Muriel Kay

Muriel Kay is a Senior Associate at Cyber Mentor Fund based in New York City, where she specializes in early-stage venture capital investments within the rapidly evolving cybersecurity sector. In this capacity, she evaluates pre-seed, seed, and Series A funding opportunities ranging from $100,000 to $5 million for technology startups located in the United States. Working alongside General Partner Joe Eandi and Senior Venture Associate Julia Pardee, Kay helps manage a specialized portfolio that provides founders with direct enterprise customer access and dedicated technical mentorship. The investment firm, originally established in 2018, also produces the CMF Podcast distributed via Spotify to discuss broader industry trends, mentorship dynamics, and operational strategies for early-stage technology companies. Kay currently focuses on identifying emerging cybersecurity threats and deploying strategic capital to support technical founders building scalable enterprise defense businesses.