Investing Profile

Jay Leek

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Managing Partner & Founder at SYN Ventures

synventures.com/team/jay-leek...West Palm Beach, Florida

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Networks Jay is a member of

Blackstone Launchpad Network

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Nokia Network

69 CONNECTIONS

Blackstone Network

59 CONNECTIONS

The Blackstone Group Network

24 CONNECTIONS

The Blackstone Group Network

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Current Investing Position

Syngenta Ventures Managing Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Jay Leek is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Security (Seed)Security (Series B)Security (Series A)Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US

Jay Leek's Investments On Record (33)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Arcade.dev	Series AJun 2026$60M	$72M
Co-investors: Chip Hazard (Flybridge Capital Partners), Mike Volpi (Hanabi Capital), Peter Sonsini (The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. New Incubation Ventures)
Helmet Security	SeedDec 2025$9M	$9M
NetFoundry	Series ANov 2025$15M	$15M
Co-investors: Janey Hoe (Cisco Investments), Conor Sharpe (Backed VC)
Terra Security	Series ASep 2025$30M SeedApr 2025$8M	$38M
Co-investors: Shai Horovitz (Cyberstarts VC), Gil Zimmermann (Cyberstarts - The Founders Powered VC), Ohad Bobrov (Cyberstarts VC), Brian Devaney (Underscore VC), Ofer Ben-Noon (Cyberstarts VC), Gerhard Eschelbeck, Yossi Matias
iCOUNTER	Series AJul 2025$30M	$30M
Crash Override	SeedJul 2025$28M SeedOct 2022$7M	$35M
Co-investors: Mike Droesch (Bessemer Venture Partners), Bob Goodman (Bessemer Venture Partners), Erik Nordlander (GV (Google Ventures)), Walter Kortschak (Kortschak Investments)
SquareX	Series AApr 2025$20M	$26M
Co-investors: Anandamoy Roychowdhary (Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA)), Shailendra Singh (Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA))
AIceberg	SeedMar 2025$10M	$10M
Co-investors: Manoj 'MJ' Ramachandran (Sprout & Oak)

Jay Leek's Experience

Board Director BforeAI2024 - Present

Board Observer Synqly2023 - Present

Member Cyber Consortium (sponsored by Thoma Bravo)2023 - Present

Board Director Crash Override2022 - Present

Board Director Qwiet AI2022 - Present

Chairman of The Board of Directors Halcyon2021 - Present

Board Director Sevco Security2021 - Present

Managing Partner & Founder SYN Ventures2021 - Present

Board Director HUMAN2021 - Present

Board Observer AppOmni2019 - Present

Board Director BigID2018 - Present

Managing Partner & Co-founder ClearSky2017 - Present

Consultant BlackstonePresent

Consultant Blackstone LaunchpadPresent

Board Director Cortex by Palo Alto NetworksPresent

Board Director Palo Alto NetworksPresent

Board Director CloudKnox Security Inc. (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)Present

Board Director Majestic ResearchPresent

Board Director Blue Lava CommunityPresent

Board Director QueryPresent

Board Observer FireEye Inc.Present

Chairman of The Board of Directors Majestic ResearchPresent

Board Director Qwiet AI by HarnessPresent

Board Observer Talon (by Palo Alto Networks)Present

Member Majestic ResearchPresent

Board Director BforeAI | The PreCrime™ CompanyPresent

Managing Partner & Co-founder SYN VenturesPresent

Board Observer Talon Cyber Security2022 - 2023

Board Director Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.2022 - 2023

Board Director Revelstoke Security2020 - 2023

Board Director Blue Lava, Inc.2019 - 2023

Board Director CyberGRX2015 - 2023

Board Director Query.AI2020 - 2023

Board Director SecZetta Inc.2019 - 2023

Board Observer FireEye, Inc.2020 - 2022

Board Director CloudKnox Security Inc2018 - 2021

Board Director Capsule82017 - 2021

Consultant The Blackstone Group2017 - 2021

Board Director Respond Software Inc.2019 - 2020

Board Director IntSights2016 - 2020

Board Director Verodin Inc.2016 - 2019

Board Director Demisto2017 - 2019

Board Director ProtectWise, Inc.2017 - 2019

Board Observer Cylance, Inc.2014 - 2019

Board Director RedOwl Analytics2015 - 2017

Board Director Optiv Inc2014 - 2017

Chief Information Security Officer The Blackstone Group2012 - 2017

Board Observer Phantom Cyber2015 - 2016

Advisory Board Member Risk IO2013 - 2016

Advisory Board Member iSIGHT Partners2013 - 2016

Board of Directors NY Metro ISSA2012 - 2014

Advisory Board Member Accuvant2013 - 2014

Board Director Carbon Black, Inc.2012 - 2014

Vice President & International Security Officer Equifax2010 - 2012

Globally responsible for Corporate IT Security Services Nokia2000 - 2010

Product Manager, Security Management Intrusion.com2000 - 2000

Senior Security Consultant Internet Security Systems (through the acquisition of Netrex Internet Solutions)1999 - 2000

Technical Security Advisor - Contractor Position Check Point Software Technologies1999 - 1999

Manager of Design and Implementation Four J Enterprises1992 - 1998

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