# Lauren Knausenberger

> Lauren Knausenberger is a Series B investor at NextGen Venture Partners backing Security. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NextGen Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgenvp)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-knausenberger-7b521750/

Lauren Knausenberger is a Series B investor at NextGen Venture Partners in Washington focused on Security and Software. Lauren is Director of Cyberspace Innovation at the U.S. Air Force, driving innovation and increasing adoption of emerging technologies across the DoD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 50% |
| Government | 1 | 50% |
| Space Travel | 1 | 50% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Proteus Space | Proteus Space compresses the spacecraft definition and AI&T life-cycle from years to months, delivering full CAD based Design Packages with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation on record timelines. This transformational speed and scale, backed by Unlimited Data Rights to the resulting design specifications, fundamentally changes the ability torapidly prototype and field responsive space assets on radically shorter timelines. |  | Corporate Round | Oct 22, 2024 |  |
| Xage Security | Xage Security is an information technology company that offers blockchain-protected security platform for Industrial IoT. | $60.2M | Series B | Nov 02, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [March Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/march-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Momenta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/momenta-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Overture Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/overture-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NextGen Venture Partners

VC Fund · Baltimore, United States

NextGen Venture Partners invests $1-2M in seed-stage companies with the participation of 1,800+ Venture Partners. The firm specializes in the fields of private equity, business strategy, start-up acceleration, and fundraising.

5 contacts available at NextGen Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Hansen | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-hansen |
| Frank Ambrose | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-ambrose |
| Lauren Knausenberger | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauren-knausenberger |
| Lisa Cuesta | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-cuesta |
| Ajay Kapoor | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-kapoor-70dc |

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## FAQ

### What does Lauren Knausenberger invest in?

Lauren Knausenberger invests primarily in Security, Software and Aerospace startups, most often at Series B and Corporate Round 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.

### When did Lauren Knausenberger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lauren Knausenberger closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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