First In, the mission-driven venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and dual-use startups, brings aboard Partner Arthur Karell to join the firm's investment team.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, First In™ announced the investment team's expansion to include Arthur Karell as a Partner. The firm closed its first fund in March 2022 and now manages over $55 million in total capital. The entrepreneurs leading First In's portfolio companies are driving innovation at the forefront of cybersecurity, data intelligence, data management and automation, and defense technology.
Arthur Karell has spent the past decade in leadership roles at high-growth technology companies, specifically data intelligence, defense technology, and digital asset companies. He was an early executive of FiscalNote (NYSE: NOTE) and led operations, corporate development, and legal for the company as it scaled from a pre-revenue startup to over $75 million in annual revenue. He initiated corporate development at Anduril Industries and led over $425 million in acquisitions for the defense technology company in less than two years. Arthur has served as a venture partner at First In since 2020 and sourced several successful investments for the firm. As a Partner, he will focus on First In's core investment themes of digital security and data intelligence with a special focus on artificial intelligence, defense technology, distributed computing, and web3's impact on identity and encryption. Earlier in his career, Arthur served as an attorney in private practice and as a Marine Corps infantry officer. He holds a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and an AB from Harvard University.
About First In™
First In invests in companies at the forefront of modern security and data intelligence for the enterprise. First In's team is led by Managing Partner Renny McPherson and composed of investors and operators with deep experience in founding, executive, and management roles in early and growth-stage companies in cybersecurity, technology, and finance. Many First In team members began their careers in the US military or intelligence community. First In believes that cybersecurity and dual-use investments provide a mission-driven investment opportunity to drive critical innovation for society while producing strong financial returns. The importance of this mission is apparent as cyberattacks grow across the public and private sectors alike—often without distinguishing between the two—and geopolitical tensions increase globally.
First In's portfolio includes cybersecurity companies Adlumin, Appaegis, Caveonix, Phylum, Shift5, Tidal, TwoSense, and ZeroTier; companies that focus on data intelligence such as Antithesis and Precog; and the defense technology company Anduril.
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