Meet theTeam

We are former cybersecurity operators and practitioners who became investors to back the next generation of defenders.

Our background is in the trenches—building security programs, managing architecture, and implementing the very technologies you are creating. When you partner with us, you're strategizing with a team that has felt your customers' pain points firsthand and understands what it truly takes to succeed in this business. Having built, sold, and acquired companies, we bring not just capital, but a proven roadmap for growth.

The Brightmind Team

Stephen Ward

Partner

Sven Wollschlaeger

Principal

Iva Messy

EVP / Chief Operating Officer

Jamie Mneimneh

Chief Technology Officer & CISO

Taylor Cleveland

Chief of Staff