# Randy Chou

> Randy Chou is a San Jose-based software engineer and entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Panzura, and founder and CEO of Nubeva. His career includes security and networking work at Alteon and Aruba, global file sharing at Panzura, and encryption-key discovery and ransomware recovery at Nubeva.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Nubeva
- **Organizations:** Nubeva, Panzura, Aruba Networks, Alteon WebSystems, Broderbund Software
- **Education:** Computer science degree; exact degree type unconfirmed, University of California, Berkeley, The American School of Madrid
- **Known for:** Co-founded Panzura and led its early development and growth., Led SSL security and load-balancing software development at Alteon., Managed Aruba Networks security software work as a founding software team member.

## Career timeline

- **1996–1999** — 3D software architect at Broderbund Software.
- **1999–2001** — SSL software lead at Alteon WebSystems.
- **Before 2008** — Member of Aruba Networks’ founding software team; managed security software architecture and development.
- **2008** — Co-founded Panzura with John Taylor in July.
- **2016** — Left Panzura’s CEO role; founded Nubeva with Greig Bannister.
- **2018** — Joined Nubeva’s Toronto market-opening ceremony on April 16; trading began March 2.
- **2024** — Led Nubeva as it announced a TLS asset sale agreement and a focus on ransomware reversal.
- **2026** — Named inventor on U.S. Patent 12,561,431, issued February 24.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Panzura and led its early development and growth.
- Led SSL security and load-balancing software development at Alteon.
- Managed Aruba Networks security software work as a founding software team member.
- Founded and leads Nubeva.
- Named inventor on ransomware recovery patents issued in September 2025 and February 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Nubeva announced access to a frontier AI model for early evaluation in defensive cybersecurity, with no assured product or revenue outcome.
- **2026-02** — U.S. Patent 12,561,431 issued February 24, naming Randy Yen-Pang Chou as inventor and Nubeva as assignee.
- **2025-10** — Nubeva announced a ransomware-recovery patent issued September 30, 2025, naming Chou as inventor.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randychou/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/chou_randy

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Last updated: 2026-10-14