![Roger Thornton](/wp-content/uploads/roger_thornton.jpg)
Roger Thornton
General Partner
![Roger Thornton Flashback - Ballistic Ventures](/wp-content/uploads/Rogger-Thornton-State-3.jpg)
Photo:
With Fortify in Seoul, Korea circa — 2003
Backstory
Roger is a driving force behind hundreds of technology products and services that have formed and grown companies across a range of industries. As a founder and CTO, his visionary product and technology leadership helped create cybersecurity industry leaders Fortify Software and AlienVault. As an investor, mentor and board member he has helped multiple generations of entrepreneurs build more than 15 successful cybersecurity companies. In his General Partner role at Ballistic, Roger taps into over 30 years of experience and counsels future generations of cybersecurity founders who are focused on building great products as a foundation for great companies.
Photo:
With Fortify in Seoul, Korea circa — 2003
Fun fact
Bay Area native, now found between Texas and Japan.
Investments at Ballistic
Founded, funded, or operated prior to Ballistic
![Phylum – Barmak Meftah](/wp-content/uploads/phylum-logo.png)
- Engagement Series Seed Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2021
![Veza – Barmak Meftah](/wp-content/uploads/veza-logo.png)
- Engagement Series A Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2021
![Coro](/wp-content/uploads/coro-logo.png)
- Engagement Series B Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2021
![Stellar Cyber](/wp-content/uploads/stellar-cyber-logo.png)
- Engagement Series B Investor
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2021
![Cado](/wp-content/uploads/cado-logo.png)
- Engagement Series Seed Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2020
![Abnormal – Barmak Meftah](/wp-content/uploads/abnormal-logo.png)
- Engagement Series B Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2020
![Interos – Barmak and Roger](/wp-content/uploads/Interos-logo.png)
- Engagement Series B Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2020
![Open Raven](/wp-content/uploads/Openraven-logo.png)
- Engagement Series A Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2020
![Arkose Labs](/wp-content/uploads/arkose-labs-logo.png)
- Engagement Series A Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2018
![Jask – Barmak and Roger](/wp-content/uploads/jask-logo.png)
- Engagement Series B Investor*
- Outcome Acquired by Sumo Logic
- Partnered in 2018
![R2C – Roger Thornton](/wp-content/uploads/r2c-logo-1.png)
- Engagement Series Seed Investor*
- Outcome Private
- Partnered in 2017
![Respond – Roger](/wp-content/uploads/respond-logo.png)
- Engagement Strategic Advisor
- Outcome Acquired by FireEye
- Partnered in 2017
![Prevoty](/wp-content/uploads/prevoty-logo-1.png)
- Engagement Board of Directors Member
- Outcome Acquired by Imperva
- Partnered in 2015
![Kenna Security](/wp-content/uploads/kenna-security-logo-1.png)
- Engagement Board of Directors Member
- Outcome Acquired by Cisco
- Partnered in 2013
![Security Compass](/wp-content/uploads/security-compass-logo.png)
- Engagement Strategic Advisor
- Outcome Acquired by Kroll
- Partnered in 2011
![Alien Vault – Roger](/wp-content/uploads/alien-vault-logo-1.png)
- Engagement CTO
- Outcome Acquired by AT&T
- Partnered in 2010
![Fortify – Roger](/wp-content/uploads/fortify-logo-1.png)
- Engagement Founder
- Outcome Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
- Partnered in 2002
![Good Technologies](/wp-content/uploads/good-technologies-logo.png)
- Engagement Series A Investor
- Outcome Acquired by BlackBerry
- Partnered in 1996