Phil Venables on AI and security lessons from 2025 – and what’s ahead
As the year wraps, we sat down with our Venture Partner Phil Venables to get his perspective on the biggest shifts in cybersecurity and what’s…
Agents are already here – and they don’t need “agency” to be dangerous
Hello. Your friendly Babbage is back with some observations on AI agents and related concerns on the safety and security of such in the context…
Ballistic welcomes former Roblox, Box, Walmart security exec Julie Tsai as CISO-in-Residence
San Francisco, CA – September 23, 2025 – Ballistic Ventures, the venture capital firm dedicated exclusively to funding and incubating entrepreneurs and innovations in cybersecurity,…
Why Pangea’s acquisition by CrowdStrike is a great outcome
At Ballistic, we invest with a clear thesis: back the very best teams with the most transformative technology to tackle cybersecurity’s toughest challenges. When we…
Ballistic Ventures Partner Nicole Perlroth to deliver Black Hat USA 2025 keynote
The VC firm’s partners, advisors, and portfolio will spotlight the most urgent threats facing cybersecurity. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 2025 – Ballistic Ventures, the venture…
Former NSA Director and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Timothy D. Haugh joins Ballistic Ventures as Strategic Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2025 – Ballistic Ventures, the venture capital firm dedicated exclusively to funding and incubating entrepreneurs and innovations in cybersecurity, today announced…
Join Ballistic at Black Hat USA 2025
Every August, the world’s hackers descend on the Las Vegas Strip. From Black Hat, DEF CON and BSides to the less publicized meet-ups, it’s dubbed…
Why we invested in Root Evidence
By Roger Thornton, Co-founder & General Partner of Ballistic Ventures At Ballistic Ventures, we believe the biggest opportunities in cybersecurity arise when experienced founders rethink…
Ballistic Ventures welcomes David Schellhase as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Former Slack and Salesforce GC joins Ballistic to advise founders and focus on future innovation in a security landscape increasingly impacted by complex privacy, compliance…
Why we invested in Zip Security
By Barmak Meftah, Co-founder & General Partner, Ballistic Ventures At Ballistic, we invest in bold ideas that truly disrupt. These innovations challenge the status quo,…
Why we invested in Hypernative
By Barmak Meftah, Co-founder and General Partner, Ballistic Ventures Web3 represents a more open, decentralized and secure internet. But as any security professional will tell…
In conversation with Phil Venables on the future of cybersecurity
At Ballistic, we’ve long admired the sharp, strategic mind of Phil Venables. After years of collaboration as a trusted CISO advisor, we recently announced Phil…