Datatribe Foundry, LLC
At DataTribe, the Cyber Startup Foundry, we empower startups to achieve their best potential - join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity excellence.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
2 additional team members, 2 additional co-investors and affiliates, 6 additional investments, funds and LPs, 1 event, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 1 companynew in 12 months
1 new company in the last 12 months. Took 1 board seat on new Form D filings in 90 days (Balance Theory).
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 1 companyportfolio raising
One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 8 Jul 2026 ($12M sold on Form D).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 2 dealswith SYN Ventures
Invests most often alongside SYN Ventures (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 30 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Managing DirectorWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
- Member ManagerWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Member ManagerWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
17 connected entities15 observed rounds5 repeat counterparties3 dated rounds shown here, 2021 to 2024
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Datatribe Foundry, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
16 companies on record, 1 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“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.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Theory | board seat | unknown · board | John Funge (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | Sep 4, 2026 | Inference Form D |
| BlackCloak, Inc. | Form D equity offering | unknown · board | John Liam Funge (strongly supported) | $17.0M form d sold | unknown | Sep 17, 2024 | Inference Form D |
| Xona Systems, Inc. | Form D equity offering | unknown · board | Robert Richard Ackerman (strongly supported) | $19.0M form d sold | unknown | Jun 17, 2024 | Inference Form D |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- cybersecurity
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
20 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
- John Liam Funge · Managing DirectorWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Member Manager · 6 deals attributed
- Member Manager · 3 deals attributed
- Managing Director · 2 deals attributed
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Steven Simonian · Cfo · Aug 1, 2022 to Mar 28, 2024 Inference
Contacts
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
1 vehicle, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV 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.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Datatribe III, LLC | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $32.5M Mar 26, 2026 | 74 | $24.5M | Mar 29, 2024 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.Relationships across DFX
5 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-09-302 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-09-301 shared deal · one time
- 2026-09-301 shared deal · one time
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph ShowHide
- The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Datatribe Foundry, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Evidence and history
6 dated events, 54 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- Mar 28, 2024Steven Joseph Simonian (Cfo) no longer on Schedule A of Datatribe Foundry, LLC
- Mar 30, 2023The Datatribe III, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Datatribe Foundry, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $21,387,716
- Aug 1, 2022Steven Joseph Simonian joined Schedule A of Datatribe Foundry, LLC as Cfo
- Mar 28, 2022The Data Tribe I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Datatribe Foundry, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $145,142,258
- May 26, 2021Datatribe Foundry, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Fulton, MDadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- datatribe.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
- Mar 26, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $301Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Crabtrap, LLC (Member), owns 50% to 75%
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried1 on recordShowHide
- Sep 12, 2026Venture studio (confirmed, 95%)Name or self-description says studio or venture builder
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2021-05-26 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2021-05-26 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-26 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-26 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2021-05-26 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Description | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Fulton, MD | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Fulton, MD | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $301M | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $301M | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $260M | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | cybersecurity “sector words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Mar 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersVenture studio, confirmed · 3 filing advisers share this firmShowHide
Name or self-description says studio or venture builder
One of 3 advisers that share datatribe.com; the firm is DataTribe. Datatribe Opportunities Management, LLC, The Data Tribe, LLC. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
- importance
- gav: 0.16 · funds: 0.08 · people: 0.2 · investments: 0.45 · co investors: 0
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.13 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-09-04
- emerging manager
- fund count: 1 · reported gav: $32.5M · first adv filing: 2021-05-26 · years since first filing: 5.3
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Grouped with firm2026-09-14
- Adviser's first ADV filing2021-05-26source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.