Bellini Capital

Name

Bellini Capital

Legal name

Bellini Capital

Website

https://bellinicapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bellini Capital is a Tampa-based private investment firm founded by Arnie Bellini that deploys capital through seed investments and philanthropy across three pillars: cybersecurity innovation, education and talent development, and environmental conservation in Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Private Equity

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & Software Growth Equity (FSANACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Security & Defense / GovTech Growth Equity (FSANACAN)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Cybersecurity investments
• Seed stage funding
• Education technology investing
• Environmental conservation funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Others, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: Bellini Capital generates returns through equity investments in early-stage and growth-stage companies. The firm invests in cybersecurity, education technology, and sustainability companies, seeking both financial returns and positive societal impact.
2. Portfolio Company Growth: Returns realized through portfolio company exits, acquisitions, and IPOs. Notable exit includes ConnectWise, sold for approximately $1.5 billion, which created over 70 millionaires among employees.
3. Philanthropy and Ecosystem Building: Deploys capital through grants and donations to educational institutions and conservation efforts, building the talent pipeline and ecosystem that supports portfolio company success.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bellini Capital is a Tampa Bay-based private venture capital and philanthropy firm that deploys capital through seed and growth-stage equity investments in cybersecurity, education technology, and environmental sustainability companies. The firm complements its investment activity with philanthropic grants to educational institutions and conservation organizations, building an integrated ecosystem anchored by the CyberBay summit and the University of South Florida's Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing.

Product overview

Bellini Capital is a venture capital and philanthropy firm founded by Arnie Bellini that operates as an investment vehicle focused on three interconnected pillars: cybersecurity innovation, talent development through education, and environmental conservation. The firm deploys capital through seed investments and charitable giving to build an ecosystem that strengthens America's digital defenses while preserving natural resources. Bellini Capital's portfolio includes investments in cybersecurity companies such as ConnectSecure (vulnerability and compliance management for MSPs), Compliance Scorecard (governance and compliance platform), TechGrid (business operating system for MSPs), and Nine Minds (AI-powered IT service management). The firm also funds educational initiatives including the $40 million Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing at USF and the Bellini Center for Talent Development, as well as conservation efforts through Live Wildly and the Bellini Preserve. Bellini Capital organizes the annual CyberBay Summit to unite cybersecurity, AI, and national security leaders. The company does not operate a unified product platform; rather, it is an investment and philanthropy organization whose portfolio companies offer distinct cybersecurity, compliance, and technology solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CyberBay: An interactive community and annual summit that serves as the connective force aligning cybersecurity sectors, government, academia, and private enterprise in Tampa Bay.
• Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing
• Bellini Center for Talent Development
• Live Wildly
• Bellini Preserve

Products and services

• Bellini Capital Investment Fund Seed and growth-stage venture capital investment vehicle deploying equity capital into purpose-driven technology companies in cybersecurity, education technology, and environmental sustainability sectors.
• CyberBay Summit Annual cybersecurity summit bringing together leaders from government, academia, and private enterprise to address cybersecurity challenges, featuring keynote sessions, workshops, and the Solutions Innovation Pitch Contest.
• CyberBay Innovation Challenge Grant competition awarding non-dilutive funding to early-stage cybersecurity startups, with the 2026 award of $70,000 going to Actualization.ai for its SquarePact solution targeting small and medium businesses through MSPs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% internship placement rate for students through Bellini Center for Talent Development
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• University of South FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2025Strategic partnership through $40 million gift to establish the Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing at USF - the first named college in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to AI and cybersecurity convergence. The partnership includes $11 million additional investment in the Bellini Center for Talent Development at USF's Muma College of Business.
• Cyber Florida at USFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding principal partnership for CyberBay initiative, with Cyber Florida leading various initiatives to inspire and educate cybersecurity professionals, advance applied research, and enhance cybersecurity awareness. Cyber Florida was established by the Florida Legislature in 2014.
• Right of BoomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Certified Cybersecurity Leadership Strategist (CCLS) program delivered at CyberBay Summit, designed to help CISOs and security leaders translate technical cyber risk into business language that resonates with executives and boards.
• Saint Leo UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Saint Leo University's College of Computing to create a focused path to cybersecurity careers through an NSA-designated Center of Excellence offering self-paced certification programs with hands-on training in state-of-the-art simulation labs.
• Compliance ScorecardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo Bellini Capital portfolio companies announcing partnership to streamline asset governance for MSPs. The collaboration allows MSPs to efficiently manage and govern their assets through integrated solutions.
• Conservation FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to permanently protect 639 acres of Lake Marion waterfront property as the Bellini Preserve, part of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Arnie Bellini purchased and held the land until financing could be arranged for conservation.
• Polk County Natural LandssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the conservation of Lake Marion property, working with Bellini Capital and Conservation Florida to protect the critical stretch of the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
• Live WildlycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit initiative co-founded by Arnie Bellini that connects Floridians with their wild heritage while building crucial support for the Florida Wildlife Corridor through strategic partnerships, public awareness campaigns, and interactive tools.
• USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and ComputingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for CyberBay Summit 2026, serving as a founding principal alongside Bellini Capital, Cyber Florida, and University of South Florida to strengthen Tampa Bay's contribution to the nation's cybersecurity and AI capabilities.
• ConnectSecurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBellini Capital portfolio company and CISO Brian Blakley's dual role organization. ConnectSecure supports the CCLS program to help partners develop leadership capabilities, with platforms ConnectSecure and Cynomi supporting the initiative.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ballmer Group: Ballmer Group is the philanthropic and investment organization of Steve Ballmer that combines large-scale philanthropy with strategic investments. It is comparable to Bellini Capital's hybrid model of deploying founder capital through both venture investments and philanthropic ecosystem building.
• Emerson Collective: Emerson Collective is Laurene Powell Jobs's hybrid organization combining impact investing, philanthropy, and advocacy. It is a structural peer to Bellini Capital given the blended model of founder-capital deployment across investments and philanthropic ecosystem initiatives.
• Revolution (Rise of the Rest): Revolution is Steve Case's venture firm with a "Rise of the Rest" thesis of investing in startups outside traditional tech hubs. It shares Bellini Capital's regional ecosystem-building approach and ecosystem-anchored thesis, though at significantly larger scale and broader sector focus.
• Allen & Company: Allen & Company is a closely held private investment bank and principal investment firm. It is comparable to Bellini Capital as a privately controlled, founder-led investment entity that deploys principal capital with discretion, though it operates at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Syn Ventures: Syn Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in cybersecurity, industrial security, and national security startups. Comparable to Bellini Capital given cybersecurity specialization and overlap with defense/GovTech adjacencies relevant to the MacDill AFB ecosystem.
• NightDragon: NightDragon is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity, safety, and privacy companies. Its investment thesis directly overlaps with Bellini Capital's cybersecurity focus on ConnectSecure, Compliance Scorecard, and portfolio companies serving MSPs.
• Forgepoint Capital: Forgepoint Capital is a cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm investing in early-stage and growth-stage security companies. It is the most direct peer to Bellini Capital given the shared cybersecurity investment thesis, though it operates at a larger fund scale with institutional LPs.
• Rally Ventures: Rally Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and infrastructure. Comparable to Bellini Capital's enterprise/cybersecurity seed investing model, particularly given overlapping focus on MSP-channel distribution.
• YL Ventures: YL Ventures is a cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm investing in seed-stage Israeli security startups with U.S. go-to-market support. Comparable to Bellini Capital's early-stage cybersecurity focus, though YL is geographically concentrated in Israel.
• Ten Eleven Ventures: Ten Eleven Ventures is a specialized cybersecurity venture capital firm that invests globally in early-stage and growth-stage security companies. It is a direct comparable to Bellini Capital given the cybersecurity-only investment mandate and similar stage focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bellini-cap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments12 records

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