An early-stage investment firm built on technical, legal, and venture experience.

Scarlet Canyon Capital invests in early-stage companies developing AI, quantum computing, enterprise infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

Founder Robert Prostko was previously Managing Director of Allegion Ventures, the $100M corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, and a Board Director of VergeSense.

At Allegion, he also served as Deputy General Counsel (IP and cybersecurity) and Chief Privacy Officer. Earlier in his career, he practiced patent and IP litigation at Kirkland & Ellis. He brings a combined technical, legal, and venture background to early-stage investing.

Robert is an inventor on 22 patents in AI, machine learning, and emerging technologies. He serves on Indiana's Executive Council on Cybersecurity and previously chaired the Security Industry Association's Data Privacy Advisory Board.

• Executive Master's in Cybersecurity Brown University
• J.D. DePaul University College of Law
• B.S., Computer Engineering & Computer Science University of Louisville