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20 Cybersecurity Investors Based in San Francisco

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help San Francisco-based founders connect with cybersecurity-based investors that write checks into Cybersecurity companies. Here are 20 investors that match that criteria.

1) Adam Dawkins

  • Fund: Terra Nova
  • Title: Co-Founder and General Partner
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise

2) Adam Levinson

  • Fund: Goodwater Capital
  • Title: Investor, Head of Data Strategy
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Robotics, Transportation

3) Aditya Nidmarti

  • Fund: Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

4) Ali Rohde

  • Fund: Outset Capital
  • Title: GP & Co-founder
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Cannabis, Internet of Things, Agriculture Tech, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Enterprise, Consumer, Sales Tech, Robotics, Marketplaces, Logistics, Recruiting, Transportation, Internet of Things

5) Alok Nandan

  • Fund: First Rays Venture Partners
  • Title: Co-Founder & Managing Partner
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Sales Tech

6) Amit Bhatti

  • Fund: 500 Startups
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Art, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Electronics, Fintech, eSports, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Travel, Transportation

7) Ana Bharadwaj

  • Fund: Founders Circle Capital
  • Title: Growth Investor
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Electronics, eSports, Insurtech, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Consumer, Proptech, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Sex, Space, Travel

8) Andrew Chan

  • Fund: Builders VC
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Other Tech, Enterprise, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

9) Arnav Sahu

  • Fund: Y Combinator
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools

10) Arno Niazi

  • Fund: GoingVC
  • Title: Co-Founder, CEO
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

11) Austin Arensberg

  • Fund: Okta, Inc.
  • Title: Senior Director
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Government Tech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Enterprise, Sales Tech

12) Austin Liang

  • Fund: ICONIQ Growth
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Proptech, Sales Tech

13) Becca Faust

  • Fund: IVP
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Fintech, Enterprise

14) Ben Challgren

  • Fund: Top Tier Capital Partners
  • Title: Vice President
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Logistics, Sales Tech

15) Ben Glenney

  • Fund: Pilatus Capital
  • Title: Investment & Operations Analyst
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Fintech, Government Tech, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech

16) Bhavik Nagda

  • Fund: Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

17) Bryce Marion

  • Fund: IVP
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Communications, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Sales Tech

18) Carli Stein

  • Fund: M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, eSports, Internet of Things, Enterprise, Other Tech, Space, Quantum Computing, Robotics

19) Caroline Yeager

  • Fund: Vitalize Venture Group
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, EdTech, Fintech, Enterprise

20) Carson Monson

  • Fund: Alt
  • Title: Head of Funds
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC