Renny works with enterprise technology founders from the earliest days. Prior to First In, he invested in the first financing rounds of more than a dozen companies. A veteran startup founder, he co-founded security company RedOwl Analytics in 2012. RedOwl was acquired by Forcepoint (Raytheon) in 2017. Most recently he was a principal from 2017 – 2020 at an independent investment management firm, Brown Advisory, with more than $75 billion in assets under management.
Renny began his career as a Marine Corps intelligence officer and served in Iraq and East Asia. He went on to work in national security and intelligence policy at RAND from 2007–2009, during which time he researched and analyzed issues pertaining to national security.
Renny began his career as a Marine Corps intelligence officer and served in Iraq and East Asia. He went on to work in national security and intelligence policy at RAND from 2007–2009, during which time he researched and analyzed issues pertaining to national security.
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First In is the premier early-stage security technology venture capital fund and leads seed stage rounds for cybersecurity, data intelligence and automation, and dual-use and defense technology.
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