Current Firm
Ballistic Ventures
Investments
2+ companies
Focus
Cybersecurity, AI
Kevin Mandia is a longtime operator-turned-investor who founded Mandiant from scratch, scaled it to 3,700+ employees through a $5.4B Google acquisition, and now applies 26 quarters of public-company CEO experience as a GP at Ballistic Ventures to help cyber founders avoid scaling mistakes. He brings an unusual combination of front-line technical work as a former USAF cyber investigator, Big Tech advisory experience at Google Cloud, and White House-level policy access as a 2023 presidential appointee to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, while actively co-founding offensive AI security tools like Armadin to stress-test the defenses his portfolio companies are building.
Kevin Mandia is a Founding Partner, Ballistic Ventures at Ballistic Ventures, based in San Francisco, CA.
Kevin's investment focus spans Cybersecurity, AI, Enterprise, SaaS, primarily investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
Notable investments in Kevin's portfolio include Carta. These companies reflect a pattern of backing high-potential startups across their focus sectors.
Kevin Mandia is a Founding Partner, Ballistic Ventures at Ballistic Ventures, based in San Francisco, CA. Their investment focus includes Cybersecurity, AI, Enterprise.
Kevin Mandia focuses on investments in Cybersecurity, AI, Enterprise, SaaS through Ballistic Ventures. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
Kevin Mandia's notable portfolio investments include Carta, Cresta. These companies span multiple sectors and stages, reflecting a track record of identifying high-potential startups.
Kevin Mandia is currently at Ballistic Ventures, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, serving as Founding Partner, Ballistic Ventures.