Shawn Carpenter is the Founder and Managing Partner of Three Tree Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Shawn Carpenter is the Founder and Managing Partner of Three Tree Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm he established in 2011 in Falls Church, Virginia, and is a Navy veteran with specialized training in Nuclear Physics. His investment thesis targets early-stage product companies applying technology to disrupt markets, with a distinct preference for startups founded by U.S. military veterans, women, and minorities, primarily focusing on cybersecurity, digital transformation, and cannabis-infused beverages. The firm typically invests up to $1 million per startup, participating in seed to Series A rounds, and often joins investment rounds with 2–3 other participants rather than always leading. Notable portfolio companies include Compass, which IPO’d on the NYSE in 2021 at an $8.22 billion valuation, ThreatGRID (acquired by Cisco Systems), Awake Security (acquired by Arista Networks), and RideScout (acquired by Daimler AG). Carpenter is recognized as a globally respected cybersecurity expert who previously tracked the “Titan Rain” Chinese cyberespionage ring while at Sandia National Laboratories, advocating for a National Cyber Academy[1
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