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ACTIVE
Global HQ
New York, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Israel
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
Investment stages
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Cybersecurity
  • AI
  • Enterprise Software
About
Evolution Equity Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise software. Their focus spans market-leading software sectors across United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Germany. The firm supports technology founders from Series A through growth.
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Investment Thesis

Evolution Equity Partners is a growth-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise software sectors. They invest in market-leading companies that defend and protect what matters most. The firm differentiates itself through its team of technology entrepreneurs with operating, technical, and go-to-market expertise.
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Manager's Experience

Co-founded by Richard Seewald (Managing Partner), former entrepreneur and investor with deep experience scaling global cybersecurity companies, and Dennis Smith (Managing Partner), former CEO of multiple tech companies. Karel Obluk (Partner) was former CTO of AVG Technologies. Taher Elgamal (Partner) is recognized as the "father of SSL" and former CTO at Salesforce and RSA.

Evolution Equity Partners Contacts Information

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Team

Richard Seewald - Co-Founder Managing Partner

Dennis Smith - Co-Founder Managing Partner

J.R. Smith - Partner

Karel Obluk - Partner

Taher Elgamal - Partner

John Cordo - Partner

Portfolio

Noma

Armis

Torq

Halcyon

Cyera

Island

Protect AI

Pentera

Quantexa

Snyk

SecurityScorecard

Arctic Wolf

Talon Cyber Security

Aqua Security

Beyond Identity

BluBracket

Sweet Security

Oleria

AVG Technologies

Carbon Black

OpenDNS

Augment

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GetReal Security

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