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    DataTribe

    Fulton, Maryland, United StatesFounded 2015

    DataTribe is a venture capital firm and cyber startup foundry based in Fulton, Maryland, that invests in and co-builds world-class companies focused on generational leaps in cybersecurity and data science, often working with founders from the U.S. intelligence community.

    82% of their portfolio is in Cybersecurity. Their most common stage is seed (53% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $18.2M (across 16 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    16

    Fund Size

    $41M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    BA

    Bob Ackerman

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    MJ

    Mike Janke

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    LS

    Leo Scott

    Managing Director

    Rob Ackerman

    Rob Ackerman

    Managing Director

    AH

    Andy Hunn

    Partner, Product Strategy

    JF

    John Funge

    Venture Partner

    MB

    Maurice Boissiere

    Partner, Customer Success

    RJ

    Rob Joyce

    Venture Partner

    RL

    Rob Lee

    Venture Partner

    TS

    Tony Surak

    Partner, GTM

    DW

    David Whalen

    Analyst

    KG

    Kellee Griffin

    Senior Accountant

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    17 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Balance Theory logoBalance TheorySeries A$19MJan 2026
    ContraForce logoContraForceSeed$3.3MOct 2024
    Strider logoStriderSeries C$55MSep 2024
    Fianu Labs logoFianu LabsSeed$2MJan 2023
    Enveil logoEnveilSeries B$25MApr 2022
    Balance Theory logoBalance TheorySeedJan 2022
    Blackcloak logoBlackcloakSeries A$11MJul 2021
    Dragos logoDragosSeries C$110MDec 2020
    RReFirm LabsSeed$1.5MJan 2019
    BBlueRidge.AISeed$1.8MJan 2019
    AAttila SecuritySeed$2.5MOct 2018
    Strider Technologies logoStrider TechnologiesSeries B$45M
    PPrevailionSeed$1.7M
    SightGain logoSightGainUnknown$2M
    SixMap logoSixMapUnknown$7M
    Rilevera logoRileveraSeed$3M
    CCode DxSeed$2M

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    Last updated: 9 September 2026