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First In

North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington

Description

First In is a VC firm investing in security technologies focused on cybersecurity, dual-use/defense tech, and data intelligence

Investor Profile

First In has made 15 investments, with 2 in the past 12 months and 13% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (60%)
  • Series A (20%)
  • Pre Seed (13%)
  • Series B (7%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Cyber Security
  • Information Technology
  • Security
  • Computer
  • Network Security
  • Aerospace
  • Government
  • Open Source
  • Manufacturing
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does First In frequently co-invest with?

BlueYard Capital
BlueYard Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 3
Gaingels
Gaingels
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Co-Investments: 1
General Advance
General Advance
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Access Venture Partners
Access Venture Partners
North America, Colorado, United States, Westminster
Co-Investments: 2
Good Growth Capital
Good Growth Capital
North America, South Carolina, United States, Charleston
Co-Investments: 1
Magma Partners
Magma Partners
North America, Washington, United States, Tumwater
Co-Investments: 1
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
T
TechOperators
North America, Georgia, United States, Atlanta
Co-Investments: 2
Lavrock Ventures
Lavrock Ventures
North America, Virginia, United States, Mclean
Co-Investments: 2
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does First In often collaborate with?

AV
Adam Vincent
North America, Virginia, United States, Mclean
Shared Deals: 1
VP
Vijay Pandurangan
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
CS
Caleb Sima
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
HM
Howard Morgan
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by First In?

Castelion

El Segundo, California, United States

Castelion is a defense tech company that applies modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to national security challenges.

AerospaceGovernmentManufacturingMilitaryNational Security
Series AJan 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
Pryzm

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

AI for government contract capture

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Government
Pre SeedAug 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Dapple Security

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Dapple Security protects people and privacy through a first-of-its-kind passwordless platform.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyInternetSecurity
Pre SeedJan 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,830,000
Adlumin

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Adlumin provides an enterprise-grade security operations platform that keeps mid-market organizations secure.

Cyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Series BOct 24, 2023
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
AnySignal

Gardena, California, United States

AnySignal is an integrated sensing and communications products company.

Communication HardwareInternet RadioSensor
SeedOct 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Castelion

El Segundo, California, United States

Castelion is a defense tech company that applies modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to national security challenges.

AerospaceGovernmentManufacturingMilitaryNational Security
SeedOct 5, 2023
Amount Raised: $14,200,000
Tidal Cyber

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Tidal Cyber helps enterprise organizations to define, measure, and improve their defenses.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork Security
SeedOct 4, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Phylum

Evergreen, Colorado, United States

Phylum provides automated software supply chain risk analysis that protects organizations, defends developers and enables secure innovation.

ComputerOpen SourceSoftware
Series AMay 3, 2022
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Clearmix

New York, New York, United States

Clearmix produces branded video content for sales and marketing teams using a 100% remote process to film guest interviews anywhere.

Film ProductionSoftwareVideo Editing
SeedFeb 22, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,250,000
Pixm

New York, New York, United States

Pixm is a computer and network company that specializes in cybersecurity and endpoint security.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerCyber SecurityNetwork Security
SeedFeb 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,300,000
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