由前克莱纳·珀金斯合作伙伴泰德·施莱因(Ted Schlein)共同创办的以网络安全为重点的风险投资公司(Bluble Ventures)，正寻求在两个新基金中筹集4.9亿美元，TechCrunch通过监管备案了解到这一点。
总部设在旧金山的VC公司本周向美国证券交易委员会备案，为其第三个旗舰基金筹集3.6亿美元，与2024年之前的融资基金规模相匹配，另外还有1.3亿美元为名为"弹道风险基金B"的单独车辆，在备案时这两个基金都没有记录任何销售额。
融资担心更复杂的网络攻击。 AI agents的崛起也为网络安全初创企业和支持它们的风险资本公司创造了新的机会。
Blub Ventures成立于2021年末，创始团队包括施莱因，前AT&T网络安全总裁Barmak Meftah和Roger Thornton，他们共同创办了安保公司Fortify Software和AlienVault. 该公司支持了一些公司，包括Talon Cyber Security,Palo Alto Networks的收购和CrowdStrike购买的Pangea，以及Armadin,GetReal,Nudge Security和Oligo Security等初创企业。
弹道公司与风险投资公司Kleiner Perkins(Schlein在其中度过了20多年)的联系有助于将其与竞争对手区分开来，另一个VC公司的网络安全投资者告诉了TechCrunch。 然而，其投资战略与其他以网络安全为重点的投资者类似，包括Forgepoint Capital和Person 称的十一个风险投资公司。
2022年，弹道宣布其3亿美元的首发基金，融资在两年后又为其第二个旗舰基金提供了3.6亿美元。 它也为一台名为"弹道风险基金A"的单独车辆提供约1.3亿美元的融资，每PitchBook数据。 新基金B的目标类似。
2025年美国网络安全创业公司融资 115亿美元，创2022年以来最高纪录，JPMorgan Chase 称最近的报告引用了PitchBook的数据。 AI带动的公司占美国网络安全风险交易的约72%，直到今年5月，而2019年的报告称占36%.
另外，Microsoft上月在其年度数字防御报告发布中警告说，黑客越来越多地利用AI从事从钓鱼和社会工程到恶意软件开发的活动。 这种技术使攻击者能够更快和更大规模地操作，即使其许多基本技术保持不变。
弹道导弹公司拒绝对其筹资计划发表意见。
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Ballistic Ventures, the cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm co-founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner Ted Schlein (pictured above, second from the right), is seeking to raise $490 million across two new funds, TechCrunch has learned through regulatory filings.
The San Francisco-based VC firm filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week to raise $360 million for its third flagship fund, matching the size of its previous fund raised in 2024, and another $130 million for a separate vehicle called Ballistic Ventures Fund B. Neither fund had recorded any sales at the time of filing.
The fundraising plans come as the growing use of artificial intelligence has raised concerns about more sophisticated cyberattacks. The rise of AI agents has also created new opportunities for cybersecurity startups and the venture capital firms backing them.
Founded in late 2021, Ballistic Ventures’ founding team includes Schlein, former AT&T Cybersecurity president Barmak Meftah and Roger Thornton, who co-founded security companies Fortify Software and AlienVault. The firm has backed companies including Talon Cyber Security, acquired by Palo Alto Networks, and Pangea, bought by CrowdStrike, alongside startups such as Armadin, GetReal, Nudge Security and Oligo Security.
Ballistic’s ties to storied venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, where Schlein spent more than two decades, help set it apart from rivals, a cybersecurity investor at another VC firm told TechCrunch. Its investment strategy, however, is similar to those of other cybersecurity-focused investors, including Forgepoint Capital and Ten Eleven Ventures, the person said.
In 2022, Ballistic announced its $300 million debut fund and raised another $360 million for its second flagship fund two years later. It also raised about $130 million for a separate vehicle called Ballistic Ventures Fund A, per PitchBook data. The new Fund B is targeting a similar amount.
U.S. cybersecurity startups raised $11.5 billion in 2025, the highest since 2022, a recent report by JPMorgan Chase said, citing PitchBook data. AI-enabled companies accounted for about 72% of U.S. cybersecurity venture deals through May this year, compared with 36% in 2019, the report said.
Separately, Microsoft, in its annual Digital Defense Report released last month, warned that hackers are increasingly using AI for activities ranging from phishing and social engineering to malware development. The technology is allowing attackers to operate faster and at greater scale, even as many of their underlying techniques remain unchanged.
Ballistic Ventures declined to comment on its fundraising plans.
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