Alberto Yepez
Co-founder and Managing Director @ Forgepoint Capital
San Francisco, United States
Alberto Yepez is a Series A investor at Forgepoint Capital in San Francisco focused on Cyber Security and Software. Alberto Yépez is the co-founder and managing director of Forgepoint Capital and a managing director of Trident Capital. He joined the firm in 2008. He is an experienced investor and serial entrepreneur, actively investing in IT security, enterprise software, and mobility.Alberto is Chairman of the Board of AlienVault, Mocana, and Neohapsis,serves on the boards of AirTight Networks, BlueCat Networks, HyTrust, and Mocana, and was an observer on the Qualys (QLYS) Board of Directors. In addition to his board work on behalf of Trident, Alberto is on the Board of Coveo, the Board of Trustees of the University of San Francisco, and is Chairman of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC).Alberto’s past directorships include Solera Networks (acquired by Blue Coat Systems), enCommerce (acquired by Entrust), Entrust (ENTU, acquired by Thoma Bravo), Third Brigade (acquired by Trend Micro), Thor Technologies (acquired by Oracle), and Vitria (VITR, taken private).Prior to Trident, Alberto was a serial entrepreneur with a successful track record of building global businesses and leading them to successful exits. He was the founder, chairman, and CEO of enCommerce, co-CEO and president of Entrust (ENTU), and chairman and CEO of Thor Technologies. He also held senior management positions at Oracle and Apple. He was an angel investor in Securent (acquired by Cisco) and Apigee.In addition, Alberto worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Warburg Pincus, served as Executive Chairman of a Bain Capital portfolio company, and was a consultant to the US Department of Defence as part of the DeVenCI Initiative.Born and raised in Peru, Alberto earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electronic Physics from the University of San Francisco and attended the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Lima, Peru.Outside of Trident, Alberto enjoys traveling with his family and eating Peruvian food.
- Total investments:
- 34
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 47%
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Industries Alberto Yepez invests in
Stages Alberto Yepez invests in
Countries Alberto Yepez invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cyber Security 12 (35%)
- Software 11 (32%)
- Information Technology 9 (26%)
- Security 8 (24%)
- Network Security 7 (21%)
Stage
- Series A 9 (26%)
- Series B 8 (24%)
- Series C 4 (12%)
- Series E 3 (9%)
- Seed 2 (6%)
Country
- United States 17 (50%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
Investments
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| Nudge Security is a cybersecurity startup securing modern organizations through the power of the modern workforce. It offers a cybersecurity platform focused on managing risk across SaaS and generative AI tools at what it terms the “Workforce Edge.” It provides automated discovery of shadow IT, uncovering every cloud and SaaS asset in anorganization without needing intrusive agents or network changes. The platform then delivers real-time “nudges”—contextual, behavioral prompts—to employees when potentially risky behavior is detected, such as unsafe account configurations, weak passwords, or unmanaged app usage. Nudge also provides identity governance workflows, helping IT teams automate lifecycle management for user access, offboarding, and OAuth permissions. To support security teams in making informed decisions, it generates continuous insights on third-party risk, supply chain exposure, and app misconfigurations. The company emphasizes secure design: its systems encrypt data in transit and at rest, enforce least-privilege access, and hold SOC 2 Type II certification. | $22.5M / Series A / Nov 18, 2025 | ||
| Maisa is a deep-tech AI research lab focused on autonomous knowledge processing and reasoning engines leveraging KPU (knowledge processing Unit). It powers maiWork, the first platform to execute end-to-end jobs and mission-critical processes with autonomous digital workers, with full traceability and ever-growing know-how. | $25M / Seed / Aug 28, 2025 | ||
| GetReal Labs is on a quest to defend companies throughout the world from the risks posed by the malicious use of modified and synthetic information. | $17.5M / Series A / Mar 26, 2025 | ||
| Nudge Security is a cybersecurity startup securing modern organizations through the power of the modern workforce. It offers a cybersecurity platform focused on managing risk across SaaS and generative AI tools at what it terms the “Workforce Edge.” It provides automated discovery of shadow IT, uncovering every cloud and SaaS asset in anorganization without needing intrusive agents or network changes. The platform then delivers real-time “nudges”—contextual, behavioral prompts—to employees when potentially risky behavior is detected, such as unsafe account configurations, weak passwords, or unmanaged app usage. Nudge also provides identity governance workflows, helping IT teams automate lifecycle management for user access, offboarding, and OAuth permissions. To support security teams in making informed decisions, it generates continuous insights on third-party risk, supply chain exposure, and app misconfigurations. The company emphasizes secure design: its systems encrypt data in transit and at rest, enforce least-privilege access, and hold SOC 2 Type II certification. | $16.5M / Seed / May 07, 2024 | ||
| Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses—not just the 1%. Purpose-built from the ground up, Huntres' fully-owned technology is specifically designed to continuously address the unique needs of growing IT and security teams. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and Security Awareness Training (SAT), the platform provides targeted protection for endpoints, identities, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind. Its AI-assisted 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts, dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they can cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community. Currently safeguarding over 4 million endpoints and 2.3 million identities, Huntress empowers IT departments, security teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the globe to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade security accessible to everyone. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Learn more at www.huntress.com, and follow Huntress on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $60M / Series C / May 16, 2023 | ||
| Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses—not just the 1%. Purpose-built from the ground up, Huntres' fully-owned technology is specifically designed to continuously address the unique needs of growing IT and security teams. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and Security Awareness Training (SAT), the platform provides targeted protection for endpoints, identities, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind. Its AI-assisted 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts, dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they can cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community. Currently safeguarding over 4 million endpoints and 2.3 million identities, Huntress empowers IT departments, security teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the globe to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade security accessible to everyone. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Learn more at www.huntress.com, and follow Huntress on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $40M / Series B / May 06, 2021 | ||
| BlockID is the pre-eminent global identity platform providing individuals with secure digital identity controls & service providers with powerful solutions to fight identity fraud while simplifying the user experience. Powered by advanced biometrics and blockchain technology delivered as a cloud service makes BlockID platform extremelypowerful, scalable and effective. The platform addresses a 60 year old Identity & Credentials issue in less than 60 minutes. | $15M / Series A / Feb 16, 2021 | ||
| 4iQ is an identity intelligence company protecting digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud. The company's proprietary, curated data lake of 14+ Billion records helps organizations assess risk exposure for clients or use the data and other 4iQ tools to disrupt nefarious cyber activities.4iQ powers, 4iQ IDHunt, apioneering identity intelligence and attribution analysis solution used by Fraud Investigation Units, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Intel Units, and advanced Security Operations Centers. The 4iQ IDLake also powers 4iQ IDTheft, used by some of the largest Identity Theft Protection service providers to alert millions of consumers of exposed personal information.It was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Altos, California. | $30M / Series C / Oct 20, 2020 | ||
| Based in Redwood City, CA, Area 1 Security is developing a product focused on eliminating targeted, socially engineered cyber attacks. Founded by security experts from NSA and MIT, and data analytics specialists from NSA and Disney, the stealth mode startup has raised $25.5 million in total funding to date. Investors include Icon Ventures, KleinerPerkins Caufield & Byers, Allegis Capital, Cowboy Ventures; Data Collective (DCVC); First Round Capital; RedSeal Networks CEO and former Venrock partner Ray Rothrock; and Shape Security CEO Derek Smith. | $25M / Series B / Jun 29, 2020 | ||
| Uptycs is the leading cloud security platform for large hybrid cloud environments. We protect workloads wherever they run while extending security visibility from development to runtime. That’s why enterprises like PayPal, Comcast, and Nutanix rely on Uptycs to secure their mission-critical workloads.First-generation CNAPP solutions don’t havethe data needed to manage and prioritize risk. With Uptycs, data is power! We have no trouble giving you deeper context so you can focus on what truly matters. Most CNAPPs can tell you if a vulnerable workload is exposed to the internet, but can they show you vulnerable packages running now, or three weeks ago, and if and how you were breached? Uptycs can.Uptycs brings teams together to optimize security operations, ensure compliance, and accelerate remediation across cloud workloads, containers, Kubernetes, and software pipelines — all from a single security console, policy framework, and data lake. Shift up your cybersecurity with Uptycs. Learn how at: https://www.uptycs.com | $30M / Series B / Jun 17, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Forgepoint Capital
Forgepoint is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies. With the largest sector-focused investment team, over $1 billion in AUM, and an active portfolio of nearly 40 companies, the firm brings over 100 years of collective company-building expertise and an AdvisoryCouncil of nearly 100 industry leaders to support exceptional entrepreneurs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Forgepoint is proud to cultivate a diverse, global community dedicated to backing builders of the digital future. Learn more at https://www.forgepointcap.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/forgepoint-capital/.
Forgepoint Capital Contacts
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Donald Dixon
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What does Alberto Yepez invest in?
Alberto Yepez invests primarily in Cyber Security, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Alberto Yepez closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 34 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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