BVI to Capitalise on Extensive Cyber Security Experience in Early-Stage Companies
Blu Venture Investors, a primary source venture capital firm, announced the launch of the BVI Cyber Fund, a $25M fund targeted at Series A growth companies in cybersecurity. This fund builds on the success and momentum Blu Ventures has established in supporting the cybersecurity ecosystem in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
“With over 800 cybersecurity firms in the Washington, D.C. region, Blu Ventures is seated at the centre of the cyber/intelligence ecosystem”, said Michael Sutton, Investment Committee member and former CSO of Zscaler. “We are excited to continue helping fast-growing cyber companies scale and tackle the most difficult cybersecurity challenges facing commercial and government organisations today.”
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The timing of the BVI Cyber Fund comes at a pivotal time given the record-breaking increase in sophisticated breaches and cyberattacks and President Biden’s May 12, 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. Blu Ventures has and will continue to invest in forward-looking cybersecurity technologies within core areas that include Endpoint Detection & Response, Data Storage; Web & Cloud; Messaging; Network; Industrial & Internet of Things (IoT); Threat Intel; Mobile; Fraud Protection & Transaction; Risk, Compliance & Training; Specialised Threat Analysis & Protection and Security Ops & Incident Response.
