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Ballistic Ventures: Capital Raising
US cybersecurity-focused VC firm Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise up to $490m across two new funds, less than three years after closing an oversubscribed $360m second flagship fund.
Source: AltAssets PE
- Who
- Ballistic Ventures · Defence Technology · USA
- What happened
- US cybersecurity-focused VC firm Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise up to $490m across two new funds, less than three years after closing an oversubscribed $360m second flagship fund.
- When
- 2026-11-11
- Source
- AltAssets PE
- So what
- Ballistic Ventures raising is a leading indicator for everyone it is about to fund.
The leadership read
Ballistic Ventures raising is a leading indicator for everyone it is about to fund. Capital at the fund level converts into operator demand across a portfolio, not into appointments at the manager. The Americas question is which stage and sector the fund leans into, because that is the shape of the hiring that follows next year.
Market context: Backdrop: a 97.6 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (down 3.4 on the month) with Americas activity easing (-15.6pts).
Ballistic Ventures: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 78 tracked companies.
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Where this lands in our work
- Executive Search →
Capital raised becomes leadership hired — the executive build follows the announcement.
- Executive Search: Americas →
Our Americas practice runs the searches behind signals like this one.
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