# Barracuda Networks

> Barracuda Networks is a VC fund backing Software and Enterprise Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Campbell, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/13957/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Barracuda
- Website: http://www.barracuda.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BarracudaNetworks

Barracuda Networks is a VC fund in Campbell focused on Software and Enterprise Software. Barracuda Networks designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells email and web security appliances. It offers cloud-connected solutions that help its customers address security threats, enhance network performance, and protect and store their data.The company’s products include Barracuda Spam Firewall, an integrated hardware andsoftware solution for the protection of email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing, and spyware attacks; Barracuda Web Filter, a solution to enforce organizational internet usage policies; Barracuda IM Firewall, an IM solution that provides IM server and gateway technologies; and Barracuda Website Firewall which offers protection against hackers' attempts.Watch an analyst interview with Steve Pao, GM, Security Business, here: https://vimeo.com/127091386The company's products also include Barracuda Message Archiver, an email archiving solution and Barracuda Load Balancer that integrates server load balancing and network intrusion prevention solutions into network appliances. In addition, it provides IM protection, application server load balancing, and message archiving appliances as well as Barracuda Backup Service, a local and cloud-based data backup and disaster recovery solution hosted by data centers for businesses in Europe.Barracuda Networks’ solutions deliver protection against enterprise-class spam, spyware, viruses, and IT infrastructure threats. It sells its products through a network of distributors in the United States and internationally. The company sells its appliances, services, and software products to the education, government, financial services, healthcare, professional services, telecommunications, retail, and manufacturing industries.Barracuda Networks was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Campbell, California with additional offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and China.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Email | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aidan Kehoe | SVP | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aidan-kehoe |
| Brian Babineau | SVP & GM MSP | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-babineau |
| David Troup | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-troup |
| Diane Honda | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, & Secretary | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diane-honda |
| Hatem Naguib | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatem-naguib |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lastline | Lastline provides a malware protection platform to detect and stop advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive malware. The company was founded in 2011 by world-renowned security researchers and creators of Anubis and Wepawet – malware analysis tools used by thousands of security vendors, enterprises, and government agenciesworldwide. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. | $28.5M | Series C | Jul 12, 2017 |  |
| Meta SaaS | Meta SaaS is the best SaaS management tool for small & medium businesses. Manage SaaS vendors, reduce SaaS spend, and manage cloud applications from a single and easy to use dashboard. | $2.1M | Seed | May 24, 2017 |  |
| Trove, Inc. | Trove is a SaaS start-up in Ann Arbor, Michigan that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help teams on any mission and of any size build stronger, more productive professional relationships.Trove’s analysis of your team’s email connections lets you access the professional network you didn’t know you had and reveals valuable insights that areonly made possible by your team members such as:- How big is our shared network? - Who are my team’s strongest connections? - Who do we know in common and who can help expand our network? - Who can introduce me to a writer in Chicago? - Who can introduce me to a VP of Sales in New York? |  | Series A | Oct 19, 2016 |  |
| Trove, Inc. | Trove is a SaaS start-up in Ann Arbor, Michigan that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help teams on any mission and of any size build stronger, more productive professional relationships.Trove’s analysis of your team’s email connections lets you access the professional network you didn’t know you had and reveals valuable insights that areonly made possible by your team members such as:- How big is our shared network? - Who are my team’s strongest connections? - Who do we know in common and who can help expand our network? - Who can introduce me to a writer in Chicago? - Who can introduce me to a VP of Sales in New York? | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 23, 2015 |  |
| Expensify | Expensify is a financial services startup that provides an online expense management service for businesses. It is a great solution for solopreneurs, startups, SMBs, mid-market companies, and enterprises. The company's expense management service does expense reports by importing expenses and receipts from credit cards and emails in conjunctionwith the Expensify mobile app to take pictures of receipts. Expense reimbursement can be done in-product through ACH Direct Deposit or by exporting reports to a payroll solution. Expensify's patented SmartScan technology reads receipts and automatically creates expenses or matches them to transactions imported from a credit card. | $3.5M | Series B | Sep 30, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chicago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coyote Ridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coyote-ridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deep Space Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-space-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Barracuda Networks invest in?

Barracuda Networks invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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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### Who are the partners at Barracuda Networks?

The team at Barracuda Networks includes Aidan Kehoe (SVP), Brian Babineau (SVP & GM MSP) and David Troup (Founder), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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