Investing Profile

Stephen Ward

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Managing Director at Insight Partners
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Networks Stephen is a member of
Insight Partners Network
231 CONNECTIONS
Insight Partners Network
231 CONNECTIONS
JPMorganChase Network
171 CONNECTIONS
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures Network
20 CONNECTIONS
Georgia Institute of Technology Network
18 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Insight Partners Managing Director
Investment Range
$10.0M - $350.0M
Sweet Spot
$25.0M
Investments On Record
18
Current Fund Size
$20B

Stephen Ward is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Stephen Ward's Investments On Record (14)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Empirical Security
Series AJul 2026$25M
$37M
Co-investors: John Cowgill (Costanoa Ventures), Gerhard Eschelbeck (SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments)
Aryon Security
Series AJun 2026$29M
$38M
Co-investors: Yodfat Harel Buchris (Blumberg Capital), Shlomo Kramer (Skinos Ventures), Zvika Orron (Viola Ventures), Yasmin Lukatz (ICON - Israel Collaboration Network), Yevgeny Dibrov (Cyberstarts VC), Nadir Izrael (Cyberstarts VC), Ofer Ben-Noon (Jibe Ventures), Ehud Barak, George Kurtz
Pi Security
Series AJun 2026$25M
SeedJan 2025$10M
$35M
Co-investors: Nadir Izrael (Cyberstarts VC), Yevgeny Dibrov (Cyberstarts VC), George Kurtz
Torq
Series DJan 2026$140M
Series BJan 2024$42M
Series BDec 2021$50M
$340M
Co-investors: Amit Karp (Bessemer Venture Partners), Oren Yunger (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Glenn Solomon (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Richard Seewald (Evolution Equity Partners), Yaron Samid (TechAviv Founder Partners), Sharin Fisher Dibrov (Fort Ross Ventures), Ameet Patel
vijil
Series ANov 2025$17M
$23M
Co-investors: Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Vijay B Reddy (Mayfield)
Prelude
Series UnknownSep 2025$16M
$67M
Co-investors: Jake Gibson (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Bill Coughran (Sequoia Capital), Willem Delbare (Aikido Security), Leah Solivan (Fuel Capital), Kevin Novak (Rackhouse Venture Capital), Karan Wadhera (Casa Verde Capital), Jack Altman (Lattice Ventures), George Arison (Mobelform), Sam Altman, Henri Moissinac
SGNL
Series AFeb 2025$30M
$42M
Co-investors: Greg Sands (Costanoa Ventures), Todd Graham (M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Dazz
Series UnknownJul 2024$50M
Series ADec 2021$50M
$110M
Co-investors: Shardul Shah (Index Ventures), Asheem Chandna (Greylock Partners), Gili Raanan (Cyberstarts VC), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners)

Stephen Ward's Experience

Engineer U.S. Coast GuardPresent
Special Agent U.S. Secret ServicePresent
Incident Response, Cyber Intelligence & Investigations, Technology Risk JPMorganChasePresent
CSO/CISO TIAAPresent
Advisor UNC Charlotte University RecreationPresent
Board Of Directors MimecastPresent
CISO The Home DepotPresent
Board Of Directors CloudKnox Security Inc. (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)Present
Advisor - School of Cybersecurity and Privacy Georgia Institute of TechnologyPresent
Advisor - School of Cybersecurity and Privacy Georgia Advanced Technology VenturesPresent
Executive Producer Audible AmazonPresent
Managing Director Insight PartnersPresent
Chairman Cybersecurity Advisory Council Seton Hall UniversityPresent
Senior Advisor Insight PartnersPresent
Co-Founder Brightmind PartnersPresent

Stephen Ward's Education

Seton Hall University Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Criminal Justice/Police Science

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