# Barmak Meftah

> Barmak Meftah is co-founder and general partner of Ballistic Ventures, a cybersecurity-focused venture firm. Previously CEO of AlienVault and president of AT&T Cybersecurity after AT&T acquired AlienVault, he has spent more than two decades building and funding security companies, from Fortify Software's early days to today's wave of AI-era security startups.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
- **Organizations:** Ballistic Ventures, AT&T Cybersecurity, AlienVault, HP Enterprise Security, Fortify Software, Oracle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sychron
- **Education:** M.S., Computer Science, University of San Francisco
- **Known for:** Scaled AlienVault from open-source roots to a top global security platform, leading to AT&T's acquisition, Built AT&T Cybersecurity into a top-five global managed security services provider, Co-founded Ballistic Ventures, one of the few VC firms dedicated solely to cybersecurity

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Senior roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Oracle (head of products for Oracle RDBMS on Windows), and Sychron
- **pre-2010** — Chief Products Officer and early employee at Fortify Software
- **2010** — Becomes VP of Enterprise Security Products at HP after HP acquires Fortify
- **2012** — Appointed CEO of AlienVault, maker of open-source SIEM OSSIM
- **2018** — AT&T acquires AlienVault; Meftah becomes President of AT&T Cybersecurity
- **2021** — Co-founds Ballistic Ventures with Kevin Mandia, Ted Schlein, Jake Seid, and Roger Thornton
- **2022** — Ballistic Ventures launches with a $300M debut fund focused exclusively on cybersecurity
- **2024** — Ballistic Ventures closes oversubscribed $360M Fund II

## Achievements

- Scaled AlienVault from open-source roots to a top global security platform, leading to AT&T's acquisition
- Built AT&T Cybersecurity into a top-five global managed security services provider
- Co-founded Ballistic Ventures, one of the few VC firms dedicated solely to cybersecurity
- Closed an oversubscribed $360M Fund II in March 2024 during a difficult fundraising market
- Helped seed portfolio companies including Aembit, Oligo Security, Concentric AI, Nudge Security, SpecterOps, Veza, and Talon (acquired by Palo Alto Networks)

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Ballistic Ventures closes oversubscribed $360M Fund II
- **2025-04** — Latest reported funding event tied to Ballistic Ventures activity

## Links

- Website: https://ballisticventures.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barmakmeftah

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