Mod Squad Capital helps early-stage cybersecurity and GRC startups break into the U.S. enterprise market through a curated network of CISOs, operators, buyers, and strategic investors.
Most early-stage cybersecurity and GRC companies don't lose deals on technology. They lose them to access, to credibility, and to long enterprise sales cycles. CISOs buy from operators they already trust, and that trust is not something a deck, a demo, or a fresh round of funding can manufacture.
Cold outbound, LinkedIn campaigns, and sponsored content don't reach security leaders. Enterprise buyers take meetings on the strength of a peer's name, and almost never on anyone else's.
Security reviews, procurement, vendor risk, and CISO peer references are where most early-stage companies stall. Trust has to be visible before the POV even begins.
Design partners, lighthouse logos, and reference customers are what unlock the next round. Most founders simply don't have the relationships to compress that cycle from years to quarters.
We work shoulder-to-shoulder with founders on the work that actually moves enterprise security deals: targeted CISO introductions, design partner agreements, hands-on operator involvement, and turning enterprise conversations into a real pipeline.
Operator-sponsored introductions to specific security leaders selected for category fit, buying authority, and current priorities, not a mass intro blast.
Sourcing, framing, and structuring enterprise design partner relationships, including scope, success criteria, and the path from co-development to a paid contract.
Working sessions with operators on enterprise positioning, packaging, POV scoping, security questionnaires, and the practical readiness gaps that block first deals.
Pressure-testing ICP, narrative, and the enterprise sales motion with operators who have actually closed seven- and eight-figure security contracts into the Fortune 1000.
Selective introductions to category-aligned investors and strategic partners, not a generic warm-intro funnel, but a curated set of capital sources that move the needle.
Closing the loop on every enterprise conversation: structured follow-up, peer references, lighthouse logos, and POVs that convert into signed contracts.
Every company we engage with is paired with operators selected for relevance, to its category, to its buyer, and to the specific decisions in front of it. We bring in the right people for the moment, not a static roster.
No passive advisory roles. Participation is tied to measurable contribution and meaningful impact.
We engage selectively in categories where our operators are actively buying, building, or advising, not breadth for its own sake. Depth in the right rooms beats coverage of every category.
Model risk, AI usage policy, and enterprise AI assurance.
Continuous controls, audit, and compliance at enterprise scale.
Workload, posture, and runtime across modern cloud estates.
DSPM, data flow visibility, and enterprise data protection.
The platforms underneath modern security and privacy programs.
Human and non-human identity, access, and entitlements.
Detection, response, and the next generation of the SOC.
Vendor risk, supply chain security, and third-party assurance.
Mod Squad Capital is built around operators, GTM leaders, CISOs, security practitioners, and advisors who understand how enterprise cybersecurity deals actually move.
Jon is a 25+ year cybersecurity entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of SecureNation. He has built deep relationships across CISOs, GRC leaders, security operators, and enterprise buyers through decades of work in cybersecurity sales, advisory, and go-to-market execution.
At Mod Squad Capital, Jon helps startups get in front of the right enterprise buyers, secure design-partner conversations, and turn trusted relationships into real pipeline.
Bryan is a cybersecurity GTM operator with 20+ years of experience building sales teams, partner motions, and repeatable revenue engines. He has led growth across Check Point, Cynet, CloudWize, IDT, and other early-stage and growth-stage companies.
At Mod Squad Capital, Bryan works with founders on positioning, outbound strategy, follow-up, pipeline discipline, and turning advisor access into measurable revenue opportunities.
Charles is a sales and business development operator with decades of experience opening doors, building early revenue, and helping startups create momentum with senior decision-makers. He co-founded Softscape, helped scale multiple early-stage companies, and has worked with founders across SaaS, fintech, and cybersecurity.
At Mod Squad Capital, Charles focuses on relationship-building, strategic introductions, advisor engagement, and helping startups reach the right buyers faster.
Founders, operators, and investors meet inside Mod Squad Capital around one shared objective: helping the next generation of cybersecurity and GRC companies earn enterprise credibility, and convert it into real pipeline.
For cybersecurity and GRC companies serious about compressing the path to enterprise revenue.
For CISOs and security operators who want to shape what gets built, not just collect advisor titles.
A differentiated way to participate in cybersecurity, operator-led, enterprise-native, and relationship-driven.
Investment opportunities are evaluated individually and shared only where appropriate.
We engage with a small number of cybersecurity and GRC companies each year, by design. Hands-on operator involvement only works when the network stays focused.
If you're a cybersecurity or GRC founder building for the enterprise, a CISO or operator who wants to shape the network, or an investor looking for a differentiated way into the category, we'd like to talk.
A direct line into the operator network.