First Round

First Round, a venture capital firm empowering founders, invests in a diverse portfolio of companies spanning every industry. It’s a broad scope that means First Round’s employees handle highly sensitive and confidential material daily, making robust security awareness training essential.

Ryan Donnon, Director of IT at First Round, oversees this critical training and selected Adaptive Security for its next-generation platform. “Adaptive’s blend of traditional phishing simulations as well as next-gen deepfake-based attacks was something other platforms did not have,” Donnon explains.

Adaptive empowers organizations like First Round to deploy advanced phishing simulations, including deepfakes and AI voice cloning, which are increasingly prevalent as generative AI evolves.

Today, First Round leverages Adaptive to prepare its employees for the ever-changing landscape of cyberattacks. Donnon and his team take a proactive approach ensuring everyone in the organization plays a vital role in protecting both company and client data, shielding First Round’s reputation — and its investments.