Joe Sexton

Xfactor is the Decision Intelligence platform for GTM and revenue leaders. Xfactor connects signals across your GTM stack into a live model of your revenue operations, showing not just what’s happening, but what’s actually driving performance. By surfacing risk and opportunity early and enabling leaders to simulate decisions before they commit, Xfactor helps teams understand the downstream impact of their choices, compare possible paths forward, and act with confidence.

Contrast Security is the world’s leader in Runtime Application Security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software. Contrast’s patented security instrumentation disrupts traditional AppSec approaches with integrated and comprehensive security observability that delivers highly accurate assessment and continuous protection of an entire application portfolio. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform enables powerful Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response, allowing developers, AppSec teams, and SecOps teams to better protect and defend their applications against the ever-evolving threat landscape. Application Security programs need to modernize and Contrast empowers teams to innovate with confidence.

Browsers are the application enterprises can’t live without, how we work with SaaS and private web applications. But browsers are a security blind spot. They operate without the necessary protection and security controls, exposing enterprises to attack. Browsers are the entry point for internet borne attacks, the exit point for data leakage. Menlo Security secures enterprise browsers. Menlo Browser Security manages browsers, protects your users, and secures application access and enterprise data, providing a complete enterprise browser solution from any browser. Menlo Security secures browsers while preserving user choice and providing a familiar, easy-to-use experience. You can deploy browser security policies in a single click, secure SaaS and private application access, and protect enterprise data down to the last mile. Secure your digital transformation with trusted and proven cyber defenses, on any browser. Work without worry and move business forward with Menlo Security.

D2iQ provides the leading independent Kubernetes platform which simplifies and automates the really difficult tasks needed for enterprise-grade production at scale, while reducing operational burden and reducing costs. As a cloud native pioneer we have more than a decade of experience tackling the most complex, mission-critical deployments in the industry. The D2iQ Kubernetes Platform is a complete solution that includes the technology, expert services, training and support necessary to ensure your success on Day 2 and beyond. Our independence provides us the agility to meet the needs of our customers first, while always keeping TCO top of mind. D2iQ is headquartered in San Francisco and investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Xfactor is the Decision Intelligence platform for GTM and revenue leaders. Xfactor connects signals across your GTM stack into a live model of your revenue operations, showing not just what’s happening, but what’s actually driving performance. By surfacing risk and opportunity early and enabling leaders to simulate decisions before they commit, Xfactor helps teams understand the downstream impact of their choices, compare possible paths forward, and act with confidence.

Contrast Security is the world’s leader in Runtime Application Security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software. Contrast’s patented security instrumentation disrupts traditional AppSec approaches with integrated and comprehensive security observability that delivers highly accurate assessment and continuous protection of an entire application portfolio. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform enables powerful Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response, allowing developers, AppSec teams, and SecOps teams to better protect and defend their applications against the ever-evolving threat landscape. Application Security programs need to modernize and Contrast empowers teams to innovate with confidence.

Browsers are the application enterprises can’t live without, how we work with SaaS and private web applications. But browsers are a security blind spot. They operate without the necessary protection and security controls, exposing enterprises to attack. Browsers are the entry point for internet borne attacks, the exit point for data leakage. Menlo Security secures enterprise browsers. Menlo Browser Security manages browsers, protects your users, and secures application access and enterprise data, providing a complete enterprise browser solution from any browser. Menlo Security secures browsers while preserving user choice and providing a familiar, easy-to-use experience. You can deploy browser security policies in a single click, secure SaaS and private application access, and protect enterprise data down to the last mile. Secure your digital transformation with trusted and proven cyber defenses, on any browser. Work without worry and move business forward with Menlo Security.

D2iQ provides the leading independent Kubernetes platform which simplifies and automates the really difficult tasks needed for enterprise-grade production at scale, while reducing operational burden and reducing costs. As a cloud native pioneer we have more than a decade of experience tackling the most complex, mission-critical deployments in the industry. The D2iQ Kubernetes Platform is a complete solution that includes the technology, expert services, training and support necessary to ensure your success on Day 2 and beyond. Our independence provides us the agility to meet the needs of our customers first, while always keeping TCO top of mind. D2iQ is headquartered in San Francisco and investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

We are the first partner for founders. Over 80% of our investments are the first check: Pre-Seed, Seed, or Series A. Many start on a whiteboard. Focused on AI-first companies. We partner selectively, care deeply, and strive for excellence. We back founders who are building disruptive enterprise and consumer software companies such as: Airbnb (Nasdaq: ABNB), Abnormal Security, Adept AI, AppDynamics, Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET), CATO Networks, Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN), Discord, Dropbox (Nasdaq: DBX), Figma, Inflection, Instabase, LinkedIn, Meta (Nasdaq: Meta), Nextdoor (NYSE: KIND), Okta (Nasdaq: OKTA), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), Rubrik, and Workday (NYSE: WDAY).