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Michael Sutton is General Partner & Co-Founder at Runtime Ventures, based in Alexandria, VA, USA.
Michael Sutton co-founded Runtime Ventures and has also been involved with Blu Venture Investors.
Michael Sutton is a Partner at Blu Venture Investors, where he focuses on early-stage cybersecurity and technology investments. Prior to transitioning to venture capital in December 2018, he served as the Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, bringing significant operational and engineering expertise to his investment approach. In his current capacity, he serves on both the Cyber Investment Committee and the Cyber Fund Investment Committee, directing capital into information technology, SaaS, and big data enterprises. Sutton typically targets investment allocations ranging from $500,000 to $1 million per deal within the cybersecurity sector, aligning with the firm's broader strategy of securing three to five times returns through accelerated three- to five-year exits. His current focus centers on leveraging his background in product development and mergers and acquisitions to mentor technical founders across the broader Mid-Atlantic technology market.