Emmet B. Keeffe Iii

Managing Director at Insight Partners

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
9
Total investments
4
Early stage
2
Mid stage
3
Late stage
9y
Years active

Portfolio

9 investments · sorted by recency
All investments
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Board Observer
Feb 2024
Onum empowers enterprises to derive value from data in stream, helping IT and Security teams move at the speed of business. With real-time data processing, Onum reduces inefficiencies, optimizes pipelines, and minimizes the impact on analytical platforms—enabling actionable responses in milliseconds, not minutes.
Board Observer
May 2022
Kpler is a fast-growing data and analytics firm on a mission to build one platform for global trade intelligence. Imagine a world where individuals and organisations have seamless and timely access to the most comprehensive and trustworthy data and insights on commodities, energy, containerised goods, and other crucial aspects of global trade. This world is Kpler. For a decade, weve set the standard in data and analytics for global trade. Kpler has expanded impressively, multiplying its size by five in just three years. Weve been profitable from the start. Proudly, our company remains primarily owned by its founders and team members. Were dedicated to crafting industry-leading products that optimize performance and efficiency. This commitment is a key reason behind our continuous growth since our first product launch. The evolution of Kpler was punctuated by strategic mergers and acquisitions. The acquisition of ClipperData (2021) and JBC Energy (2022) fortified its foothold in the commodities and data sectors. The integration of COR-e (2022) facilitated entry into the European power market. In 2023, Kpler made significant strides by acquiring the two leading ship tracking and maritime analytics providers MarineTraffic and FleetMon. Kpler now provides essential insights into the movements and activities of vessels across seas, oceans and rivers.
Board Observer
Mar 2022
A.Team enables industry leaders to instantly assemble high-performing tech teams to build transformative products. Our platform matches leading companies with our curated network of 11,000+ Silicon Valley engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to accelerate product development and stay competitive in fast-moving industries. By partnering with A.Team, companies access the expert skills they need to innovate and grow, without the lengthy process of traditional hiring. A.Team has become a tech talent haven for over 500 companies such as Lyft, McGraw Hill, Grindr, Lifepoint Health and more. Backed by $60M in funding from industry leaders like Insight Partners, Adam Grant, and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, A.Team is forging a new vision for the future of work. For more information, visit a.team.
Board Observer
Mar 2022
Transmit Security gives businesses the modern tools they need to build secure, trusted and end-to-end digital identity journeys to innovate and grow. CX-focused, cybersecurity-conscious leaders rely on Transmit Security’s Platform to provide their customers with smooth experiences protected from fraud across all channels and devices. Transmit Security serves many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, and other leading brands, collectively responsible for more than $3.1 trillion in annual commerce. Transmit Security was co-founded by serial entrepreneurs and investors, Mickey Boodaei and Rakesh Loonkar in 2014 with the aim of changing the security identity landscape. In 2020, Deloitte recognized Transmit Security as the 5th fastest growing company in North America. In March, we were recognized by Fast Company as one of the 10 Most Innovative Security Companies of 2022.
Board Observer
Oct 2021
Anjuna created the first Universal Confidential Computing Platform to run applications in any cloud with complete data security and privacy. Anjuna Seaglass isolates workloads in a hardware-assisted environment that intrinsically secures data in every state to create a zero trust environment for code and data. Anjuna Seaglass empowers enterprises to directly control application-level trust policies, ensuring that only trusted code can access sensitive data. Anjuna works with enterprises around the globe in industries such as financial services, government, and blockchain.
Board Observer
Jan 2021
Noname Security is the only company taking a complete, proactive approach to API Security. Noname works with 20% of the Fortune 500 and covers the entire API security scope across three pillars — Posture Management, Runtime Security, and API Security Testing. Noname Security is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Lightspeed, Georgian, The Syndicate Group (TSG), Forgepoint, Next47, Insight Partners, and Cyberstarts, and has raised $220M, achieving "unicorn" status only one year out of stealth. Noname Security is privately held, remote-first with headquarters in San Jose.
Board Observer
Oct 2020
