Gene Frantz is a General Partner at CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth equity fund, where he has been a founding partner since 2013. A specialist in cybersecurity and enterprise technology, he backed CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Freshworks before their IPOs - investments that collectively reached more than $125 billion in value. Before CapitalG, he spent 13 years at TPG Capital leading technology and telecom investments, and previously worked at Oracle's venture capital group and Morgan Stanley.

Marcus Bartram is General Partner at Titanium Ventures (formerly Telstra Ventures), a $1B+ AUM San Francisco-based venture firm where he has led or co-invested in 25+ companies including CrowdStrike, Auth0, and Cohere. A founding team member with roots in Australian telecoms and managed security services, Marcus brings engineering credentials from the University of Adelaide and an Oxford MBA to a cybersecurity-first investment thesis sharpened over 15+ years in Silicon Valley. Titanium Ventures' proprietary Revenue Acceleration Platform has generated over A$1 billion in revenue for portfolio companies — a data-driven edge that sets it apart from conventional VC.