About K2 Access
K2 Access is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Dover, United States. As of Mar 2025, K2 Access has invested in 5 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of GetReal Security Overall, K2 Access portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely PerfectScale and ToposWare. A lot of funds co-invest with K2 Access, with names like Silverbuckshotvc sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. K2 Access has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
K2 Access' List of All Investments
K2 Access has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investments include AuthMind and Anello Photonics.Their portfolio spans across United States and Japan. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by K2 Access:1. AuthMind
Provider of identity security platform for human and non-human identities. The platform observes access and understands activity to secure identities. It detects shadow access, misconfigurations, and identity risk. The platform also enhances programs with visibility into identities while validating policy enforcement. It detects attacks and provides insights into risky activities for remediation.
Key facts about AuthMind
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Maryland Heights (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $29.2M
- Employee Count: 28 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: Cheyenne Ventures, IBM and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 25, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Anello Photonics
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $53M
- Employee Count: 106 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mesh Ventures, AA Sons and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 04, 2026, $*****
Provider of a platform for detecting and mitigating manipulated digital content. The platform verifies the authenticity of people across files and real-time digital interactions. It combines content analysis, continuous authentication, and adaptive policy enforcement. The platform detects manipulated media across video, voice, and image files and real-time streams. It authenticates identity during video and voice calls by correlating biometric, behavioral, and context signals. The platform applies adaptive security policies as interactions unfold. It maps identity relationships, flags repeat attackers, and correlates signals across detections and interactions.
Key facts about GetReal Security
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.5M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: ForgePoint Capital, Capital One Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 26, 2025, $*****
4. PerfectScale
Platform offering Kubernetes configuration management software. It leverages AI that provides configuration recommendations that optimizes the resources. It enables developers to understand the cost, performance, and usage of the Kubernetes ecosystem. It tracks issues, remediation, and system configuration changes.
Key facts about PerfectScale
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Raleigh (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 58 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mercato Partners, Prelude Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 03, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. ToposWare
Developer of zero knowledge native infrastructure for secure digital interactions. This research and engineering firm builds protocols and distributed systems designed to enable trustless interoperability between independent digital entities. By utilizing cryptographic proofs, the technology facilitates scalable and private transactions across blockchain networks. The infrastructure provides developers with standardized building blocks to create decentralized applications and interoperable products. The work focuses on advancing open internet standards to support secure and efficient exchanges in a decentralized environment.
Key facts about ToposWare
- Location: Japan
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $5.25M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: K2 Access, Evolution Equity Partners and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 02, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
K2 Access' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
K2 Access has invested in 5 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in GetReal Security.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
K2 Access' Investments by Stage
K2 Access has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $10.5M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $17.5M and 1 investment in Series B stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
K2 Access' Investments by Sector
K2 Access has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, Blockchain Technology and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies, 4 Tech companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
High Tech | 2 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Business Services | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
K2 Access' Investments by Geography
K2 Access has made most investments in United States (4), followed by Japan where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 4 |
Japan | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
K2 Access' recent investments
K2 Access has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by K2 Access:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 26, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3693 | [+6] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1326 | [+6] | |
Nov 18, 2024 | United States | Series B | 6028 | [+11] | |
Oct 03, 2023 | United States | Seed | 4978 | [+6] | |
Oct 02, 2023 | Japan | Seed | 3231 |
Acquired companies in K2 Access' Portfolio
2 companies from K2 Access' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was PerfectScale in Feb 2025 by DoiT International for $*****.Here are K2 Access' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2025 | Oct 03, 2023 | Seed | 2049 | |
Jun 04, 2024 | Oct 02, 2023 | Seed | 2554 |
Team profile of K2 Access
K2 Access has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States. K2 Access' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in K2 Access:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Colorado Springs | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | California | - | ||
Principal | California | - | ||
Principal | Santa Monica | - | - |
Co-investors of K2 Access
Over the past 3 years, 42 investors have co-invested in K2 Access's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before K2 Access: Ballistic Ventures, IBM and 6 others have invested in rounds before K2 Access. There is 1 company where Ballistic Ventures has invested before K2 Access and 1 company where IBM has invested before K2 Access.
- Top Co-investors of K2 Access: 31 investors entered a company along with K2 Access. These include investors like Silverbuckshotvc (2 companies).
- Invested after K2 Access: A total of 3 investors have invested in K2 Access's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mesh Ventures (1 company), Washington Harbour Partners (1 company) and New Legacy Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to K2 Access
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OpenLight Raises $34M Series A to Scale Next-Gen Integrated Photonics for AI Data Centers
CNW•Aug 26, 2025•K2 Access, OpenLight, Xora Innovation, Capricorn and 10 others
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Forensic platform provider GetReal secures $17.5 million in Series A fundingStartup Log•Mar 27, 2025•GetReal Security, ForgePoint Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Capital One Ventures and 5 others
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GetReal Security raises $17.5m to combat AI deepfakesMBW•Mar 27, 2025•Capital One Ventures, ForgePoint Capital, GetReal Labs, Ballistic Ventures and 3 others
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GetReal Security Raises $17.5M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 26, 2025•ForgePoint Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, Cisco Investments and 5 others
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GetReal Security secures $17.5M to fight AI-driven cyber threats.PR Newswire•Mar 26, 2025•Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments, In-Q-Tel, K2 Access and 4 others
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GetReal Security secures $17.5M to fight AI-driven cyber threats.PR Newswire•Mar 26, 2025•GetReal Labs, ForgePoint Capital, Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments and 4 others
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Anello Photonics Raises in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Nov 18, 2024•Lockheed Martin, Anello Photonics, Catapult Ventures, Madisongroup and 13 others
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Toposware Closes $5M Strategic Seed Extension RoundFinSMEs•Nov 01, 2023•ToposWare, Evolution Equity Partners, Triatomic, K2 Access
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PerfectScale Raises $7.1M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Oct 03, 2023•PerfectScale, Blumberg Capital, UpWest, Prelude Ventures and 5 others
