Option3Ventures

Overview

Option3Ventures is a cybersecurity investment specialist firm that integrates experience from the national security community with expertise in investing, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions. The firm focuses on companies at the forefront of the cybersecurity sector, offering solutions to challenges that existing technologies cannot address. Over the past five years, Option3Ventures has built a track record of venture investing in a select group of category leaders and is now raising its first dedicated cyber venture capital fund, Option 3 Cyber Investments. The firm is based in New York and the Washington DC area, and its Board of Advisors includes former Chief Information Officers at organizations such as the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense, as well as the former CIO of Merrill Lynch and former CEO of Lehman Brothers. In 2020, Option3Ventures appointed Rick Andlinger as Partner and Chief Investment Officer to lead the launch of its new cybersecurity venture capital fund. Rick Andlinger brings over two decades of experience in private equity and venture capital investing, having previously served as President of Andlinger & Company. His appointment aims to address the industry's pressing problems, including the need for automation, protecting critical infrastructure, and utilizing transformational technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. The firm's investment portfolio includes companies like Dellfer, which specializes in automotive software, IoT, and cloud-based cybersecurity systems. Dellfer's ZeroDayGuard offers execution integrity monitoring solutions that can prevent zero-day attacks against unknown vulnerabilities and alert manufacturers to attempted and thwarted hacking events in seconds. This investment reflects Option3Ventures' commitment to improving automotive security and supporting innovative cybersecurity solutions.