95 investors have funded 25 Cybersecurity companies head-officed in Washington, Dc, across 160 rounds (Mar 2011 – May 2026). They are ranked by how many Washington, Dc companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Washington, Dc" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center for Innovative Technology | Herndon, United States | Seed | 4 | 6 | 2 | Feb 2020 | 124 |
| 2 | MACH37 | Tysons, United States | Seed | 4 | 4 | 2 | Apr 2020 | 29 |
| 3 | Paladin Capital | Washington, DC, United States | Series CSeedSeries A | 2 | 4 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 99 |
| 4 | SYN Ventures | West Palm Beach, United States | Series BSeedSeries A | 2 | 4 | 3 | May 2025 | 35 |
| 5 | TFX Capital | Charlotte, United States | Series BSeries CSeries A | 2 | 4 | 2 | Aug 2025 | 14 |
| 6 | Insight Partners | New York City, United States | Series A | 2 | 3 | 3 | Aug 2023 | 762 |
| 7 | Leawood Venture Capital | Leawood, United States | SeedSeries ASeries B | 2 | 3 | 2 | Dec 2021 | 16 |
| 8 | StoneMill Ventures | Arlington, United States | SeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 2 | Oct 2022 | 13 |
| 9 | Bright Pixel Capital | Maia, Portugal | Series A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Aug 2025 | 58 |
| 10 | Bessemer Venture Partners | Redwood City, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 5 | 1 | Jul 2025 | 781 |
| 11 | Slow Ventures | New York City, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 4 | — | Oct 2025 | 198 |
| 12 | New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2022 | 1,110 |
| 13 | Index Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | 1 | Oct 2025 | 639 |
| 14 | Iconiq Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeries CSeries D | 1 | 3 | 3 | Jul 2025 | 165 |
| 15 | Blue Bear Capital | Los Angeles, United States | Series A | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sep 2024 | 35 |
| 16 | Decibel | Palo Alto, United States | SeedSeries ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Dec 2024 | 34 |
| 17 | Arsenal Growth Equity | Winter Park, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 27 |
| 18 | Lavrock Ventures | Mclean, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Sep 2021 | 25 |
| 19 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2022 | 5,648 |
| 20 | Accel | Palo Alto, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dec 2022 | 1,133 |
| 21 | CRV | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 381 |
| 22 | Seedcamp | London, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2025 | 386 |
| 23 | IVP | Menlo Park, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2025 | 225 |
| 24 | Anthemis Group | London, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dec 2021 | 156 |
| 25 | DNX Ventures | San Mateo, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2025 | 150 |
| 26 | Capital One Ventures | Mclean, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2025 | 66 |
| 27 | IA Capital Group | New York City, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 56 |
| 28 | MissionOG | Philadelphia, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 35 |
| 29 | Inner Loop Capital | Baltimore, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 26 |
| 30 | Overline | Atlanta, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | May 2025 | 23 |
| 31 | Squadra Ventures | Baltimore, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2025 | 17 |
| 32 | BankTech Ventures | United States | Series B | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2023 | 19 |
| 33 | FIRST IN | Washington, DC, United States | Series B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 17 |
| 34 | USAA | San Antonio, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2025 | 11 |
| 35 | ICBA | Washington, DC, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2021 | 11 |
| 36 | Ultratech Capital Partners | Alexandria, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2025 | 9 |
| 37 | Blue Delta Capital Partners | Mclean, United States | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | May 2018 | 8 |
| 38 | SAP NS2 | Herndon, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2021 | 6 |
| 39 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 3,580 |
| 40 | Tiger Global Management | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | 791 |
| 41 | Alchemist Accelerator | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 517 |
| 42 | In-Q-Tel | Washington, DC, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 318 |
| 43 | Right Side Capital Management | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2026 | 358 |
| 44 | Dreamit | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 324 |
| 45 | Pitango | Herzliya, Israel | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | 176 |
| 46 | Samsung NEXT | Berlin, Germany | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2018 | 242 |
| 47 | Citi Ventures | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | 160 |
| 48 | Columbia Capital | Alexandria, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2011 | 92 |
| 49 | Citi | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 124 |
| 50 | Unusual Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 98 |
| 51 | Georgian | Toronto, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2025 | 76 |
| 52 | SaaS Ventures | Washington, DC, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 77 |
| 53 | Arthur Ventures | Minneapolis, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | 66 |
| 54 | Novak Biddle Venture Partners | Bethesda, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2011 | 52 |
| 55 | Congruent Ventures | Oakland, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2024 | 54 |
| 56 | Blu Venture Investors | Vienna, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 77 |
| 57 | Band of Angels | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | 76 |
| 58 | Access Venture Partners | Westminster, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 50 |
| 59 | City Light Capital | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2011 | 49 |
| 60 | 01 Advisors | San Francisco, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 45 |
| 61 | Avenir Growth Capital | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 47 |
