About Lytical Ventures
Lytical Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jan 2026, Lytical Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 20 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of RiskFrontAI Overall, Lytical Ventures portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions, namely Sprockets, Clausematch and RiskFrontAI. A lot of funds co-invest with Lytical Ventures, with names like Flint Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Lytical Ventures has team of 14 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Series A, Seed & 1 more
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Deals in last 12 months
Lytical Ventures' List of Top Investments
Lytical Ventures has a portfolio of 20 companies. Their most notable investments are in RiskFrontAI and LimaCharlie.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Lytical Ventures:
1. VISO Trust
Provider of an AI-powered platform for third-party cyber risk management. The platform offers vendor risk management, instant assessments, and continuous monitoring. It features automated vendor communications, risk assessments, and breach monitoring. The platform also provides reporting, smart summaries, and vendor discovery. It helps teams access vendor security information.
Key facts about VISO Trust
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $24M
- Employee Count: 28 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Work-Bench, Cisco Investments and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. LimaCharlie
Provider of a cloud platform for security operations center management. The platform offers tools, services, and telemetry through an API-first approach, streamlining security operations. It consolidates security stacks, scales capabilities, and integrates security services. The platform normalizes data for consumption, creating automation opportunities.
Key facts about LimaCharlie
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Walnut (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.1M
- Employee Count: 31 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Sands Capital, StoneMill Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Cynomi
Key facts about Cynomi
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $60.5M
- Employee Count: 87 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Flint Capital, SeedIL Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 23, 2025, $*****
4. Sprockets
Developer of AI hiring software that automates tasks and improves retention. The software helps managers focus on operations by reducing time spent reviewing resumes and conducting unproductive interviews. It amplifies applicant flow with job postings and engagement campaigns. The platform notifies managers about ideal applicants, enabling quick interviews and offers. It predicts applicant success to improve employee retention.
Key facts about Sprockets
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Charleston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $13.4M
- Employee Count: 57 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Healthy Ventures, Lytical Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. MontyCloud
Provider of no-code platform for autonomous cloud operations management. The platform offers tools for optimizing cloud costs, automating operations, and enforcing governance. It delivers features such as centralized dashboards, health assessments, and audit reports. The platform also provides AI-powered assistance for cloud optimization and decision-making.
Key facts about MontyCloud
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $22.5M
- Employee Count: 113 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: S3 Ventures, Lytical Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 31, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Lytical Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Lytical Ventures has invested in 20 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in RiskFrontAI and most recent follow-on round was in MontyCloud.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Lytical Ventures' Investments by Stage
Lytical Ventures has made 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.7M, 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.33M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $15.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 9 |
Seed | 8 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lytical Ventures' Investments by Sector
Lytical Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 17 Tech companies, 15 Saas companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 16 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 12 |
FinTech | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lytical Ventures' Investments by Geography
Lytical Ventures has made most investments in United States (18), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 18 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lytical Ventures' recent investments
Lytical Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - RiskFrontAI.Here are the most recent investments by Lytical Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 21, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9199 | [+1] | |
Dec 31, 2025 | United States | Series B | 3814 | ||
Nov 06, 2025 | United States | Series B | 9549 | [+5] | |
Feb 24, 2025 | United States | Series A | 6579 | [+5] | |
Nov 21, 2024 | United States | Series A | 9400 |
Acquired companies in Lytical Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Lytical Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was RiskFrontAI in Jun 2026 by K2 Integrity for $*****.Here are Lytical Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | Seed | 9819 | |
Oct 14, 2025 | Jan 11, 2021 | Series A | 6514 | |
Jul 05, 2023 | Jun 14, 2022 | Series B | 9397 | |
Feb 01, 2021 | Mar 20, 2019 | Series A | 9448 |
Team profile of Lytical Ventures
Lytical Ventures has a team of 14 members including 4 Partners and 3 Venture Partners located in United States. Lytical Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Lytical Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Venture Partner | United States | - | ||
Venture Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Oceanport | - | - |
Co-investors of Lytical Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 123 investors have co-invested in Lytical Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Lytical Ventures: Techstars, Mercury Fund and 33 others have invested in rounds before Lytical Ventures. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Lytical Ventures and 1 company where Mercury Fund has invested before Lytical Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Lytical Ventures: 54 investors entered a company along with Lytical Ventures. These include investors like Flint Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Lytical Ventures: A total of 34 investors have invested in Lytical Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Canaan (2 companies), Bain Capital Ventures (1 company) and Cisco Investments (1 company).
Recent News related to Lytical Ventures
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RiskFront AI raises $3.3M to make fraud detection less manualTech Funding News•Jan 21, 2026•Lytical Ventures, Flint Capital
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MontyCloud Raises Series B Amid Strong Momentum to Power the Next Era of Autonomous CloudOpsEIN Presswire•Jan 13, 2026•Madrona, Riverside Acceleration Capital, MontyCloud, Lytical Ventures and 2 others
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Truffle Security Secures $25M Series B to Protect AI-Era Non-Human IdentitiesTechStartups.com•Nov 06, 2025•Truffle Security, Intel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, CVS Health Ventures and 13 others
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Rad Security Raises $14 Million For AI, Cloud Security PlatformSecurityWeek•Feb 24, 2025•RAD Security, ForgePoint Capital, Lytical Ventures, Akamai and 3 others
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RAD Security raises $14M to expand AI-driven cloud security platformSiliconAngle•Feb 24, 2025•Cheyenne Ventures, ForgePoint Capital, Lytical Ventures, Akamai and 4 others
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MontyCloud Raises Series A1 Funding to Boost Global Cloud OperationsCyberMedia India Online•Feb 13, 2025•MontyCloud, S3 Ventures, Lytical Ventures, Madrona and 1 other
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Viso Trust secures $7M to accelerate innovation in AI-powered third-party risk managementIndiatimes•Nov 22, 2024•VISO Trust, Bain Capital Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Lytical Ventures and 5 others
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VISO TRUST Secures $24M to Accelerate Innovation in AI-Powered Third-Party Risk ManagementPR Newswire•Nov 21, 2024•VISO Trust, Bain Capital Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Lytical Ventures and 5 others
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LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding to Transform Security OperationsTMC•Feb 08, 2024•LimaCharlie, Sands Capital, CoFound Partners, Long Journey Ventures and 4 others
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Netmaker Launches with $2.3M in Funding to Fix Cloud Networking with WireGuardPR Newswire•Oct 22, 2022•Netmaker, SaxeCap, Uncorrelated Ventures, Lytical Ventures and 2 others
