Brian NeSmith
Angel Investor
Austin, United States
Brian NeSmith is an Executive Chairman of Arctic Wolf.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Brian NeSmith invests in
Stages Brian NeSmith invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cyber Security 3 (43%)
- Mobile 2 (29%)
- Security 2 (29%)
- Network Security 2 (29%)
- Enterprise Software 2 (29%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (57%)
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Country
- United States 6 (86%)
- India 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplifier Security utilizes AI-powered technology to enable security teams to modernize their approach. The company offers security solutions for enterprises, uniting technology and human expertise to enhance an organization's security posture. | $5.6M / Seed / Apr 24, 2025 | ||
| StrikeReady empowers defenders of all levels to solve the technology exhaustion, skilled-talent shortage and limited collaboration problems. The StrikeReady platform consolidates key stand alone technologies, and integrates seamlessly into the tech stack, streamlining workflows, automation and collaboration. This operationally efficient platformdelivers better ROI from your security investment, more effective and dynamic automation that works out-of-the-box, and a team that can finally lean forward into proactive security and risk management. | $12M / Series A / Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| KeyCaliber enables cyber resilience and resource optimization for organizations by automatically identifying their "Minimum Viable Company" - the core essential cyber assets (servers, workstations, etc.) and applications that are needed for the organization to function in the face of a cyber attack or IT outage. | $2.6M / Seed / Nov 18, 2021 | ||
| Sellers simply provide a picture, and Gone intelligently handles pricing, last-mile logistics, warehousing, marketplace listing, and payment processing. Buyers on Gone’s forthcoming marketplace will browse a curated collection of fully inspected and warrantied used items with detailed images and descriptions and significant discounts.Accordingto Nielsen, American households have $3,100 worth of unused purchases hidden in drawers and closets. Gone’s suite of services unlocks this value by removing the research, shipping, and buyer interaction challenges for sellers and delivering riskless, quality-assured used items to buyers. | $800K / Seed / Oct 29, 2013 | ||
| 100% Agentless & non-intrusive way, we provide security to BYOD-enabled Enterprises by detecting & fingerprinting all personal devices, complete security scan & analysis of the devices, protecting Corporate Network from BYOD specific infections and intrusions and doing a thorough granular access control using device attributes as wellas Apps.Detailed Value proposition:100% Agentless-way (ZERO-Touch) of detecting all personal devices, secure quadrupled fingerprinting (US patent-pending), DPI & thorough security scan & analysis (Vulnerability check, associated risks, thorough BYOD specific intrusion alerts, Device compromise check (jailbroken, rooted), BYOD specific network behavioral analysis to see patterns, anomalies & zero-day attacks.), posture check (anti-malware software is installed on the device? latest signatures?) and then deny infected personal device connecting to the network as well as do a thorough granular access based on device attributes as well as apps. We do it irrespective of how you get onto the network - from Corporate Wi-Fi or VPN. We also detect enterprise-worry apps (such as dropbox, box.net, Facebook etc.) on the wire and we can even stop them. We also provide granular access control based on any of the attributes of the devices that we discover (such as macid, ip address, OS, OS version, SSID, office location, time, form factors, device class & type & manufacturer etc.) – all done at real-time!We protect BYOD-enabled Enterprise from the BYOD specific threats. We have developed lot of technologies which are mobile specific and are innovations by itself be it "Agentless discovery & fingerprinting" of all personal devices or themalicious/intrusion detection which are specific to again BYOD."We are the Homeland Security for you Enterprise!!"To Know and to Protect!Protect your Corporate Network & Assets from infections thatpersonal devices of your mobile-workforce pick up on the field. | $300K / Seed / Aug 20, 2012 | ||
| StopTheHacker is a dynamic start-up company highly specialized in malware detection and web security. Their team includes dedicated security specialists with white-hat hacking credentials, industry experts, visionary scientists from academia, successful businessmen, elite problem solvers and enthusiastic investors. | $1.1M / Series A / Feb 13, 2012 | ||
| At UpMo, we're dedicated to helping you take control of your career: how much money you earn, the type of work you do, and with whom you do it. We give you an actionable roadmap to help you achieve greater professional mobility. | $1.7M / Aug 17, 2011 |
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FAQ
What does Brian NeSmith invest in?
Brian NeSmith invests primarily in Cyber Security, Mobile and Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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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The most recent investment recorded for Brian NeSmith closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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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