# Barmak Meftah

> Barmak Meftah is a Series A investor at Ballistic Ventures backing Cyber Security. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ballistic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ballistic-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barmakmeftah/

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

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Security | 7 | 44% |
| Network Security | 3 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 19% |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 13% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 7 | 44% |
| Series B | 5 | 31% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 56% |
| Israel | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ArmorCode | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| WitnessAI | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| ArmorCode | 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 | Pangea provides globally accessible and regionally intelligent Services, and is available on AWS and GCP. | $26M | Series B | Nov 30, 2022 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Cervin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cervin-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sierra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sierra-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Artisanal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artisanal-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Citi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citi-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Clear Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clear-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Ballistic Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Ballistic Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Julie Tsai | CISO-in-Residence | — |
| Phil Venables | Partner | — |
| Barmak Meftah | Co-Founder & General Partner | — |
| David Hahn | CISO Operating Partner | — |
| 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.

### How do I contact Barmak Meftah?

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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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