| 62 | Microsoft Accelerator | Paris, France | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2018 | 61 |
| 63 | Ballistic Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2025 | 30 |
| 64 | Moxxie Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 30 |
| 65 | Shield Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | 29 |
| 66 | HearstLab | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 34 |
| 67 | Centana Growth Partners | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 31 |
| 68 | VIPC | Richmond, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 30 |
| 69 | Washington Harbour Partners | Arlington, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 30 |
| 70 | Fortify Ventures | Washington, DC, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | 27 |
| 71 | Lytical Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 20 |
| 72 | SVCI | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 17 |
| 73 | SCV | Washington, DC, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2017 | 16 |
| 74 | Haystack Partners | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2016 | 19 |
| 75 | Radian Capital | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 17 |
| 76 | Veteran Ventures Capital | Knoxville, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2025 | 14 |
| 77 | MetaProp | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 11 |
| 78 | BlueWing | Washington, DC, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 7 |
| 79 | New Vantage Group | Mclean, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | 6 |
| 80 | PAX Momentum | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 6 | |
| 81 | SilverHaze Partners | Washington, DC, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2011 | 4 |
| 82 | Riverbend Capital | Great Falls, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 3 |
| 83 | Andav Capital | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 3 |
| 84 | Ducera Partners | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2023 | 3 |
| 85 | Silverbuckshotvc | United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 3 |
| 86 | New North Ventures | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2026 | 1 | |
| 87 | Foundry | Boston, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 1 |
| 88 | Thyra Global Management | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2018 | 1 |
| 89 | The Chertoff Group | Washington, Dc, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 1 |
| 90 | Growth Science Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 1 |
| 91 | Atende Capital Group | Warsaw, Poland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 1 |
| 92 | TCC | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2013 | 1 |
| 93 | Goel Fund | Williston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2015 | 1 |
| 94 | MC2 Exhibits | Ridge, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | 1 |
| 95 | Foundry Capital | Stony Point, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2022 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Cybersecurity companies head-officed in Washington, Dc that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidal tidalcyber.com |
15 | 20 | $156.4M | Series A Aug 2025 |
| Virtru virtru.com |
13 | 22 | $907M | Series D Jul 2025 |
| Sublime Security sublime.security |
9 | 17 | $1.4B | Series C Oct 2025 |
| Adlumin adlumin.com |
7 | 12 | $417M | Series B Oct 2023 |
| Sayari sayari.com |
7 | 14 | $267.2M | Series C Sep 2021 |
| Digital Signal digitalsignalcorp.com |
6 | 6 | $113.1M | Series D May 2013 |
| The Demex Group thedemexgroup.com |
6 | 10 | $81.4M | Series A Sep 2024 |
| Knostic knostic.ai |
6 | 8 | $57.2M | Series A Mar 2025 |
| GreyNoise greynoise.io |
5 | 10 | $86.4M | Series A Jun 2022 |
| BreachRx breachrx.com |
5 | 7 | $73M | Series A May 2025 |
| Uppidy uppidy.com |
4 | 5 | $2.3M | Seed Mar 2013 |
| DNSFilter dnsfilter.com |
3 | 4 | $45M | Series A Aug 2023 |
| KeyCaliber keycaliber.com |
3 | 3 | $7.8M | Seed Nov 2021 |
| Pyrra Technologies pyrratech.com |
3 | 3 | $6.9M | Seed Jun 2023 |
| HyperQube hyperqube.io |
3 | 4 | $3.5M | Seed Aug 2020 |
| Cyph cyph.com |
3 | 3 | $1M | Seed Sep 2015 |
| Cinder cinder.co |
2 | 4 | $28M | Series A Dec 2022 |
| Thycotic thycotic.com |
1 | 1 | $9.6M | Series A Sep 2019 |
| ID Dataweb iddataweb.com |
1 | 1 | $5M | Series A Feb 2017 |
| Security Bulldog securitybulldog.com |
1 | 1 | $400K | Seed Jan 2026 |
| NeoEYED neoeyed.com |
1 | 1 | $50K | Seed Apr 2017 |
| Phalanx phalanx.io |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2024 |
| Cryptomage cryptomage.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed May 2023 |
| Cont3nt.com cont3nt.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Nov 2012 |
| M2 Foundry m2foundry.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed May 2026 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | New North VenturesLED | M2 Foundry | Seed | — |
| Jan 2026 | Right Side Capital ManagementLED | Security Bulldog | Seed | $400K |
| Oct 2025 | Slow Ventures | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Oct 2025 | Index Ventures | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Oct 2025 | Citi | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Oct 2025 | IVP | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Oct 2025 | 01 Advisors | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Oct 2025 | Avenir Growth Capital | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Oct 2025 | GeorgianLED | Sublime Security | Series C | $150M |
| Aug 2025 | USAA | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Aug 2025 | Bright Pixel CapitalLED | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Aug 2025 | TFX Capital | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Aug 2025 | Capital One Ventures | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Aug 2025 | Veteran Ventures Capital | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Aug 2025 | Squadra Ventures | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Aug 2025 | Ultratech Capital Partners | Tidal | Series A | $15.9M |
| Jul 2025 | Bessemer Venture Partners | Virtru | Series D | $50M |
| Jul 2025 | Iconiq CapitalLED | Virtru | Series D | $50M |
| Jul 2025 | Foundry | Virtru | Series D | $50M |
| Jul 2025 | The Chertoff Group | Virtru | Series D | $50M |
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