Jacques Benkoski

Apono, led by cybersecurity and DevOps experts. “Apono” is the Hawaiian word for “approve”. The Apono platform is loved by DevOps, trusted by Security - supports customers like OpenWeb, Cybereason, HiredScore, Tomorrow.io and many more in automating permission management. Providing a frictionless experience for users with the visibility and compliance needed by security to win more business. Apono helps customers move to zero standing, just in time permissions, get started in minutes at https://www.apono.io

Adaptive6 is the industrys first Cloud Cost Governance & Optimization (CCGO) platform that governs both Cloud and Code, preventing waste at the code level before provisioning as well as automating collaborative remediation of waste on the cloud. It accelerates engineers resolutions by automatically identifying resource owners, managing the workflow of communicating inefficiencies to them, while providing them with Rich Context and AI-driven code fixes.

Hunters is a Human-Driven, AI-Powered Next-Gen SIEM that revolutionizes the way SOCs operate. Hunters automates the entire TDIR process, replacing repetitive human work with machine-powered detection, enrichment, correlation, prioritization, triage, and investigation, freeing analysts to proactively protect their organizations. Hunters utilizes an open security data lake architecture, ensuring complete and cost-effective coverage of the entire security stack. Companies like Booking.com and Snowflake use Hunters to empower their security teams. Hunters is backed by leading VCs and strategic investors including Stripes, YL Ventures, DTCP, Cisco Investments, Bessemer Venture Partners, U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), Microsoft’s venture fund M12, Blumberg Capital, Snowflake, Databricks, and Okta.

Epsagon simplifies modern cloud application development as the pioneering microservices-native Observability platform, used by Engineering leaders, Devs, and Architects to promote team knowledge of architecture and confidently scale and iterate services faster.

Apono, led by cybersecurity and DevOps experts. “Apono” is the Hawaiian word for “approve”. The Apono platform is loved by DevOps, trusted by Security - supports customers like OpenWeb, Cybereason, HiredScore, Tomorrow.io and many more in automating permission management. Providing a frictionless experience for users with the visibility and compliance needed by security to win more business. Apono helps customers move to zero standing, just in time permissions, get started in minutes at https://www.apono.io

Adaptive6 is the industrys first Cloud Cost Governance & Optimization (CCGO) platform that governs both Cloud and Code, preventing waste at the code level before provisioning as well as automating collaborative remediation of waste on the cloud. It accelerates engineers resolutions by automatically identifying resource owners, managing the workflow of communicating inefficiencies to them, while providing them with Rich Context and AI-driven code fixes.

Hunters is a Human-Driven, AI-Powered Next-Gen SIEM that revolutionizes the way SOCs operate. Hunters automates the entire TDIR process, replacing repetitive human work with machine-powered detection, enrichment, correlation, prioritization, triage, and investigation, freeing analysts to proactively protect their organizations. Hunters utilizes an open security data lake architecture, ensuring complete and cost-effective coverage of the entire security stack. Companies like Booking.com and Snowflake use Hunters to empower their security teams. Hunters is backed by leading VCs and strategic investors including Stripes, YL Ventures, DTCP, Cisco Investments, Bessemer Venture Partners, U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), Microsoft’s venture fund M12, Blumberg Capital, Snowflake, Databricks, and Okta.

Epsagon simplifies modern cloud application development as the pioneering microservices-native Observability platform, used by Engineering leaders, Devs, and Architects to promote team knowledge of architecture and confidently scale and iterate services faster.

U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a leading Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, helping entrepreneurs build world-class companies since 1981. U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California in the heart of Silicon Valley focusing on investments in an array of segments including enterprise software, cyber security, consumer, e-commerce, healthcare, and IT-enabled healthcare services. Since its inception USVP has invested $4.3 billion in over 523 companies across a broad range of industries, of which 93 have completed an initial public offering. The firm is currently investing out of its thirteenth fund, USVP XIII. The USVP team foundation is grounded in four generations of high-technology venture investing and are accomplished venture investors, former CEOs, senior executives and technology company founders that committed to taking an exemplary firm into the 21st century. USVP personnel make up and the firms heritage combine to make us part of the company building process. In many situations the USVP board partner is the first call the entrepreneur makes when faced with strategic decisions, daily challenges and personal support, knowing that we will be there to provide the counsel needed, which is grounded in decades of experience and understanding of our role as coaches and confidantes. The investment team is composed of Jacques Benkoski, Steve Krausz, Rick Lewis, Jonathan Root, Casey Tansey and Dafina Toncheva. USVP has invested in many world-changing companies, including: Arkose Labs, Box, Carrot Fertility, Cato Networks, Check Point Software, Guidewire, Happy Returns, HeartFlow, HotelTonight, Human Interest, Imperva, Inari Medical, Inspire Medical Systems, Medigate, Omada Health, Pluto TV, ThreatMetrix, Trusteer and Zerto. Visit our website for a complete list of investments, portfolio company news and more information on USVP: www.usvp.com. Like us on Facebook and visit us on Twitter: @USVP_