Aliisa Rosenthal
General Partner
Acrew Capital
General Partner at Acrew Capital focused on AI-native companies and platforms reshaping enterprise software.
Bio
Professional summary
Mark Kraynak is a Founding Partner at Acrew Capital. His official profile describes him as a technology executive, company builder, and former poet/engineer. Before Acrew, he joined Aspect Ventures as an Entrepreneur in Residence and became a full-time investor in 2017. Earlier, he spent nearly 13 years at Imperva in marketing, product, corporate development, and strategy roles. Acrew lists early-stage investments including Aembit, At-Bay, Casa, Moderne, Nextdata, Nokod Security, Protect AI, Radiant Security, and Silverfort, and later-stage investments including Aqua Security, Cato Networks, Exabeam, and Vanta.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Early-stage investmentsLater-stage investments
Sector
CybersecurityEnterprise infrastructureAI securityTechnology company building
Thesis
Security and cybersecurityEarly-stage security companiesLater-stage security companiesEnterprise technology
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
AembitAt-BayCasaModerneNextdataNokod SecurityProtect AIRadiant SecuritySilverfortAqua SecurityCato NetworksExabeamVantaImpervaIndegyKloudlessTruSTAR
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with the security buyer pain, technical differentiation, and how the company can become a durable enterprise security platform.
Personalization hooks
- 1Emphasize go-to-market lessons and category positioning if pitching an enterprise security company.
- 2Tie AI security or identity/security infrastructure to his listed investments where relevant.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official Acrew profile lists both early-stage and later-stage investments, heavily weighted toward cybersecurity and security infrastructure.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Acrew CapitalFounding Partner2019 - Present
- ImpervaChief Product OfficerPrior
Education
- Duke UniversityDegree
Skills
Venture CapitalCybersecurityProduct Management
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