Evolution Equity Partners has named John Cordo as a Partner, expanding the cybersecurity-focused investment firm’s senior team following a $1.1 billion capital raise.
Cordo brings nearly 15 years of cybersecurity investment experience and has worked with Evolution Equity Partners for approximately three years.
He began his investment career at Blackstone, where he invested through the Blackstone Innovations venture capital portfolio.
Cordo’s cybersecurity investment experience includes companies such as HUMAN, BigID and Immuta, along with several businesses that were subsequently acquired by major technology companies.
Those investments include CloudGenix, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks; CloudKnox, which was acquired by Microsoft; and Respond Software, which was acquired by FireEye.
Evolution Equity Partners invests in cybersecurity and related technology businesses and has been expanding its capital base and investment team as demand for cybersecurity and artificial intelligence infrastructure grows.
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“Evolution completed a $1.1 billion capital raise expanding our capital base, team, and access to best-of-breed cybersecurity software companies amidst growing investment opportunities. We are thrilled to welcome John Cordo to the Evolution partnership.”
Richard Seewald, Founder and Managing Partner of Evolution Equity Partners
“Evolution Equity Partners is a differentiated firm due to its cyber-dedicated investors, operators, entrepreneurs, and technologists. It has been great working with the team for the past three years. I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together, especially as the cybersecurity and AI markets continue to grow at a pace we’ve never seen before.”
John Cordo, Partner at Evolution Equity Partners
