# First In

> First In is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-in/
- Website: https://wearefirstin.com/

First In is a VC fund in Washington focused on Software and Information Technology. First In invests in companies that address the major opportunities and challenges that commercial and government enterprise customers face due to massive growth in sheer amounts of data for the enterprise to collect, process, analyze, and make useful. We invest in companies at the forefront of modern security for the enterprise and for society.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 24% |
| Security | 4 | 14% |
| Cyber Security | 4 | 14% |
| Network Security | 4 | 14% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 38% |
| Series A | 5 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 7% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aloysius Boyle | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aloysius-boyle |
| Renny McPherson | Managing Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renny-mcpherson-c271 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Volund Manufacturing | Volund Manufacturing is a precision manufacturing company specializing in CNC machining, fabrication, and engineered metal components. | $12M | Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Rilian Technologies | Rilian develops cybersecurity and defense technology platforms that enable organizations to deploy, integrate, and operate advanced security tools across complex and regulated environments. The company provides an AI-driven security orchestration platform that unifies multiple cybersecurity tools into a single interface, allowing analysts toautomate workflows, monitor threats, and respond to incidents more efficiently. Its offerings include systems for automated deployment and compliance that allow security technologies to operate in air-gapped, sovereign, and highly regulated environments without relying on traditional cloud infrastructure. The company also maintains a curated ecosystem of cybersecurity tools that are pre-integrated and validated for use in mission-critical settings, reducing complexity in adoption and integration. | $17.5M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Cloneable | Cloneable provides an artificial intelligence platform that generates and replicates human voices for digital applications. The system allows users to create voice models from recorded samples and produce speech in multiple languages while preserving tone and style. It supports use cases such as content narration, virtual assistants, and automatedcustomer interactions through API access and web-based tools.The platform includes features for managing voice profiles, editing generated audio, and controlling how voices are deployed across channels. It also incorporates safeguards such as consent verification and usage monitoring to address ethical considerations in voice replication. Additionally, it enables integration with media production workflows and software systems to streamline the use of synthetic speech in various environments. | $4.6M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| SCATR | SCATR is the data camouflage company provides data security with Zero Trust Transit across any network. | $12.6M | Series A | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Hybron | Hybron is a company that focus on composites manufacturing technology that develops composite parts, particularly for industries. | $25M | Seed | Apr 06, 2026 |  |
| Vanguard Defense | Vanguard Defense is a data labeling firm that transforms defense telemetry into AI-ready datasets, which is powered by veterans. | $5M | Seed | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Smack Technologies | Smack's domain-specific models assess multimodal data streams in real time, transforming them into campaign-informed decisions across the kill chain within seconds. | $32M | Series A | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| AnySignal | AnySignal was developed to reimagine how RF capabilities are delivered for the most difficult tasks around the globe. offers complete solutions for modern aircraft, satellites, and national security that span communications, radar, navigation, and RF sensing. Current solutions are overpriced, unimaginative, and provide little end-to-end capability.To shift this paradigm, they are bringing the appropriate talent, procedures, and technologies together. They are developing communications systems for satellites, launchers, space stations, and aircraft. They provide full-stack connectivity solutions that include software modems, hardware for use in flight and on the ground, data management software, ground station integration software, and vehicle telemetry software. | $24M | Series A | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Castelion | Pallas is a venture-backed defense tech company applying modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to critical national security challenges, specifically to solve affordability, scale, and supply chain robustness. | $350M | Series B | Dec 05, 2025 |  |
| Portal Space Systems | Portal Space Systems is a full-service space manoeuvrability solution that delivers tactical response and dynamic space. | $17.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BlueYard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueyard-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [First In](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-in) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Also Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/also-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Dreamit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamit-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lavrock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lavrock-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does First In invest in?

First In invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 29 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 First In?

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### Who are the partners at First In?

The team at First In includes Aloysius Boyle (Operating Partner) and Renny McPherson (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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