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Investor profile

Renny McPherson

Managing Partner, First In

About

Renny McPherson is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer who brings pattern analysis and asymmetric risk assessment skills to venture investing, particularly in cybersecurity and data-intelligence companies. As a repeat founder-operator who co-founded RedOwl Analytics and other security companies before becoming a full-time investor, he has deep operational experience in the specific domains he now backs as a VC. Renny McPherson is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer who brings pattern analysis and asymmetric risk assessment skills to venture investing, particularly in cybersecurity and data-intelligence companies. As a repeat founder-operator who co-founded RedOwl Analytics and other security companies before becoming a full-time investor, he has deep operational experience in the specific domains he now backs as a VC.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Sectors
Cybersecurity
Defense
Data
Deeptech
Hardware
AI

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $2M
Can lead rounds
Yes