Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the global cybersecurity leader, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. In July 2017, it formed the $20 million Palo Alto Networks Venture Fund to invest in seed-, early-, and growth-stage security companies with a cloud-based application approach.
Average disclosed round size is $100.7M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$20M
Top Stage
Series E
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Carl Eschenbach
Partner, Sequoia Capital
James J. Goetz
Partner, Sequoia Capital
Aparna Bawa
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & People Officer, Intel Corporation
Bruce R. Byrd
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
BJ Jenkins
President
Danielle Gonzalez
Chief People Officer
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Former Prime Minister of Denmark
Helmut Reisinger
CEO for EMEA
John M. Donovan
Former Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Communications, AT&T Inc.
Karim Temsamani
President, Next Generation Security
Kelly Waldher
Chief Marketing Officer
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cimento | Pre-Seed | $3M | Jan 2026 |
 Skild AI | Growth | $500M | Jan 2025 |
 Endor Labs | Seed | $25M | Oct 2022 |
| BBuilder.ai | Series C | $100M | Mar 2022 |
 Exactuals | Series A | $10.6M | Jan 2017 |
 Revance Therapeutics | Series E | $33M | — |
 Revance | Series E | $33M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026