Bob Ackerman
Founder and Managing Director @ AllegisCyber
San Francisco, United States
Bob Ackerman is a Series A investor at AllegisCyber in San Francisco focused on Security and Cyber Security. As an entrepreneur, Bob was the President and CEO of UniSoft Systems, a global leading UNIX Systems House and the Founder and Chairman of InfoGear Technology Corporation, a pioneer in the original integration of web and telephony technology and creator of the original iPhone.Outside of Allegis, Bob teaches New Venture Finance in the MBA programat the University of California, co-manages his family’s small Napa Valley winery – Ackerman Family Vineyards, and enjoys fly fishing.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
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Industries Bob Ackerman invests in
Stages Bob Ackerman invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Security 2 (33%)
- Cyber Security 2 (33%)
- Network Security 2 (33%)
- Mobile 1 (17%)
- Big Data 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Series C 1 (17%)
- Series D 1 (17%)
- Series E 1 (17%)
Country
- United States 2 (33%)
- United Kingdom 1 (17%)
Investments
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| Dragos is an industrial cybersecurity company on a mission to safeguard civilization by protecting the world’s critical infrastructure. Dragos codifies the knowledge of our cybersecurity experts into an integrated software platform that provides customers critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats are identified and can beaddressed before they become significant events. Our solutions protect organizations across a range of industries, including power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing, and are optimized for emerging applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with a regional presence around the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. | $200M / Series D / Oct 28, 2021 | ||
| Panaseer is the first Continuous Controls Monitoring platform for enterprise cybersecurity. Our platform shows you every asset, application, user and data set across your IT estate in real-time. This identifies gaps in controls coverage, aligns security with framework standards and substantiates regulatory compliance. Our automated reportssignificantly reduce reporting time and tailor insights to stakeholders at every level, enhancing decision-making from the boardroom to the analyst. These reports can also be mapped to the organisation’s structure, so you can prioritise risk based on impact to the business.Enterprise security leaders around the world trust our platform to help them make better security decisions. | $26.5M / Series B / May 11, 2021 | ||
| VArmour offers data-defined perimeter security solutions for mobile, virtual, and cloud platforms. It specializes in the fields of cybersecurity, mobile, software, and the internet. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Mountain View, California. | $58M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 17, 2021 | ||
| Dragos is an industrial cybersecurity company on a mission to safeguard civilization by protecting the world’s critical infrastructure. Dragos codifies the knowledge of our cybersecurity experts into an integrated software platform that provides customers critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats are identified and can beaddressed before they become significant events. Our solutions protect organizations across a range of industries, including power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing, and are optimized for emerging applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with a regional presence around the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. | $110M / Series C / Dec 08, 2020 | ||
| VArmour offers data-defined perimeter security solutions for mobile, virtual, and cloud platforms. It specializes in the fields of cybersecurity, mobile, software, and the internet. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Mountain View, California. | $44M / Series E / Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Dragos is an industrial cybersecurity company on a mission to safeguard civilization by protecting the world’s critical infrastructure. Dragos codifies the knowledge of our cybersecurity experts into an integrated software platform that provides customers critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats are identified and can beaddressed before they become significant events. Our solutions protect organizations across a range of industries, including power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing, and are optimized for emerging applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with a regional presence around the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. | $10M / Series A / Aug 14, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About AllegisCyber
AllegisCyber invests in early-stage companies developing technology and software to serve emerging markets. It uses its integrated cybersecurity investment platform and a game-changing strategic partnership with innovative cybersecurity start-up studio DataTribe to give o entrepreneurs an unfair competitive advantage.
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Hossein Eslambolchi
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What does Bob Ackerman invest in?
Bob Ackerman invests primarily in Security, Cyber Security and Network Security startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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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