Sid Trivedi

Podcast Co-Host at Inside the Network

San Francisco, California

Overview

Sid Trivedi is a Partner at Foundation Capital in San Francisco, specializing in cybersecurity and enterprise software investments. With a background in financial analysis and venture capital, he has successfully invested in companies like AirMDR, Stacklet, DevZero, Neurelo, and Levo.ai, showcasing his strategic acumen and ability to identify promising startups. Trivedi's career highlights include co-founding CyberSeed, serving on multiple boards, and co-hosting the Inside the Network podcast, demonstrating his expertise in the tech industry and commitment to fostering innovation through investment and mentorship.

Work Experience

Foundation Capital

Partner
2019 - Current
Early-stage venture capital firm with $4B+ of cumulative capital commitments and 28 years of history backing technology leaders like Netflix, LendingClub, MobileIron and Chegg. I invest across the enterprise stack and lead our focus on cybersecurity & IT infrastructure. Companies I work with today: Stacklet, DevZero, Neurelo, AirMDR, PrimeSec, Levo, Permiso, Wisdom AI**, Anvilogic, Fortanix Fund investments: Secure Octane Fund (LPAC), Aviso Ventures, Cortical Ventures, Step Function, Heavybit Former companies: Attivo Networks* (acq. SentinelOne), Phenom*, Respond Software (acq. FireEye), CloudKnox (acq. Microsoft), MistNet (acq. LogRhythm) Note: * = investment made prior to joining Foundation Capital; ** = personal investment
Senior Associate
2018 - 2019

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm made up of former entrepreneurs and helps companies and businesses grow.

foundationcapital.com

Inside the Network

Podcast Co-Host
2024
Welcome to the inside track of cybersecurity entrepreneurship. We bring you the best founders, operators, and investors building the future of cybersecurity. I created and co-host the podcast alongside Ross Haleliuk and Mahendra Ramsinghani

CyberSeed

Co-Founder
2021
CyberSeed is a forum where over 500 early-stage and aspiring founders share the highs and lows of building security startups. We bring our community together via monthly virtual events and also manage an active Slack group. I founded the community alongside Mahendra Ramsinghani and Chenxi Wang. Learn more here: https://www.cyberseed.events/

PrimeSec

Board
2023

Identify, prioritize, and mitigate security on risk before development starts.

Raised $6,000,000.00 from Omer Schneider, Michael Callahan, Sam Gutmann, Assaf Keren, Dimitri Sirota, Flybridge, Adrian Kunzle and Foundation Capital.

primesec.ai