First In announced its team’s expansion to include two new operating partners, Lenore Karafa and Patrick Metke.

Principal Brian Mongeau examines how Executive Order 14208 turned zero trust from an abstract concept into a federal mandate—and a major market opportunity for cybersecurity startups.

The First In team’s 2022 outlook on where cybersecurity opportunity is heading—from maturing sectors like zero trust and cloud security to emerging fields like OT security, web3, and threat-informed defense.

First In, the venture capital firm focused on supporting mission-driven founders in cybersecurity and dual-use technologies, announced the initial close of First In Ventures Fund I.

After Colonial Pipeline, SolarWinds, and the Exchange compromise, First In argues that military and intelligence veterans are uniquely positioned to build the cybersecurity companies the moment demands.

Renny McPherson and Dr. Josh Lospinoso outline eight cybersecurity themes First In is watching in 2021, as a rapidly expanding attack surface opens fresh opportunities for startups.

Renny McPherson and Matthew Dulaney trace how open-source software went from a niche idea to the backbone of modern computing—and why its very ubiquity makes it both invaluable and a prime cyberattack vector.

Technical debt is well understood inside IT but rarely in the boardroom. First In makes the case for why executives, not just engineers, need to track the compounding cost of not-quite-right code.