# Bootleg Advisors

> Bootleg Advisors is a VC fund backing Software and Compliance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bootlegadvisors/
- Website: https://bootleg.life/

Bootleg Advisors is an advisory firm that facilitates innovation ecosystems to solve unsolvable problems. The company sees strategic coexistence and financial value where others can’t, based on a disruption and defying conventional problem-solving approach. Bootleg Advisors was founded on 2018.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Compliance | 1 | 50% |
| Cloud Security | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Developer Tools | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeremy Vaughan | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| John Schultz | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Start Left® Security | Security Management is a data problem. Tauruseer is the ONLY analytics-driven Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform with patented security analytics and threat detection capabilities. Give your Security, Engineering & DevOps teams back valuable time and help reduce the cognitive load from all the tool data with actionableinsight. | $3M | Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Start Left® Security | Security Management is a data problem. Tauruseer is the ONLY analytics-driven Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform with patented security analytics and threat detection capabilities. Give your Security, Engineering & DevOps teams back valuable time and help reduce the cognitive load from all the tool data with actionableinsight. | $275K | Pre-Seed | May 29, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dasein Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dasein-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Florida Opportunity Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florida-opportunity-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gula Tech Adventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gula-tech-adventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lytical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lytical-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DeepWork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-fan-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bootleg Advisors invest in?

Bootleg Advisors invests primarily in Software, Compliance and Cloud Security startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Bootleg Advisors?

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### Who are the partners at Bootleg Advisors?

The team at Bootleg Advisors includes Jeremy Vaughan (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and John Schultz (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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