Something Real Ventures runs ANZ’s leading community and angel syndicate for cyber security founders.
If you are a full time startup founder in a cyber startup, you can join our private slack channel, attend regular dinners and drinks with cyber founders and access customer and investor connections.
We know cyber startups are hard. We can’t take away all the pain, but together we can certainly make it easier to succeed.
Our portfolio gained follow on investments from Insight Partners, Blackbird, Khosla Ventures,
Y-Combinator, Skip Capital and others
The most ambitious founders in cyber security are building generational companies. The next Secure Code Warrior, Bugcrowd, Threatmetrix or Kasada are being built right now, and we exist to invest in their success.
We use our deep knowledge, experience and networks to source and select companies that we truly believe are game changers. We only suggest deals that we are investing in ourselves.
Investing is more fun when it is a team sport. Join us and get access to people just like you through our regular dinners and pitch nights.
Former COO of CyRise, Australia’s only cyber security venture accelerator. Kirstin is the co-chair of The Startup Network, (formerly Startup Victoria) Australia’s largest grassroots community of founders. She is also part of the BSides Melbourne board, which runs an annual infosec community conference. Kirstin has an MBA from IMD Switzerland and a B.Comm from the University of Melbourne.
Experienced founder and serial entrepreneur. Founding CEO of CyRise, the Asia-Pacifics number one venture accelerator for cyber security startups. Led the investment strategy across 39 investments and built the culture and processes to drive success through the program. Co-founder of The Startup Network (formerly Startup Victoria), Australia’s largest grassroots community of founders. Previously a mentor at Angelcube and Startmate. Founder of multiple startups across the years.
You won’t find anyone in Australia with a larger network, more credibility, and experience investing in early stage cyber security startups. Kirstin and Scott are the team you want to back. -
Ian Yip, Avertro
Jay McBain is a chief analyst at Canalys — the world’s leading analyst firm focussed on channels, partnerships, alliances, and ecosystems. When we spoke recently, he challenged the Something Real founder community to think more widely about their GTM strategy.
Working at US cyber fund, Paladin Capital, Mourad Yesayan has a global remit. Paladin has made 7–8 new investments every year for a decade. We were curious to ask Mourad about how he sees 2024 unfolding
Five months since we launched, we are now ANZ’s leading community and angel syndicate for cyber security founders — a place for founders to learn, share and thrive.
