What Three Kings Capital does

Three Kings Capital is a New York–based, family-office backed private equity platform that invests exclusively in established cybersecurity companies. Founded in the 2013 era after founder Bill Ryckman redirected from a broader Aerospace and Defense mandate toward cybersecurity, the firm writes equity checks of $1 million to $10 million in information security businesses generating at least $5 million of revenue from a diversified customer base, taking board seats or advisor roles and operating as an active owner rather than a passive LP. The portfolio is concentrated in security products and services serving both government and commercial customers, with three completed exits in consecutive years (Cloudrise to Exclusive Networks in 2024, Redjack to Lansweeper in 2025, and Lynx Technology Partners to MorganFranklin Consulting in 2025) and three remaining active positions (Arcova, Hedy, Palitronica).

The firm does not develop or sell technology itself; its "products" are portfolio holdings held via preferred equity. Go-to-market is selective and relationship-driven: deal sourcing relies on the founder's two-and-a-half decades of Aerospace and Defense experience and a Board of Advisors with Intelligence, Armed Forces, Law Enforcement, Consulting, and CEO-operator pedigrees (including NSA, Army, Booz Allen, and ex-CISO backgrounds). The investment thesis frames the firm as mission-driven — protecting national assets, corporate assets, personal assets, personally identifiable information, and critical infrastructure from cyber threats — with capital appreciation described as funding sustainability rather than the primary objective.

Economically, Three Kings Capital operates without external fundraising-cycle pressure thanks to family-office backing, enabling opportunistic exit timing. Revenue is realized primarily through capital appreciation on exits to strategic acquirers and financial buyers; transaction-fee economics, management-fee economics, and AUM are not publicly disclosed. Geographic scope is primarily CONUS with disclosed willingness to consider Canada, Western Europe, and Singapore. Headcount is 1-10, consistent with a tightly-held investment shop rather than an institutionalized fund platform.

Name

Three Kings Capital

Legal name

Three Kings Capital LLC

Website

https://threekingscapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Three Kings Capital is a New York–based, family-office backed private equity platform that invests $1M–$10M in established cybersecurity companies with $5M+ revenue, taking active board or advisor roles and operating from a national-security mission orientation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Private Equity Investment Returns: Three Kings Capital generates returns through capital appreciation from their portfolio companies. As a family-office backed private equity platform without a fundraising cycle, they can be opportunistic about exits. Revenue is realized through the sale of portfolio companies to strategic acquirers and financial buyers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Three Kings Capital is a family-office backed private equity platform that invests exclusively in established cybersecurity companies, deploying $1 million to $10 million in information security product and service companies generating at least $5 million in revenue. The firm takes board seats or advisor roles to actively support portfolio companies, with a mission-driven focus on protecting national assets, corporate assets, personal assets and critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

Product overview

Three Kings Capital is a family-office backed private equity platform that invests exclusively in established cybersecurity companies. The firm invests between $1 million and $10 million in information security companies that generate at least $5 million in revenue. Their portfolio consists of six cybersecurity companies: Cloudrise (sold to Exclusive Networks in 2024), Redjack (sold to Lansweeper in 2025), Lynx Technology Partners (sold to MorganFranklin Consulting in 2025), Arcova, Hedy, and Palitronica. Three Kings Capital takes board seats or advisor roles to actively help grow the companies in which they invest, with a mission to help protect critical infrastructure, national assets, corporate assets, personal assets, and personally identifiable information from cyber threats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cybersecurity Private Equity Investments Preferred equity investments of $1M-$10M in established information security product and service companies with at least $5 million in revenue, a well-diversified customer base, and a path to cash flow positive or break-even operations. The firm actively takes board seats or advisor roles to help grow portfolio companies, primarily within CONUS with consideration for Canada, Western Europe and Singapore.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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