Allegis Capital

Allegis Capital is a prominent U.S. sector-specialist venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California (Silicon Valley), specialising in early-stage investments in cybersecurity and adjacent enterprise-technology companies. The firm was founded by Robert (Bob) R. Ackerman Jr. (Founder and Managing Director; previously a technology operator and investor; prominent figure in the U.S. cybersecurity investment community) alongside partners, and has operated as one of the earlier-established dedicated cybersecurity-sector-focused VC firms globally. Allegis Capital invests at seed and Series A stages with typical initial check sizes in the USD 2 to 10 million range in emerging cybersecurity, cyber-defence, data-privacy, identity, and adjacent enterprise-security technology start-ups. The firm has raised multiple institutional funds across nearly two decades of operation with aggregate AUM in the USD several hundred million range. Notable portfolio companies have included Shape Security (acquired by F5 Networks for USD 1 billion in 2020), vArmour, Synack, Bracket Computing (acquired by VMware), LaunchKey (acquired by iovation), and many other cybersecurity companies producing significant exits. Allegis Capital operates alongside other cybersecurity-specialist VCs including Ten Eleven Ventures, ForgePoint Capital, YL Ventures, Shield Capital, and Rain Capital (covered earlier).