# John Funge

> John Funge is a seed investor at DataTribe (Washington) backing Cyber Security and Software. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DataTribe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datatribe)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 61%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-a79327/
- Website: https://datatribe.com

John Funge is a seed investor at DataTribe in Washington focused on Cyber Security and Software. At DataTribe, John helps great entrepreneurs accelerate the growth of their businesses. John loves working at the intersection of technology, design, and business. Prior to DataTribe, John led product management at WealthEngine. Previously, John has co-founded and built three successful technology firms, all of which have been acquired by largercompanies: Clara Vista acquired by CMGI (1999), Pickle.com acquired by Scripps Networks (2007), and BrightContext acquired by WealthEngine (2014).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Security | 5 | 28% |
| Software | 3 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 17% |
| Privacy | 2 | 11% |
| Cloud Security | 2 | 11% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 33% |
| Grant | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balance Theory | Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for cybersecurity. | $19M | Series A | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| BlackCloak | BlackCloak's Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy Platform protects C-Suite Executives and High-Net-Worth Individuals from hacking, privacy, financial, and reputational risks. BlackCloak protects its clients in their personal lives, as opposed to corporate devices, monitoring the executive/high-profile person and their family. Oursolution protects (1) their privacy, (2) their devices, (3) their home, and (4) their peace of mind with bespoke solutions for this specific audience. | $17M | Series B | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| QuickCode ai | QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| QuickCode ai | QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M |  | May 07, 2024 |  |
| QuickCode ai | QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M | Seed | May 07, 2024 |  |
| Vigilant Ops | Vigilant Ops is an IT company that provides solutions for software bill of materials generation, management, and vulnerability monitoring. | $2M | Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Balance Theory | Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for cybersecurity. | $3M | Seed | Nov 04, 2022 |  |
| Balance Theory | Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for cybersecurity. | $3M | Seed | Nov 04, 2022 |  |
| NorthStar | Our NorthStar platform uses existing security and enterprise data to prioritize the exposures that present the greatest risk to the business |  | Grant | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| NorthStar | Our NorthStar platform uses existing security and enterprise data to prioritize the exposures that present the greatest risk to the business |  | Grant | Oct 13, 2022 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DataTribe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datatribe) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [DataTribe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datatribe-challenge) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TEDCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maryland-technology-development-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [PS27 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ps27-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TDF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tdf-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TechOperators Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techoperators) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About DataTribe

VC Fund · Fulton, United States

DataTribe is a startup foundry that invests in and co-builds world-class startups focused on generational leaps in cybersecurity and data science. Founded by leading investors, startup veterans, and alumni of the U.S. intelligence community, DataTribe commits capital, in-kind services, access to an unparalleled network, and decades of professionalexpertise to give their companies an unfair advantage. DataTribe is headquartered in the Washington-Baltimore metro area, in Fulton, Maryland. For more information, visit https://datatribe.com.

5 contacts available at DataTribe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leo Scott | Chief Innovation Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-scott |
| Maurice Boissiere | Chief Customer Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maurice-boissiere |
| Tony Surak | Investor and Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-surak |
| John Funge | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-funge-ba6f |
| John Funge | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-janke |

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## FAQ

### What does John Funge invest in?

John Funge invests primarily in Cyber Security, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 18 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 John Funge last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Funge closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 18 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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