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Ballistic Blasts Past Target with $360M Raise

Ballistic Blasts Past Target with $360M Raise

Ballistic Ventures, a San Francisco-based firm focused on early-stage cybersecurity and cyber-related companies, closed its oversubscribed $360 million second fund aimed to “fuel the next generation of cybersecurity innovation.”

Since the firm’s launch in 2022 and the close of its $300 million maiden fund, it has now invested in 18 companies addressing challenges such as safeguarding the use of AI, mitigating disinformation, securing applications, and more.

“For us, closing a new fund further fuels our commitment to addressing cyber challenges head-on, and we’re looking for visionary entrepreneurs who share our passion and want to partner with us on this critical mission,” said general partner Ted Schlein.

The global cybersecurity total addressable market (TAM) is projected to reach $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion, approximately 10x the vended market, according to Ballistic, citing a survey from McKinsey & Company.

The Ballistic portfolio currently includes Aembit, Alethea, ArmorCode, AuthMind, Codezero, Concentric AI, Nudge Security, Oligo Security, Pangea, Perygee, Reach Security, SpecterOps, Talon (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), and Veza.

In addition to its new fund, the firm promoted Agnes So to CFO. Prior to Ballistic, she spent more than a decade at Kleiner Perkins and Westlake Village BioPartners, where she played a key role in financial management and investment strategies.

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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