ClearSky
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
West Palm Beach, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Israel
Investment stages
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
- Growth
Industries
- Cybersecurity
- Industrial Security
- Energy Transition
About
ClearSky is a West Palm Beach-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, industrial security, and energy transition. Their focus spans critical infrastructure security across United States and Israel. The firm supports transformative founders from Series A through growth.
ClearSky is a West Palm Beach-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, industrial security, and energy transition. Their focus spans critical infrastructure security across United States and Israel. The firm supports transformative founders from Series A through growth.
Investment Thesis
ClearSky is a growth-stage venture capital and growth equity firm deploying capital across cybersecurity, industrial security, critical infrastructure security, and energy transition sectors. They invest in transformative companies driving safety of the digital landscape. The firm differentiates itself through dual specialization in cybersecurity and sustainable energy with over $1 billion in capital commitments.
Manager's Experience
Co-founded by Alex Weiss (CEO Managing Partner), former at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and a serial energy/infrastructure investor, and James Huff (Managing Partner). The firm originally invested in energy, then pivoted into cybersecurity with Erik Straser (Partner), former General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures with 20+ years investing. Robert Rauch (Partner) leads investments at the intersection of cyber and infrastructure.
Team
Alex Weiss - CEO Co-Founder Managing Partner
James Huff - Co-Founder Managing Partner
Erik Straser - Partner
Robert Rauch - Partner
Ryan Crum - Partner
Portfolio
SecurityAdvisor
Tenable (early)
CrowdStrike (early)
Cofense
Bugcrowd
Demisto
Iboss
Versa Networks
NXT-ID