Founded in late 2021, Ballistic targets cybersecurity startups. In an earlier interview, Schlein (pictured above, fourth from left to right) told TechCrunch that the Ballistic crew, with its years of experience, is very hands-on. They take board seats, help with hiring and with landing the first 10 customers, talking to their portfolio founders 'many times a week.' The team brings a large network of contacts to their portfolio companies, Schlein said. Alongside Schlein, the firm has four other general partners: Kevin Mandia, Barmak Meftah, Jake Seid, and Roger Thornton. Last year, it appointed former USPS CISO Gregory Crabb as CISO-in-residence to fill the position of David Hahn, who was promoted to Ballistic's CISO operating partner.
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