# Jessvin Thomas

> Jessvin Thomas is the CEO of Auguria, a cybersecurity startup building what it calls the first SIEM designed from the ground up for AI - a 'Security Knowledge Layer' that curates the flood of security logs before analysts ever see them. A Cornell-trained operations researcher who started his career hand-inspecting firewall logs during the dot-com boom, he has spent two decades across Nokia, Blackstone, Optiv, SKOUT/Barracuda, and Adlumin. He is also a Venture Partner at SYN Ventures and, in a twist, the owner of Tenn Street Coffee & Books in Denver.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Auguria, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Auguria, Inc., SYN Ventures, Tenn Street Coffee & Books, Long Ridge Equity Partners (advisor)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Operations Research, Cornell University
- **Known for:** CEO of Auguria, building the first SIEM/Security Knowledge Layer designed from the ground up for AI., Guided SKOUT Secure Intelligence through acquisition by Barracuda Networks., Built Optiv's NextGen managed security services practice using early SOAR (Phantom Cyber) technology.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduates Cornell with a B.S. in Operations Research; starts in IT support during the dot-com boom, manually inspecting firewall logs.
- **2000s** — Holds IT roles including time at Nokia.
- **2010s** — Vice President at The Blackstone Group, designing security operations and advising on cybersecurity investments.
- **2010s** — Vice President & General Manager at Optiv, building a NextGen SecOps managed-security practice on SOAR (Phantom Cyber) technology.
- **2018-2021** — President & CTO of SKOUT Secure Intelligence, guiding the company through its acquisition by Barracuda Networks; becomes SVP & CTO of Barracuda SKOUT Managed XDR.
- **2021** — Founds Cyber iSight, a SaaS platform for virtual CISOs (vCISOs).
- **2022-2024** — Chief Product Officer at Adlumin, a fast-growing MDR platform later acquired by N-able (NYSE: NABL).
- **2024** — Auguria emerges from stealth with a $6.5M seed round led by SYN Ventures and SentinelOne's S Ventures.
- **2024-2025** — Becomes CEO of Auguria; also serves as Venture Partner at SYN Ventures and advisor to Long Ridge Equity Partners.
- **2025** — Auguria wins the Houston SEC Con Launchpad startup competition.

## Achievements

- CEO of Auguria, building the first SIEM/Security Knowledge Layer designed from the ground up for AI.
- Guided SKOUT Secure Intelligence through acquisition by Barracuda Networks.
- Built Optiv's NextGen managed security services practice using early SOAR (Phantom Cyber) technology.
- Founded Cyber iSight, a SaaS platform for virtual CISOs.
- Chief Product Officer at Adlumin (acquired by N-able).
- Venture Partner at SYN Ventures, sourcing and evaluating cybersecurity deals.
- Auguria won the 2025 Houston SEC Con Launchpad competition.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Featured speaker on the Foundry/CSO events circuit, presenting as CEO of Auguria.
- **2025** — Auguria wins the Houston SEC Con Launchpad startup competition.

## Links

- Website: https://auguria.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessvin/

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Last updated: 2026-06-30