# Mahau Ma

> Mahau Ma is a Series C investor at Sapphire Ventures backing Software and Cyber Security. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sapphire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sapphire-ventures)
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mahauma
- Website: https://x.com/mahau_ma

Mahau Ma is a Series C investor at Sapphire Ventures in San Diego focused on Software and Cyber Security. Mahau Ma is the Operating Partner at Sapphire Ventures. He is also the Board Observer at Huntress. Mahau attended Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Huntress | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Forgepoint Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forgepoint-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JMI Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jmi-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sapphire Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Sapphire is a global software venture capital firm with more than $11 billion in AUM and team members across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San Francisco. For over a decade, Sapphire has partnered with visionary management teams and venture funds to back companies of consequence. Since its founding, Sapphire has invested in more than 170 companiesglobally resulting in more than 30 Public Listings and 45 acquisitions. The firm’s investment strategies — Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport — are focused on scaling companies and venture funds, elevating them to become category leaders. Sapphire’s Portfolio Growth team of experienced operators delivers a strategic blend of value-add services, tools and resources designed to support portfolio company leaders as they scale.

5 contacts available at Sapphire Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cathy Gao | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathy-l-gao |
| Chloe Steinberg | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chloe-steinberg |
| Demilade Obayomi | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demilade-obayomi |
| Mahau Ma | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahau-ma |
| Adam Liu | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-liu-bed3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Mahau Ma invest in?

Mahau Ma invests primarily in Software, Cyber Security and Information Technology startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 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 Mahau Ma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mahau Ma closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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