no turning back. Adaptation is the only reasonable response. Ballistic Ventures was formed out of a profound sense of urgency and moral responsibility to address the growing threats to society’s digital infrastructure. We believe that the most important action we can take today is to empower the world’s greatest cybersecurity entrepreneurs with our collective experience, network, and passion. Together, we can turn the tide at this crucial inflection point to ensure a safe, prosperous future for all generations to come. For us, this mission is personal. OUR PORTFOLIO: Above Security Aembit Alethea Armadin ArmorCode AuthMind BreachRx Codezero Concentric AI GetReal Gomboc AI Hypernative Mimic Native Security Noma Nudge Security Oligo Pangea Perygee Reach Security Reveal Technology Root Evidence SpecterOps Talon (acquired by PANW) Veza WitnessAI Zip Security

SYN Ventures is a venture capital firm primarily pursuing early-stage security sector opportunities run by security operators with decades of experience.