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The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund

Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO, is preparing a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners.

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Stephen Ward, co‑founder of Brightmind Partners, a two‑year‑old cybersecurity venture fund based in New York, is raising a second fund of $250 million. The fund focuses on early‑stage cyber‑security companies. Ward says that most portfolio companies will not go public, arguing that investors should sell on the way up rather than wait for an IPO. The new fund will continue to support Brightmind’s existing and new investments in the cyber‑security sector.

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