Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
9
in our dataset
Rounds participated
11
Rounds led
7
Rounds' value
$231.5M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
A Round, B Round, Pre-Seed, Seed
About
Rakesh Loonkar is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur and investor with a history of founding successful companies. He co-founded Transmit Security, Trusteer (acquired by IBM), and OneSecure (acquired by NetScreen Technologies). He is also a managing partner at Picture Capital, an Israeli cyber investment fund. His expertise lies in cybersecurity, and he has made early investments in industry leaders like Palo Alto Networks. Transmit Security, his current venture, focuses on identity experience and offers advanced biometric authentication solutions.
Portfolio · 9
Koi
Koi provides a centralized platform detecting unmanaged, self-installed software threats across endpoints via a Supply Chain Gateway for inventory, automated policy enforcement, remediation, and an AI risk engine.
Linx Security
An AI-native identity security and governance platform built for the era of AI agents and non-human identities.
Lynx Innovations
An Israeli startup developing a digital signature solution for physical documents using a handheld biometric IoT signing device.
Entro Security
Pioneer in securing AI Agents and Non-Human Identities (NHI), offering end-to-end protection for secrets and programmatic access to cloud services and data.
PointFive
PointFive is a cloud cost optimization platform designed to enhance engineering efficiency through its DeepWaste™ Detection Engine.
SilkIt Ltd.
Revolutionizing regenerative and aesthetic biomedicine by optimizing silk purification, making high-quality silk more effective, affordable, and customizable to all.
Transmit Security
Transmit Security is a cybersecurity and identity and access management company that provides passwordless authentication and fraud prevention solutions.
Armis
Armis is a cyber exposure management and security company that protects the entire attack surface and manages an organization's cyber risk exposure in real time.
Fireglass
Fireglass developed a threat isolation platform that eliminates web, email, and document-borne malware and phishing threats.
Investment activity
8 portfolio exits on record.
Portfolio by sector
Cyber Security14
Business Software1
Q&A
- What is Rakesh Loonkar's primary investment focus?
- Rakesh Loonkar primarily focuses on Cyber Security, with 14 of his portfolio companies operating in this sector. He also has investments in Business Software.
- What are some of Rakesh Loonkar's most recent investments?
- Rakesh Loonkar recently invested in Ocean Security, which raised $28M in a Series A round in January 2024, and Linx Security, which raised $83M in a Series B round in May 2023.
- Which stages of funding does Rakesh Loonkar typically invest in?
- Rakesh Loonkar invests across various stages, including Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds. His portfolio shows a notable number of Series A investments.
- What was Rakesh Loonkar's most recent exit?
- Rakesh Loonkar had an exit in April 2023 when Neosec, an API Security Platform, was acquired by Akamai Technologies for $91.4M.
- Can you name another notable exit for Rakesh Loonkar?
- Another notable exit for Rakesh Loonkar was in September 2020 when Preempt Security, an insider threat detection platform, was acquired by CrowdStrike for $91.2M.
- What is Rakesh Loonkar's background?
- Rakesh Loonkar is a private American investor and a co-founder of Transmit Security. He previously co-founded Trusteer and OneSecure.
- What is the typical check size for Rakesh Loonkar's investments?
- Rakesh Loonkar's investments typically range from $500K to $35M.
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External links
| linkedin.com/in/rloonkar/ |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2014 |
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