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Cybersecurity Investors & VC Firms

Browse OpenVC's database of investors funding startups in cybersecurity, data protection, and digital security.

Last update: August 19, 2025

List author: Lucas Roquilly

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Where to Find Cybersecurity Investors and Get Your Startup Funded

If you’re reading this, you probably care less about buzzwords and more about landing legit checks. The good news is, cybersecurity VCs are actively backing bold ideas—but you need to know where to look, what they want, and how to stand out. We’ll break it all down, plus show you how to use OpenVC to filter, find, and pitch top cybersecurity investors in minutes.

The Cybersecurity Investment Landscape

Cybersecurity funding has seen serious ups and downs lately. After 2021’s record highs (thanks to a perfect storm of high-profile hacks and remote work shifts), things cooled in 2023. Investors grew more selective, average deal sizes shrank, and “growth at all costs” was replaced by demands for real adoption and revenue.

Here’s what’s shaping today’s market:

  • Macroeconomic uncertainty: Risk tolerance is lower, and check sizes are smaller than a few years ago.
  • Enterprise buyers are cautious: CISOs want proven solutions, not just neat tech.
  • Still plenty of dry powder: Dedicated cyber VC firms and corporate arms still have capital to deploy, especially at Seed/Series A.
  • Brutal competition: Every week, more ex-FAANG engineers or ex-military types launch new security tooling. Investors see lots of “me too” decks.

If you’re raising now, expect more scrutiny but also more respect for real problem-solvers. OpenVC’s curated cybersecurity VC and angel investor lists save you time by skipping tourists and targeting serious (and actively investing) players only.

Top Cybersecurity Investors You Should Know

Not every “tech VC” is a cybersecurity investor. Here are some consistently active players in the space:

  • YL Ventures – Early-stage, global focus, known for hands-on support from Israel to the US.
  • ForgePoint Capital – Invests from Seed to Growth, big on sector depth.
  • AllegisCyber – Among the first dedicated cybersecurity VC firms; strong enterprise/security roots.
  • Team8 – Israel-based foundry model, tough to access, but exceptionally well-connected.
  • NightDragon – Late-stage focus, run by ex-FireEye CEO, specializes in growth scaling.

Plus 150+ other cybersecurity VC and angel investors are out there. (Browse them all on OpenVC, filterable by stage, region, and more.)

What Cybersecurity Investors Want to See

Raising for cybersecurity is different. Your deck needs to answer the questions every investor is already asking:

1. Is the pain real and urgent?

2. Are you a technical founder with domain cred?

3. How sophisticated and defensible is the tech (is there a “moat”)?

4. Go-to-market strategy for a conservative, noisy market?

5. Proof of adoption or LOIs from design partners?

Emerging Cybersecurity Funding Themes

What subsectors are getting the most investor attention?

  • AI-driven threat detection (but with proof, not just a GPT wrapper)
  • Identity & access management (IAM remains unsolved)
  • Zero trust and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
  • Cloud-native security (especially API and container security)
  • Data privacy and compliance (GDPR, CCPA drive real buying behavior)

Strong demand continues for founder-led companies solving problems in OT/IoT security, supply chain risk, and critical infrastructure protection as well.

Tips for Pitching Cybersecurity Investors

Want your deck reviewed instead of tossed? Hit these right:

  • Problem & Solution: Be explicit about the threat, who it hurts, and why current solutions fall short.
  • Go-to-Market Fit: CISOs don’t buy the same way as marketers or devs. Differentiate your sales strategy.
  • Defensibility: What’s your data moat or technical edge? Why can’t a big cloud provider copy you?
  • Early Validation: Even two CISOs with paid pilots speaks louder than a pile of free users.

The most common mistake? Presenting “just a better mousetrap” without any unique business logic, go-to-market wedge, or deep insight into buyer psychology. For more on this, check the OpenVC blog for creating the best pitch deck for your startup.

How to Find the Right Cybersecurity Investors

Spray-and-pray wastes everyone’s time. The best raise happens when you hyper-target funds who actually invest in cybersecurity, at your stage, and with your geography/vertical focus.

With OpenVC, you can filter 20,000+ investors by sector, check size, stage, region, and more. Instantly see who is active in cybersecurity, their top portfolio bets, and how they prefer to be pitched.

Related Industries to Watch

Cybersecurity overlaps fintech, critical infra, cloud tools, and even healthtech. If your startup touches data privacy, digital trust, or compliance, consider also browsing:

Make Your Raise Smarter, Not Harder

Don’t waste hours cold-emailing spreadsheets and “wishful thinking” lists. Start with OpenVC, filter for cybersecurity VCs and angels who write real checks, and manage your raise with a built-in CRM and deck analytics.

Create your free OpenVC account and start pitching cybersecurity investors today.

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