Barmak Meftah
Co-Founder & General Partner @ Ballistic Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Barmak Meftah is a Series A investor at Ballistic Ventures in San Francisco focused on Cyber Security and Network Security. Barmak Meftah - Co-Founder & General Partner @ Ballistic Ventures
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
Last updated:
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Industries Barmak Meftah invests in
Stages Barmak Meftah invests in
Countries Barmak Meftah invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cyber Security 7 (44%)
- Network Security 3 (19%)
- Information Technology 3 (19%)
- Software 2 (13%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 7 (44%)
- Series B 5 (31%)
- Seed 2 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (13%)
Country
- United States 9 (56%)
- Israel 1 (6%)
Investments
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ArmorCode
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ArmorCode offers an AppSecOps platform that reduces application exposure and risk for customers. Its customers use the platform for AppSec Posture, Vulnerability and Compliance Management, and DevSecOps automation. ArmorCode AppSecOps platform is delivering a 10X AppSec Force Multiplier impact to several marquee enterprises. The company wasfounded in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $16M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 03, 2026 | |
WitnessAI
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WitnessAI is building the guardrails that make AI safe, productive, and usable. It allows enterprises to innovate and enjoy the power of generative AI, without losing control, privacy, or security. | $58M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 13, 2026 | |
Zip Security
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Zip Security's goal is to make cybersecurity accessible and inexpensive for these companies, as well as the data of their clients. Zip Security facilitates the deployment, configuration, and management of essential security tools, such as endpoint detection and response (EDR), cross-platform device management (MDM), and others. | $13.5M / Series A / Jul 14, 2025 | |
Hypernative
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Hypernative is a digital startup that keeps an eye on off-chain data sources and uses all its machine-learning models to accurately identify dangers to the community, economy, and governance. It blocks zero-day cyber threats, governance, and economic concerns, and shields Web3 apps, protocols, and administrators of digital assets from substantiallosses. | $40M / Series B / Jun 10, 2025 | |
Concentric AI
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Concentric’s Semantic Intelligence solution delivers data risk insights across the entire inventory of sensitive documents in the cloud and on-premises. Its deep learning technology examines each document’s content and context for efficient actionable security. It scans the documents, identifies sensitive or business-critical data, evaluates therisk each document poses, and highlights critical concerns that need immediate attention. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. | $45M / Series B / Oct 24, 2024 | |
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WitnessAI
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WitnessAI is building the guardrails that make AI safe, productive, and usable. It allows enterprises to innovate and enjoy the power of generative AI, without losing control, privacy, or security. | $27.5M / Series A / May 21, 2024 | |
Alethea
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Alethea is a technology company helping the Fortune 500, private companies and nonprofits protect themselves from harms stemming from disinformation. Leveraging its multi-channel machine learning platform, Artemis, Alethea detects disinformation narratives across the internet, enabling customers to proactively defend against this pervasive threat.With Artemis-powered early detection, Alethea customers can protect their reputations, key assets, physical safety and market value. The company was founded in 2019 and is woman owned. | $20M / Series B / Apr 09, 2024 | |
Reach Security
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Reach Security helps security leaders and operators measure, manage, and maximize the value they’re getting from their security investments. They contain control recommendations and supporting materials tailored to the threat profile. | $20M / Series A / Mar 07, 2024 | |
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ArmorCode
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ArmorCode offers an AppSecOps platform that reduces application exposure and risk for customers. Its customers use the platform for AppSec Posture, Vulnerability and Compliance Management, and DevSecOps automation. ArmorCode AppSecOps platform is delivering a 10X AppSec Force Multiplier impact to several marquee enterprises. The company wasfounded in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $40M / Series B / Dec 04, 2023 | |
Pangea
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Pangea provides globally accessible and regionally intelligent Services, and is available on AWS and GCP. | $26M / Series B / Nov 30, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Ballistic Ventures
Ballistic Ventures operates as a venture capital firm and offers the unparalleled benefit of an experienced, connected team that is focused on cybersecurity. They believe the essential step they can take today is to provide collective experience, network, and enthusiasm to the world's finest cybersecurity entrepreneurs.
Ballistic Ventures Contacts
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Julie Tsai
CISO-in-Residence
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Phil Venables
Partner
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Barmak Meftah
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David Hahn
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David Schellhase
Entrepreneur in Residence
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FAQ
What does Barmak Meftah invest in?
Barmak Meftah invests primarily in Cyber Security, Network Security and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 16 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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When did Barmak Meftah last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Barmak Meftah closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 16 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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