We’re excited to announce the first edition of Forgepoint Forward! ?? Forgepoint Forward is a new quarterly series that uncovers emerging opportunities for innovation and investment including the startup landscape.? In the first edition, we explore the AI Governance market through research and insights from our community of CISOs, CEOs, executives, founders, and Advisory Council members.?? Key takeaways:? ?? 40% of GenAI use cases involve content creation such as editing, summarization, and translation, while another 18% help enhance workplace productivity. ?? As AI proliferates, securing model usage and development is top-of-mind for CISOs. There is an urgent need for governance.? ? ?? AI governance startups offer capabilities spanning discovery, monitoring, and detection and response. ?? Vendors that develop feature-rich solutions with simple integrations will have an edge as the market becomes more crowded.? ?? Funding has increased significantly since 2018. Deal volume and value are expected to continue growing rapidly. ? The regulatory landscape is evolving alongside concerns about trust, security, privacy, ethics, transparency, and explainability.? Many thanks to Brian Barrios, Eddie Borrero, Hazel Diez Casta?o, Elena Kvochko, Russell Spitler, Christie Terrill, Evan Wolff, and Tobias Yergin for contributing insights and perspectives. Link to our blog and full report in comments below ? #forgepointforward #aigovernance #innovation #startups
Forgepoint Capital
风险投资与私募股权管理人
San Mateo，CA 30,947 位关注者
We back exceptional entrepreneurs tackling the biggest challenges in cybersecurity and infrastructure software.
关于我们
Forgepoint Capital is a leading venture capital firm that invests in transformative cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure software companies protecting the digital future. With $1B+ AUM, the largest sector-focused investment team, and portfolio of over 30 companies, the firm brings over 100 years of proven company-building experience and its Global Advisory Council of nearly 100 leaders to support entrepreneurs advancing innovation globally. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and London, Forgepoint is proud to help category-defining companies reach their market potential and to cultivate a diverse community dedicated to backing builders of the digital future. For more information about Forgepoint and our family of companies, visit forgepointcap.com.
- 网站
-
https://forgepointcap.com/
Forgepoint Capital的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 风险投资与私募股权管理人
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- San Mateo，CA
- 类型
- 合营企业
- 创立
- 2015
- 领域
- Cybersecurity、Venture Capital、Growth Equity、Series A、Series B、Infrastructure、DevOps、Identity、Software Supply Chain、SMB Security、AI/Gen AI Security、Cyber Risk Management、Artificial Intelligence、Data Security和GRC
地点
Forgepoint Capital员工
-
Freddy Mangum
COO & Co-Founder | Former 2X VP, 4X CMO, 2X CPO | Contributed to $50B IPO & 5 Acquisitions Worth $3B.
-
Alberto Yépez
Serial entrepreneur, experienced investor and company builder
-
Shane Shook
Security and Information Governance, Forgepoint Capital Venture Partner
-
Joe Levy
CEO at Sophos
动态
-
Congratulations to this year's 2024 Impact Award recipients: ?? Aaron Hughes: Catalyst ?? Elena Kvochko: Trailblazer ?? Jerry Kowalski: All-star Thank you for your continued industry leadership, support, and all you do for the Forgepoint community and beyond. We value your expertise and are honored to partner as we work together to build for the future! #experts #advisorycouncil #forgepointfamily
I love the shared sense of mission and collaboration in the cybersecurity community. Thank you Forgepoint Capital, Alberto Yépez, Don Dixon, and Tanya Loh for hosting such an informative and engaging Advisory Council Meeting and Networking Dinner. An unexpected surprise was recognition by the Forgepoint team for my contributions to the cybersecurity industry. Congratulations ???????? to my industry peers Elena Kvochko and Jerry Kowalski on their recognition as well!
-
-
Congratulations, Chris Finan, Tom Kelly, team Anitian and Sageview Capital! On with the mission to secure cloud services and advance cybersecurity for more missions! #compliance #defense #innovation #forgepointfamily
?? Big news from Anitian! ?? We’re thrilled to announce the next chapter of our journey, supported by new funding led by Sageview Capital and Forgepoint Capital, to accelerate our AI-driven compliance innovations and next-generation Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). These advancements will empower organizations to achieve FedRAMP and CMMC compliance faster, more affordably, and with less effort. We also welcome Chris Finan as our new CEO! Chris brings extensive experience in cybersecurity and compliance and will guide Anitian as we transform compliance automation. A heartfelt thank you to Tom Kelly, who has transitioned from CEO to our Board of Directors after leading us through a period of tremendous growth and success. ?? Learn more about what’s next for Anitian: https://bit.ly/411rhsd #FedRAMP #SeriesD #Compliance #Anitian #ForgepointCapital #SageviewCapital
-
Forgepoint Capital did it again - knocking it out of the park with a super informative and fun Annual Advisory Council event followed by a delicious dinner (and a night cap or two)! It was awesome spending time with friends, learning a lot from all the experts and getting to meet so many more cyber leaders from across the globe. I’m proud to be a part of the ForgePoint family. Special shoutout to Jerry Kowalski for winning the All Star Impact Award! Don Dixon Alberto Yépez Tanya Loh Casilda Angulo Obieta Karl Sharman
-
-
150 people listening to Kathryn Shih, ?? Sandip Wadje, Scott Miller, Elena Kvochko, and Drew Cukor discuss AI guardrails. Forgepoint Capital’s Advisory Council meeting. #cybersecurity #informationsecurity #networksecurity #AI #artificialintelligence
-
-
Headache-free endpoint detection and response (EDR) is fully managed by the Huntress 24/7 human-led?Security Operations Center (SOC).
