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Firms / Techoperators, LLC
Techoperators, LLC
TechOperators is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in cybersecurity — AI security, cloud security, identity, and threat intelligence. We back technical founders before the market agrees there's a market.
venture manager, reported GAV $181M across 2 vehicles
Importance
31
moderate
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
75
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
11
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, GAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 3060 PEACHTREE ROAD N.W., SUITE 720, Atlanta, GA, 30305adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 404-537-2533adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.TECHOPERATORS.COM
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Feb 25, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 4 (4 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $250Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- info@techoperators.comtechoperators.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 404-537-2533adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
8 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, cybersecurity
- Stages
- seed, early
- Geography
- atlanta
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 75%Other Technology 25%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 8
Funds and vehicles
2 reported, 1 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Operators Fund III, LP | Fund | 2018 form d first sale | Harvest | $174M Feb 7, 2024 | 98 | $76.7M of $100M | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Technology Operators Fund II, LP | Fund | 2013 form d first sale | Harvest | $7.4M Feb 7, 2024 | 77 | $22.6M of $100M | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Technology Operators Fund I, LP | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $1.4M Feb 1, 2022 | 25 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
15 current, 2 departed
Chris Pierson
Founder or executiveBlackCloak · CEO
Investor Relations
Founder or executiveCo-founder of ISS · CEO of VistaScape
John Nellen
Founder or executiveTodyl · CEO
White Rabbit
Founder or executiveYou’ll be the best-armed founder in cybersecurity.
Daniel Ingevaldson
General partnerGeneral Partner
Kevin Skapinetz
General partnerGeneral Partner
Said Mohammadioun
General partnerGeneral Partner
Tom Noonan
General partnerGeneral Partner
Said Mohammadioun
Managing partnerManaging Partner
Said Mohammadioun
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Sep 1, 2008
Sean Dobson
OtherCTO and CISO at Wafra, securing the firm and its portfolio.
Glenn Matthew Mcgonnigle
PartnerMember · since Sep 1, 2008
Josh Lefkowitz
Partner“ TechOperators has guided me through two startups, and I wouldn’t hesitate to partner with them again. ”
Sean Catlett
Platform and operationsFirst CISO at Reddit, then Chief Security Officer at Slack.
Tom McNeight
Vice presidentVice President
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- Dave Gould · General Partner · ? to Sep 16, 2026 Inference
- Glenn McGonnigle · General Partner · ? to Sep 16, 2026 Inference
Investments on record
8 edges, 8 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
2 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
8 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026Dave Gould (General Partner) no longer on the team page of Techoperators, LLCPerson leftPeopleInferenceDave GouldVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Glenn McGonnigle (General Partner) no longer on the team page of Techoperators, LLCPerson leftPeopleInferenceGlenn McGonnigleVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Jan 1, 2026Austin, TX: acquired by Barracuda in 2026, per Techoperators, LLC's portfolio page
- Jan 31, 2023Technology Operators Fund I, LP no longer reported on Form ADV by Techoperators, LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceTechnology Operators Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Feb 12, 2019Technology Operators Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Techoperators, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $69,500,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTechnology Operators Fund III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Feb 20, 2014Technology Operators Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Techoperators, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $34,800,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTechnology Operators Fund II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2012Techoperators, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 26, 2012Technology Operators Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Techoperators, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $24,100,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTechnology Operators Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $181M across 2 vehicles
Evidence
57 observations from 3 sources