# Ricardo Villadiego

> Ricardo Villadiego is a Colombian electronic engineer and cybersecurity entrepreneur based in Miami. After cofounding electronic fraud prevention company Easy Solutions and leading cybersecurity operations at Cyxtera, he founded Lumu Technologies in 2019 to help organizations continuously identify network compromise and connect detection to response.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Lumu Technologies
- **Organizations:** Lumu Technologies, Easy Solutions, Cyxtera Technologies, IBM, Internet Security Systems, Unisys Corporation
- **From:** Cartagena, Colombia
- **Nationality:** Colombian
- **Education:** Electronic Engineering, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
- **Known for:** Cofounded and expanded Easy Solutions from Colombia into international markets., Founded Lumu Technologies and secured backing from investors including Forgepoint Capital and SoftBank's SB Opportunity Fund., Led Lumu through the acquisition of Spanish threat intelligence company Maltiverse in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Moved alone from Cartagena to Bogotá at age 15 to pursue engineering.
- **—** — Worked at Unisys while studying; later wrote ATM communications software and moved into cybersecurity.
- **2006** — IBM acquired Internet Security Systems. In a 2014 first-person interview, Villadiego placed Easy Solutions' early development in this period; accounts differ on the company's founding date.
- **2009** — Joined Easy Solutions full time in February; signed the first customer in May.
- **2010** — Raised initial institutional funding from Progressive Capital in Medellín.
- **2017** — Easy Solutions became part of Cyxtera in a larger multi-asset transaction; subsequently led cybersecurity operations.
- **2019** — Founded Lumu Technologies.
- **2020** — Lumu emerged from stealth in February ahead of RSA Conference.
- **2023** — Lumu announced a $30 million Series B led by Forgepoint Capital in September.
- **2025** — Lumu acquired Maltiverse in March.
- **2026** — Lumu announced a CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM integration in August.

## Achievements

- Cofounded and expanded Easy Solutions from Colombia into international markets.
- Founded Lumu Technologies and secured backing from investors including Forgepoint Capital and SoftBank's SB Opportunity Fund.
- Led Lumu through the acquisition of Spanish threat intelligence company Maltiverse in 2025.
- Lumu was selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Lumu announced an integration with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM on August 31.
- **2026-05** — Published a World Economic Forum essay on AI-assisted cybersecurity for critical infrastructure on May 13.
- **2025-09** — Lumu and Wazuh announced a partnership integrating Maltiverse threat intelligence.
- **2025-07** — Published a World Economic Forum essay on cyber resilience for small and medium-sized businesses.
- **2025-03** — Lumu acquired Maltiverse, adding threat intelligence capabilities and a European foothold.

## Links

- Website: https://lumu.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rvilladiego/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rvilladiego

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