Security Confessions of a Venture Capitalist

In this must-listen episode of the Security on Cloud Podcast, we sat down with veteran cybersecurity venture capitalist, Sean Cunningham, Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital. With over 25+ years of cybersecurity venture capital (VC) investment expe… Continue reading Security Confessions of a Venture Capitalist

Working on a Startup? New Fund is Building Portfolio from Hard Technology

Root Ventures just announced it has raised a second fund and is in search of startups to invest the $76,726,900 they now have burning a hole on their balance sheet. Their first fund of $31,415,926.53 went to some very cool hardware companies like Shaper, Particle, Plethora, and Prynt. For those keeping score, the first fund is Pi and the second is the speed of sound — it’s a geeky engineer thing.

This is a seed fund, and founding partner Avidan Ross described their role in your company as being the world’s “greatest sherpa to take you on a really tumultuous …read more

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Sqrrl, Hexadite, and SafeBreach – Startup Security Weekly #44

Negotiation mistakes that are hurting your deals, hiring re-founders, and does VC fund differentiation really matter? Michael and Matt deliver updates from Hexadite, Amazon, Sqrrl, SafeBreach, and more! Full Show NotesVisit https://securityweekly.com/c… Continue reading Sqrrl, Hexadite, and SafeBreach – Startup Security Weekly #44

Sqrrl, Hexadite, and SafeBreach – Startup Security Weekly #44

Negotiation mistakes that are hurting your deals, hiring re-founders, and does VC fund differentiation really matter? Michael and Matt deliver updates from Hexadite, Amazon, Sqrrl, SafeBreach, and more! Full Show NotesVisit https://securityweekly.com/c… Continue reading Sqrrl, Hexadite, and SafeBreach – Startup Security Weekly #44

News – Startup Security Weekly #27

Sophos acquires Invincea, the startup fundraising dictionary, five tough lessons every solopreneur needs to know, and how much is a Shark Tank appearance worth? Full Show Notes Visit http://securityweekly.com/category/ssw/ for all the latest episodes! … Continue reading News – Startup Security Weekly #27