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ACTIVE
Global HQ
West Palm Beach, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • Israel
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
Industries
  • Cybersecurity
  • Industrial Security
  • Defense
About
SYN Ventures is a West Palm Beach-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, industrial security, and national defense. Their focus spans privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance across United States, Israel, Australia, and United Kingdom. The firm supports cybersecurity founders from seed through Series B.
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SYN Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across cybersecurity, industrial security, national defense, privacy, and regulatory compliance sectors. They invest in disruptive, transformational solutions that reduce technology risk. The firm differentiates itself through 400+ years of combined security operating experience from former CISOs and founders.
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Manager's Experience

Led by Jay Leek (Managing Partner), former CISO of Blackstone Group and former Senior Operating Partner at ClearSky Security. Brings 25+ years of CISO and operating experience. Patrick Heim (Operating Partner) is former CISO of Dropbox, Salesforce, and Kaiser Permanente, with 30+ years in enterprise cybersecurity leadership.

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Team

Jay Leek - Managing Partner

Patrick Heim - Operating Partner

Eric Schwake - Director

Portfolio

Bfore.AI

Drata

Cybellum

Nudge Security

Wallarm

Push Security

SynSaber

Miggo

Lima Charlie

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