Aviso Ventures

Aviso Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that strategically invests in enterprise software companies. The firm's core focus areas include cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and artificial intelligence, with additional interests in DevOps and vertical-specific applications. Aviso Ventures distinguishes itself by leveraging the extensive operational experience of its founders to provide not just capital, but also strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.

The firm was established in 2022 by Nick Galbreath and Andrew Peterson, who previously co-founded Signal Sciences, a cybersecurity company that was successfully acquired by Fastly. Following their exit from Signal Sciences, Galbreath and Peterson initially engaged in angel investing before formalizing their investment activities into Aviso Ventures. The name "Aviso," meaning "advice" in Spanish, reflects their commitment to offering a competitive advantage to their portfolio companies through their deep industry knowledge and hands-on experience.

Aviso Ventures has built a diverse portfolio of innovative companies, including Nimble Security, VulnCheck, Bismuth.sh, and Dreadnode. The firm has also achieved several notable exits, demonstrating its ability to identify and nurture successful ventures. These exits include Nira Security, acquired by Dropbox; Phylum Security, acquired by Veracode; Protect AI, acquired by Palo Alto; Resourcely, acquired by Anysphere; Select Dev Data, acquired by DoiT; and SGNL, acquired by Crowdstrike.

The leadership team brings a wealth of experience to Aviso Ventures. Nick Galbreath boasts a career spanning 30 years in tech leadership, with 7 exits and 3 IPOs to his name. He served as CTO/COO of Signal Sciences and is recognized for inventing detection technology widely adopted in modern Web Application Firewalls. Andrew Peterson, a founding partner, has over 20 years of experience leading product and sales teams at companies like Google and Etsy, and served as CEO of Signal Sciences. His background includes strategic advisory roles and board memberships, further enhancing the firm's ability to support its investments.