

Birdies and Breaches
Apply to Squadra Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Blu Ventures, Trident, and Dreamit Ventures for the ultimate Top Golf happy hour in the Chairman's Suite during Black Hat.
We’re bringing together top cybersecurity founders, investors, and operators for an evening of driving range dominance, meaningful conversation, and cold drinks. This event offers a chance to take a breather from the chaos of the conference and connect with the people shaping the future of cyber. Just good food, open bays (with air conditioning!!), and great company. whether you’re securing the next big round or the next critical attack surface, you’ll want to be here.
Drinks, apps, and unlimited swings provided. Black Hat badge not required.
Note: We already have a large waitlist, and the suite only holds 40 people. If you cannot commit to staying the whole two hours, we won't be able to hold your spot.
Squadra Ventures is a venture capital firm led by founder-operators that invests in early stage cyber and national security companies advancing the critical edge. Grounded in the belief that success is a combination of people, product, and planning, the Squadra team provides transformational support to startup leaders in the complex dual-use technology ecosystem. By applying a growth-stage mindset at the seed stage and a commitment to building alongside entrepreneurs, Squadra empowers extraordinary teams to win and leave a lasting positive impact on the world.
Dreamit Ventures invests in transformative early-stage cybersecurity startups that are ready to scale. Since 2008, Dreamit has backed 300+ companies across four funds, pairing deep domain expertise with a network that drives revenue growth and access to smart capital.
Blu Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern Virginia that invests in Pre-Seed to Series A cybersecurity, healthtech, and B2B SaaS companies. Built by former operators and executives, Blu supports innovators building the tools and platforms that will safeguard our digital future; from seed to scale.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, is the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and investors. SVB provides commercial banking to companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout the United States, serving the unique needs of its dynamic clients with deep sector expertise, insights and connections. SVB’s parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA), is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $225 billion in assets. First Citizens Bank, Member FDIC.
Trident is a specialist search firm operating in Cyber and FinCrime. We build GTM and R&D teams for venture back vendors across the USA and Europe.