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Ballistic Ventures

Institutional venture firmSEC venture capital fund adviser· San Mateo, CaliforniaBALLISTICVENTURES.COM

The venture capital firm dedicated exclusively to early-stage funding and incubation for entrepreneurs and innovations in cybersecurity.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$1.1B
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
3
Investment team
12
Latest vintage
2025
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

13 additional team members, 13 additional co-investors and affiliates, 3 additional investments, funds and LPs, 2 events, 15 verified contacts (12 professional url, 2 firm phone, 1 general firm email)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 3 companies
    new in 12 months

    3 new companies in the last 12 months. Latest round Armadin Series B ($256M round) on 1 Oct 2026. Took 1 board seat on new Form D filings in 90 days (Reveal Technology).

    A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.

    Factfunding announcements, Form D, the firm's portfolio pageFor Founders, co-investorsInvestments →
  2. 1 company
    portfolio raising

    One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 1 Jul 2026 ($4.6M sold on Form D).

    A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.

    FactSEC Form D filingsFor Co-investors, LPs, lendersInvestments →
  3. 3 deals
    with Google Ventures

    Invests most often alongside Google Ventures (3 shared deals) and Kleiner Perkins (2 shared deals).

    pair last observed on record 1 Oct 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

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  • Managing Member
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet
  • Managing Member
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet
  • Managing Member
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

41 connected entities5 observed rounds4 repeat counterpartiesrounds 2025 to 2026

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.

What stands out
Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person
›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 Ballistic Ventures: 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

4 companies on record, 3 new in 12 months

Investments on record

4 companies, 3 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Armadin, Inc.Series B · Series Bparticipantunknown$256MunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Press release
Get Realportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 25, 2026Fact Company website
Reveal Technology, Inc.board seatunknown · boardKevin Mandia (strongly supported)unknownunknownJul 15, 2026Inference Form D

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

7 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, enterprise software, crypto, cybersecurity
Stages
early
Geography
not stated
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
seed 50%series b 50%
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Industries, each company once
Hardware and deep tech, Software or Tech-enabled and IT services (1)
lead rate 33%follow-on rate 50%new companies, 12 months 3

Team

20 current, 0 departed

Decision makers

who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function

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

20 current, 0 departed

Contacts

1 general firm email, 2 firm phone, 12 professional url

1 general firm email, 2 firm phone, 12 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

5 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed

Funds and vehicles

5 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Ballistic Ventures Fund A, LPFund2025 form d first saleNewly closed$137M
Mar 27, 2026
36$130M
of $130M
Sep 29, 2025
Ballistic Ventures II, LPFund2023 form d first saleActive deployment$407M
Mar 27, 2026
184$357M
of $357M
Mar 15, 2024
Ballistic Ventures II Advisors, LPFund2023 form d first saleActive deployment$4.1M
Mar 27, 2026
17$3.6M
of $3.6M
Mar 15, 2024

Limited partners

0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
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.

Known LPs and allocators

1 relationship across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
AllocatorTypeFundAmountDateSource
Unihealth FoundationFOUNDATIONBallistic Ventures II, LP$152,947
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Sep 30, 2025Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns

Relationships across DFX

16 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs

Co-investors

16 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 1 capital path Show
Across DFX
  • The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Across the graphs

Ballistic Ventures is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.

Allocators1RIA and Wealth1

DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets

Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.

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Capital chain

Ballistic Ventures sits on 1 traced path of capital across the graphs.

Allocator commitments to a manager

DFX traced 1 path of capital through this record

Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.

Includes 3 days of DFX Intelligence. Then $199/month unless canceled.

Derived from allocator disclosures, BDC schedules and SEC filings; confidence is the weakest hop.

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Evidence and history

7 dated events, 61 observations from 3 sources

Timeline

7 dated events
  1. Mar 27, 2026
    Ballistic Ventures Fund a, LP first reported on Form ADV by Ballistic Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $137,113,319
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceBallistic Ventures Fund A, LPForm ADV
  2. Mar 25, 2024
    Ballistic Ventures II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Ballistic Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $275,310,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBallistic Ventures II, LPForm ADV
  3. Mar 25, 2024
    Ballistic Ventures II Advisors, LP first reported on Form ADV by Ballistic Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,200,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBallistic Ventures II Advisors, LPForm ADV
  4. Mar 1, 2024
    Agnes W. So joined Schedule A of Ballistic Ventures as Chief Financial Officer
    Person joinedPeopleFactAgnes W. SoForm ADV
  5. Mar 31, 2023
    Ballistic Ventures I Advisors, LP first reported on Form ADV by Ballistic Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,637,158
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBallistic Ventures I Advisors, LPForm ADV

Identity and regulatory footprint

Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 27, 2026 · 5 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Menlo Park, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
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 27, 2026
Private funds reported
5 (5 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$1.1Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder

Classification history

Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 23, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $1.1B across 5 vehicles
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $598M across 5 vehicles

Evidence

62 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2022-01-21Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2022-01-21Mar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30Oct 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-27Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-27Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-25Mar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2022-01-21Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Contact page urlOct 1, 2026Fact
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Fact
DescriptionOct 1, 2026Fact
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Fact
HeadquartersMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersSan Mateo, CAMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeVenture capitalOct 1, 2026Fact
Self-described typeVenture capitalSep 16, 2026Fact
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageOct 1, 2026Fact
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Fact
Private funds reported5Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported5Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported4Mar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$1.1BMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$1.1BMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$598MMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, crypto, cybersecurity
“sector words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Fact
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, crypto, cybersecurity
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Fact
Stated stagesearly
“stage words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Fact
Stated stagesearly
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Fact
Team pageOct 1, 2026Fact
Team pageSep 16, 2026Fact
Venture funds reported5Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported5Mar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported4Mar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 27, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 25, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleOct 1, 2026Fact
Site titleSep 16, 2026Fact
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShow
Importance
51
elevated
Active deployment
40
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firmSEC exempt reporting adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $1.1B across 5 vehicles

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 0.62 · funds: 0.42 · people: 0.64 · investments: 0.31 · co investors: 0.49
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.5 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-10-01
emerging manager
fund count: 5 · reported gav: $1.1B · first adv filing: 2022-01-21 · years since first filing: 4.7

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Record history

1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2022-01-21source 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.