Venture Capital's Cybersecurity Crisis: No Money, No Innovation, No Future?

S1E77 - Venture Capital's Cybersecurity Crisis: No Money, No Innovation, No Future?

Published: August 6, 2025

Duration: 42:41

Why venture capitalists have abandoned cybersecurity and what this means for real innovation

Welcome to Razorwire, the podcast where we go beyond the headlines to dig into what really matters in information security. I'm your host, James Rees and this week we're pulling back the curtain on the world of venture capital in cybersecurity. The brutal truth is that VC money has dried up, innovation has stalled and according to this week’s special guest, we're mostly seeing "the same crap with AI on it." VCs are having layoffs, funds are frozen at 13-14 years with no ex...