The State of Venture Capital in Cybersecurity
summary
2023 funding drops from $242B to ~$170B while 42% of deals are seed, investors push back on inflated 2021–22 valuations and favor repeat founders; risk landscape shows ~953 new attacker groups last year (now >3,000 total) and rising narrative/disinformation threats, plus emerging RF/electronic-warfare risks. New bets focus on AI-backed detection, SOC automation and GenAI governance (examples: Aim Security style products), and studio models that only build podium companies after year‑long vetting. Board cyber expertise remains scarce (~1.4% at Fortune 500).
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:07Leading cybersecurity VCs
- 3:582023 VC trends
- 15:55Rising threats and opportunities
- 27:50Investment criteria
- 39:17Future of cybersecurity innovation
- 46:13Q&A
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