Meet the Team

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

Co-Founder & General Partner

Gur Talpaz

Co-Founder & General Partner

Sven Wollschlaeger

VP / Deal Team

Tayler Sipperly

Principal / Deal Team

Iva Messy

EVP / Chief Operating Officer

Jamie Mneimneh

Chief Technology Officer / Deal Support