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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Palo Alto, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Cybersecurity
  • Healthcare IT
  • Cloud
  • Software
About
Trident Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm focused on IT security, healthcare IT, cloud computing, and software. Their focus spans enterprise technology across United States. The firm supports enterprise technology founders from Series A through growth.
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Investment Thesis

Trident Capital is a multi-stage venture capital and growth equity firm deploying capital across IT security, healthcare IT, cloud computing, and software sectors. They invest in companies addressing major enterprise technology challenges. The firm differentiates itself through 30+ years of operating experience and influential network relationships built since 1993.
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Founded by Rockwell Schnabel (Founder), former US Ambassador to the European Union and US Secretary of Commerce nominee. The original cybersecurity team (Don Dixon, Alberto Yépez, Sean Cunningham) spun out to form Forgepoint Capital. John Moragne and Stan Reiss continue managing legacy cybersecurity positions.

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Team

Rockwell Schnabel - Founder

John Moragne - Partner

Stan Reiss - Partner

Portfolio

AlienVault

Demandware

Optiv

Druva

Adaptive Computing

Spreedly

Trustwave

Voltage Security

Vontu

Tibco

Zscaler

Trillium

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