Customer confessions like this one fuel us. ?? Six hours of downtime can mean that a hospital could be shut down and unable to help patients. ?? That a school cannot function. ?? That a credit union can't withdrawal money to their customers. ?? That a restaurant has to close its doors. ?? That a service provider has no visibility into its partners. ? Thank you Daniel Martin for going above and beyond to get a resolution for this partner who needed help when one of their RMM tools went offline. See what it's like when Huntress Managed EDR has your back https://lnkd.in/gse-6UEP
-
-
‘Europe has exceptional academic and research centers,’ Damien Henault told Preqin News. ‘In terms of R&D and pure IP production, which is key for deep tech, #AI, and #cybersecurity, there’s a growing pool of investable companies and a lot of talent. We're in Europe to find the talent and help them realize the commercial potential at scale in the region and then globally.’ Thank you for the interview, Grant Murgatroyd and Preqin! Forgepoint Capital is thrilled for what's ahead as we expand to Europe, Latin America, and Israel with our dedicated team and new hub in London. #globalinnovation #vc
California-based venture capital firm Forgepoint Capital has set up a London office and announced a strategic alliance with Banco Santander. Founded in 2015 by Alberto Yépez and Don Dixon, Forgepoint focuses on scale-up capital and later-stage funding rounds in cyber security, AI, and infrastructure software. By Grant Murgatroyd Read more on Preqin News: https://okt.to/BEivVA #cybersecurity #venturecapital #AI #Infrastructure #preqinnews
-
-
Four firms have been fined by the #SEC for playing down how the 2020 attack on SolarWinds impacted them. Learn more on the U.S. government's collective push for greater #SoftwareSupplyChain transparency via ReversingLabs. https://lnkd.in/gEkAW-Gc #forgepointfamily
SEC action raises the bar on software transparency
content.reversinglabs.com
-
"Specialization is how you create an ecosystem of people that can ground your investment theses, give you proprietary access to deals, and provide value creation with company building skills." - Alberto Yépez "The fact that we have a European hub opens the door to a number of government-backed entities who have a mandate to find strategic investment partners, which is critical with cybersecurity and the growth of AI. There are a number of small, early-stage specialist firms at the local level creating national champions. We can help them bridge the gap to become regional champions and take them to what may be ultimately their largest end market, the US." - Damien Henault More on our new dedicated team and hub in London as we expand globally into Europe, Latin America and Israel- while maintaining our focus on cybersecurity, AI and infrastructure software. Thank you Grant Murgatroyd and Preqin! Leo Casusol | Damien Henault | Michael Cortez | Jaime Goyarrola | Casilda Angulo Obieta | Lisa Lee | Tanya Loh | Karl Sharman https://lnkd.in/gJrBAW5G #globalexpansion #innovation #venturecapital
-
-
?? It’s the latest episode of the Forgecast!?There’s unlimited potential to create innovative software with just a laptop, an internet connection, and your mind.?? ? It’s a motto that Ricardo Villadiego lives by and has driven him to solve complex technology problems and start two companies: Easy Solutions in 2009 (acquired by Centersquare- formerly Cyxtera- in 2016) and Lumu Technologies in 2019. Today, Lumu is a market leader in Network Detection and Response, helping over 2,500 businesses of all sizes continuously measure their state of compromise to stay ahead of threats in real time.?? ? In this episode, Forgepoint Capital Managing Director Leo Casusol speaks with Ricardo about his early career in engineering and sales, overcoming obstacles as a Colombia-based cybersecurity entrepreneur, venturing into international markets, using AI at Lumu to make “magic” and uncover network threats, shifting to meet the evolving threat and technology landscape, SecOps automation, advice for other entrepreneurs, and more.? Watch or listen here: https://lnkd.in/g9Ps_aj8 ?? #NDR #Lumu #founder #forgecast??