Well it's that time of year again: #BlackHat2024 is upon us! We're looking forward to an exciting few days exploring the hottest technology in #cybersecurity and related sectors. Will you be there? Get in touch with our team here at Forgepoint Capital, and meet not 1, not 2 but at least 11 of our companies: 🆔 AKA Identity 🦊 Bishop Fox 🏹 Huntress 📲 NowSecure 👨💻 Nudge Security 🤙 RAD Security ⛓ ReversingLabs 🛡 Secure Code Warrior 📊 Symmetry Systems 🆙 Uptycs 🤝 Whistic Stay tuned for more updates leading up to the show! #forgepointfamily 🚀
Forgepoint Capital
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Mateo, CA 20,099 followers
We back exceptional entrepreneurs tackling the biggest challenges in cybersecurity and infrastructure software.
About us
Forgepoint is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies. With the largest sector-focused investment team, over $1 billion in AUM, and an active portfolio of nearly 40 companies, the firm brings over 100 years of collective company-building expertise and an Advisory Council of nearly 100 industry leaders to support exceptional entrepreneurs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Forgepoint is proud to cultivate a diverse, global community dedicated to backing builders of the digital future. Our team is honored to collaborate closely with the extraordinary innovators featured here on LinkedIn. For more information about Forgepoint and our family of companies, visit forgepointcap.com.
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https://forgepointcap.com/
External link for Forgepoint Capital
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, CA
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Cybersecurity, Venture Capital, Growth Equity, Series A, Series B, Software, Infrastructure, DevOps, Identity, Software Supply Chain, SMB Security, AI/Gen AI Security, and Cyber Risk Management
Locations
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400 S. El Camino Real
Suite 1050
San Mateo, CA 94402, US
Employees at Forgepoint Capital
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Freddy Jose Mangum
Servant Leader in Marketing & Product, Transforming Innovation To Value | $50B IPO | 5 Acquisitions $3B | 2X VP | 4X CMO | 2X CPO
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Alberto Yépez
Serial entrepreneur, experienced investor and company builder
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Shane Shook
Security and Information Governance, Forgepoint Capital Venture Partner
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Joe Levy
CEO at Sophos
Updates
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As we head into the heart of summer and #BlackHat2024, things have been heating up in our community of cybersecurity innovators and supporters. VERITUITY and Huntress announced new funding rounds- congratulations to both companies on entering exciting new chapters! We are also thrilled to welcome seasoned cybersecurity leaders Elizabeth Butwin Mann, Don Duet, and Paul Lanzi to our Advisory Council. In our latest TIPS blog, Shane Shook shared his thoughts on how subversive threats can lurk in the background and harm companies over the long term. Last but certainly not least, we're headed to Las Vegas for #BHUSA in early August along with several of our #forgepointfamily portfolio companies. We hope to see you there! More in our recent newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eH8ST4wQ
Forgepoint News from the /Forefront/: June 2024
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Learn how Rafay supercharges modern app delivery by blending self-service compute consumption with enterprise-grade guardrails. Hear from CEO Haseeb Budhani and Twain Taylor as they chat about optimizing #AI workloads and more in this recent Amazic podcast: https://lnkd.in/gGH4hcna #forgepointfamily
Rafay Systems: There's more to the cloud than Kubernetes & we're out to simplify it all - Amazic
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🎉 20,000 strong and growing! Thank you to each and every one of our followers for sharing our journey as we back the builders of a stronger and more secure tomorrow. Cheers to you all! 🥳 #forgepointfamily #cybersecurity #innovation
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Subversion is a long-term campaign in which a threat actor- often a (or with the cooperation of a) credentialed and trusted insider like an employee, partner, or customer- abuses access to a company’s systems and data for their benefit. In our recent edition of #ForgepointTIPS, we explored this silent threat: https://lnkd.in/gJNzDGmU 📈 Most security teams understandably focus on “loud” threats like ransomware and data theft. However, threat actors can abuse trust and access to stealthily subvert company systems and data, often slipping under the radar. 🚨 When unaddressed by security posture and tooling, subversion can lead to significant impacts including long-term competitive degradation, reputational damage, and costs that match or exceed those of more immediate threats. 🔒Employ a mix of active and passive defenses to prevent, monitor, and respond to subversive threats. Thanks again to Dr. Shane Shook for his insights and to 1Kosmos, Bishop Fox, Constella Intelligence, Huntress, LYNX, SPHERE, Surefire Cyber Inc., and Symmetry Systems for helping companies prevent, detect, and respond to subversion. #forgepointfamily
TIPS #17: Subversion: The silent third dimension of cybercrime
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Can you guess what happens when you combine the following? Black Hat + Rad Security + Stage + Judge panel? Did you guess? No need to guess - it's official. Rad Security will be presenting as a finalist in the Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition! Get the details here! https://lnkd.in/d8z4FcnM
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RAD Security Co-Founder Jimmy Mesta 🤙 was featured on an episode of Risky Business Media discussing his take on cloud-native detection and response with Catalin Cimpanu. He explains how Rad Security has replaced signature-based detections with a new concept the company calls “behavioral fingerprints” or “verified runtime fingerprints,” which can detect malicious activity in cloud environments using a wider set of indicators. More in the interview: https://lnkd.in/gPgiF7nv #forgepointfamily
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To freedom, equality, peace, and prosperity. Happy July 4th, to all who observe, here and abroad! 🇺🇸🎆🎉 #july4th #independenceday
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In 2024, attackers targeting service accounts have surged, emphasizing the need for strong #IdentityHygiene and #AccessSecurity. Are Your #ServiceAccounts Secure? Learn how to protect your organization in SPHERE's recent blog: https://lnkd.in/gdmHMsY5 #forgepointfamily
Do You Know the Hidden Risks of Service Accounts and How to Protect Your Organization?
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Hear from Bishop Fox's CISO Christie Terrill as she discusses the role offensive security plays, not just in the prevention of attacks, but also in recovery. More in this recent episode of N2K | CyberWire Daily podcast with host Dave Bittner: https://bfx.social/3xrxGR6 #forgepointfamily
The claim heard ‘round the world.
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