The cybersecurity market is evolving rapidly as AI, changing enterprise architectures, and new approaches to risk create opportunities for the next generation of security companies. This session will offer a venture capital perspective on where meaningful innovation is happening, what separates promising new technologies from crowded categories, and how investors evaluate which cybersecurity companies and ideas have staying power. The discussion will also explore the unique role CISOs can play in shaping this ecosystem, from advising and investing to bringing their experience to venture capital. CISOs will gain a different perspective on where the security market is headed, while also exploring what it takes to translate years of security leadership into a potential next chapter as an investor.