Laminar, the first agile data security platform, provides organizations the visibility and control they need to achieve security, privacy, and governance in the cloud. Our cloud-native DSPM provides autonomous and continuous data discovery, classification, and protection across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Snowflake via a unified console. Agentless security proactively uncovers cloud data, classifies it based on its sensitivity and business impact, detects and prioritizes data security policy violations, and delivers guided remediation. Laminar deploys in minutes and integrates with existing security stacks and process flows, empowering teams to deliver agile data security at the speed of innovation. https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/data-loss-prevention/vendor/laminar/product/laminar
Board Observer
Mar 2020
Armis, the cyber exposure management & security company, protects the entire attack surface and manages an organization’s cyber risk exposure in real time. In a rapidly evolving, perimeter-less world, Armis ensures that organizations continuously see, protect and manage all critical assets - from the ground to the cloud. Armis secures Fortune 100, 200 and 500 companies as well as national governments, state and local entities to help keep critical infrastructure, economies and society stay safe and secure 24/7. Armis is a privately held company headquartered in California.
Board Observer
Aug 2017
WalkMe pioneered the Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) to simplify user experiences by combining insights, engagement, guidance and automation capabilities. Founded in 2011, WalkMe’s mission is to make digital adoption for employees and customers simple, while increasing enterprise productivity. Our platform works as an invisible layer of visual cues and personalized content placed on top of your website or enterprise software. WalkMe’s DAP is used by thousands of enterprises worldwide spanning all industries and platforms for onboarding, training new and existing users on new processes, and improving overall productivity by providing contextual guidance in real-time.
Experience · 17 entries
All (17)
Investments (9)
Founder (7)
Board (9)
2024
Co-Founder
Nov 2024
Rooted in tradition. Shaped by innovation. HomeWood Vineyard is an English winemaking project planted in March 2025 in the Somerset countryside. Designed in three circular plots, the vineyard grows Pinot Noir, Seyval Blanc, and Pinot Kors. HomeWood brings together heritage and technology to create wines guided by craftsmanship and a strong sense of community.
Strategic Business Partner
Sep 2024
Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users, including 75% of the Fortune 500, clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and boards a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster. Headquartered in New York, Diligent also has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. Discover why IDC calls Diligent a leader in the 2025 GRC MarketScape at diligent.com. #LifeatDiligent #ModernGovernance
Board Observer
Feb 2024
Onum empowers enterprises to derive value from data in stream, helping IT and Security teams move at the speed of business. With real-time data processing, Onum reduces inefficiencies, optimizes pipelines, and minimizes the impact on analytical platforms—enabling actionable responses in milliseconds, not minutes.
2022
Board Observer
May 2022
Kpler is a fast-growing data and analytics firm on a mission to build one platform for global trade intelligence. Imagine a world where individuals and organisations have seamless and timely access to the most comprehensive and trustworthy data and insights on commodities, energy, containerised goods, and other crucial aspects of global trade. This world is Kpler. For a decade, weve set the standard in data and analytics for global trade. Kpler has expanded impressively, multiplying its size by five in just three years. Weve been profitable from the start. Proudly, our company remains primarily owned by its founders and team members. Were dedicated to crafting industry-leading products that optimize performance and efficiency. This commitment is a key reason behind our continuous growth since our first product launch. The evolution of Kpler was punctuated by strategic mergers and acquisitions. The acquisition of ClipperData (2021) and JBC Energy (2022) fortified its foothold in the commodities and data sectors. The integration of COR-e (2022) facilitated entry into the European power market. In 2023, Kpler made significant strides by acquiring the two leading ship tracking and maritime analytics providers MarineTraffic and FleetMon. Kpler now provides essential insights into the movements and activities of vessels across seas, oceans and rivers.
Board Observer
Mar 2022
A.Team enables industry leaders to instantly assemble high-performing tech teams to build transformative products. Our platform matches leading companies with our curated network of 11,000+ Silicon Valley engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to accelerate product development and stay competitive in fast-moving industries. By partnering with A.Team, companies access the expert skills they need to innovate and grow, without the lengthy process of traditional hiring. A.Team has become a tech talent haven for over 500 companies such as Lyft, McGraw Hill, Grindr, Lifepoint Health and more. Backed by $60M in funding from industry leaders like Insight Partners, Adam Grant, and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, A.Team is forging a new vision for the future of work. For more information, visit a.team.
Show all 17 entries ↓
Investment activity
2017–2024 · 9 investments
2017120202202122022320241
Recent (last 2 years)Earlier