Ernie Bio
Managing Director @ Forgepoint Capital
San Francisco, United States
Ernie Bio is a Series B investor at Forgepoint Capital in San Francisco focused on Software and Cyber Security. Ernie Bio is the Managing Director at Forgepoint Capital. He is the board of director at DataBahn. He attended NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 63%
Last updated:
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Industries Ernie Bio invests in
Stages Ernie Bio invests in
Countries Ernie Bio invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (63%)
- Cyber Security 4 (50%)
- Security 3 (38%)
- Cloud Computing 2 (25%)
- Network Security 2 (25%)
Stage
- Series B 4 (50%)
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
Investments
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| DataBahn provides an AI-powered platform designed for smarter data pipeline management, enabling the collection, integration, routing, and optimization of telemetry data with high precision and minimal friction. The platform assists organizations in securely collecting, enriching, orchestrating, and optimizing their enterprise data, focusing onenhancing information security and operational efficacy. By eliminating fragmented toolchains and reducing operational overhead, DataBahn delivers real-time insights, intelligent automation and immediate ROI—without added complexity. | $40M / Series B / Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| RapidFort provides software supply chain security solutions focused on identifying, prioritizing, and remediating vulnerabilities in containerized applications without requiring code changes. The company’s platform combines curated near-zero CVE container images, automated scanning, profiling, and runtime protection tools to manage software attacksurfaces and support compliance workflows. RapidFort’s technology generates software bills of materials and runtime insights to help teams reduce exposure to vulnerabilities across the development lifecycle and integrate security into existing CI/CD processes. The platform is designed to assist engineering and security teams in streamlining vulnerability management and optimizing container security at scale. | $42M / Series A / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| BlockID is the pre-eminent global identity platform providing individuals with secure digital identity controls & service providers with powerful solutions to fight identity fraud while simplifying the user experience. Powered by advanced biometrics and blockchain technology delivered as a cloud service makes BlockID platform extremelypowerful, scalable and effective. The platform addresses a 60 year old Identity & Credentials issue in less than 60 minutes. | $47M / Series B / Aug 12, 2025 | ||
| DataBahn provides an AI-powered platform designed for smarter data pipeline management, enabling the collection, integration, routing, and optimization of telemetry data with high precision and minimal friction. The platform assists organizations in securely collecting, enriching, orchestrating, and optimizing their enterprise data, focusing onenhancing information security and operational efficacy. By eliminating fragmented toolchains and reducing operational overhead, DataBahn delivers real-time insights, intelligent automation and immediate ROI—without added complexity. | $17.2M / Series A / Jun 26, 2025 | ||
| Synadia utilizes the NATS.io technology challenging the fundamental way our digital world connects. Synadia maintains and leads the development of NATS.io, a CNCF project, and NGS, a secure and globally available communications platform built on NATS.io. Along with the NGS offering, Synadia also provides Commercial Support, Consulting, NRE, andTraining. | $25M / Series B / Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses—not just the 1%. Purpose-built from the ground up, Huntres' fully-owned technology is specifically designed to continuously address the unique needs of growing IT and security teams. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and Security Awareness Training (SAT), the platform provides targeted protection for endpoints, identities, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind. Its AI-assisted 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts, dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they can cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community. Currently safeguarding over 4 million endpoints and 2.3 million identities, Huntress empowers IT departments, security teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the globe to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade security accessible to everyone. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Learn more at www.huntress.com, and follow Huntress on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $60M / Series C / May 16, 2023 | ||
| Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses—not just the 1%. Purpose-built from the ground up, Huntres' fully-owned technology is specifically designed to continuously address the unique needs of growing IT and security teams. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and Security Awareness Training (SAT), the platform provides targeted protection for endpoints, identities, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind. Its AI-assisted 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts, dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they can cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community. Currently safeguarding over 4 million endpoints and 2.3 million identities, Huntress empowers IT departments, security teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the globe to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade security accessible to everyone. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Learn more at www.huntress.com, and follow Huntress on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $40M / Series B / May 06, 2021 | ||
| Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses—not just the 1%. Purpose-built from the ground up, Huntres' fully-owned technology is specifically designed to continuously address the unique needs of growing IT and security teams. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and Security Awareness Training (SAT), the platform provides targeted protection for endpoints, identities, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind. Its AI-assisted 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts, dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they can cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community. Currently safeguarding over 4 million endpoints and 2.3 million identities, Huntress empowers IT departments, security teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the globe to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade security accessible to everyone. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Learn more at www.huntress.com, and follow Huntress on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $18M / Series A / Feb 18, 2020 |
Co-Investors
About Forgepoint Capital
Forgepoint is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies. With the largest sector-focused investment team, over $1 billion in AUM, and an active portfolio of nearly 40 companies, the firm brings over 100 years of collective company-building expertise and an AdvisoryCouncil of nearly 100 industry leaders to support exceptional entrepreneurs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Forgepoint is proud to cultivate a diverse, global community dedicated to backing builders of the digital future. Learn more at https://www.forgepointcap.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/forgepoint-capital/.
Forgepoint Capital Contacts
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Damien Henault
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Alberto Yepez
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Andrew McClure
Managing Director
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Donald Dixon
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Ernie Bio
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What does Ernie Bio invest in?
Ernie Bio invests primarily in Software, Cyber Security and Security startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Ernie Bio closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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