CO-FOUNDER & CEO, TWISTLOCK (ACQ. BY PALO ALTO NETWORKS)

Co-founded Twistlock (YL Ventures' portfolio company) in 2015, and serves as its CEO. Ben has 14+ years of experience in enterprise security and operating systems. He is a Microsoft veteran with extensive experiences in both software development and product management. Ben is a veteran of the Israeli Intelligence Corps. He has a B.A in Computer Science from the Technion in Israel and an MBA from the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel.  

PARTNER,

SHASTA VENTURES

Nitin is a partner at Shasta Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm. Nitin is passionate about enterprise software and invests in infrastructure software, particularly in security and data technologies. He serves as a board director of Cequence Security, ISARA, SlamData, FogLogic and Kubit AI and is actively involved with Shasta Ventures’ investments in LucidWorks, Data.World, ValiMail, Lightbend, Aquera, and Macrometa.

FOUNDER, NIGHTDRAGON SECURITY & MOMENTUM CYBER

Dave is a veteran CEO, advisor and investor focused on technology & cybersecurity. He helped create more than $20B of shareholder value during his 15 years as president & CEO of FireEye, McAfee & Documentum. Today, he serves as the managing director of Allegis Cyber as well as an investor & board member of Delta Airlines, Five9, ForeScout, Phantom Cyber, CallSign, Claroty, Team8, DataTribe, Illusive Networks, and Optiv.

VP & DEPUTY CISO,

WALMART

Adam is an entrepreneur and operations executive who founded a security product company and held leadership roles with several Fortune 500 companies. Previously, he co-founded Bluebox Security, which was acquired in 2016, served as the CISO of Salesforce's Heroku business unit, and led security and compliance both at TiVo and within The Walt Disney Company. In addition, he is a venture advisor at YL Ventures.

CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY

Renee is an accomplished information security executive with over 25 years of experience managing technology risk for global corporations across multiple industries including GlaxoSmithKline, Capital One, Time Warner, Coca-Cola and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. As an information security practitioner, Renee was one of the first women in the field. She’s considered a thought leader as well as an early adopter of technologies and best practices.

PARTNER,

EVOLUTION EQUITY PARTNERS

Karthik leads investments in cyber security, enterprise software, IoT, cloud and analytics, and has over 15 years of investment, entrepreneurial, operational, M&A and investment banking experience. Previously, he led Cisco’s cybersecurity acquisition and investment team, and was the CEO & Co-founder of a social analytics startup, VP of Investment Banking at Barclays (previously Lehman Brothers) and technology consultant at Manhattan Associates.

DIRECTOR & FOUNDING MEMBER,

MOMENTUM CYBER

Dino is a director & founding member at Momentum Cyber, a premier strategic advisor in the cybersecurity industry. Dino has spent 15 years in the technology industry and has extensive expertise in cybersecurity, finance, strategy, operations, venture capital and engineering. He is also a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business where he teaches a top ranked course in Venture Capital & Private Equity.

MANAGING PARTNER,
YL VENTURES

 Yoav is a tech entrepreneur and investor for 25 years. YL Ventures, which he founded, manages $140 million focused on accelerating seed-stage cybersecurity startups' push into the American market. Based in Silicon Valley, Yoav has managed the firm since its inception in 2007, presiding over a dynamic portfolio and a track record of high-profile exits to major corporations including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, CA & Proofpoint.