# Carbon Black

> Carbon Black is a VC fund in Waltham backing Robotics and Navigation. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Waltham, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-black-inc
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/CarbonBlack_Inc
- Website: http://www.carbonblack.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carbonblackinc

Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), andnext-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Carbon Black. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Carbon Black. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bit9?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 100% |
| Navigation | 1 | 100% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | 100% |
| Marine Transportation | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eric O'Neill | National Security Strategist | 0 | — |
| Jared Myers | Sr. Threat Researcher | 0 | — |
| Justin Trautman | Senior Software Engineer | 0 | — |
| Richard McElroy | Principal Cyber Security Strategist | 0 | — |
| Aaron Tyler | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-tyler |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sea Machines Robotics | Sea Machines Robotics develops autonomous control systems for commercial vessels. The technology enables navigation in marine environments. The focus is on applications in sectors such as shipping, offshore energy, and maritime logistics. | $10M | Series A | Dec 17, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DraftKings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draftkings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NextGen Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgenvp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Carbon Black invest in?

Carbon Black invests primarily in Robotics, Navigation and Autonomous Vehicles startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Carbon Black?

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### Who are the partners at Carbon Black?

The team at Carbon Black includes Eric O'Neill (National Security Strategist), Jared Myers (Sr. Threat Researcher) and Justin Trautman (Senior Software Engineer), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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