Brightmind Partners, a New York-area venture capital firm founded in 2024, reportedly raised a second $250 million fund focused on cybersecurity startups, according to TechCrunch. Its first fund, which targeted seed and Series A rounds, reached approximately $250 million to $251 million in 2025. The firm invests in areas including AI-native security information and event management platforms, cloud security, identity protection and endpoint security. It reportedly backed 12 to 14 companies, including Empirical Security, which raised $25 million in a Series A in July 2026, and Rig Security, which secured $12 million in seed funding in September 2026. No exits, acquisitions or IPOs have yet been announced from its first fund.
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