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DataBahn
DataBahn is an AI-powered, security-native data pipeline and fabric platform that helps enterprises collect, enrich, orchestrate and optimize telemetry across security, observability, application and IoT/OT systems. Its agentic products - Cruz, Reef and Phantom agents - automate data engineering work, cut noise and reduce SIEM/telemetry costs by more than 50% while preserving visibility for security and IT teams.
Scott McCrady
Scott McCrady is the founder and CEO of SolCyber, a Dallas-based managed security services provider that emerged from stealth in July 2021 with a $20 million Series A led by ForgePoint Capital. An engineer by training with more than two decades in networking and cybersecurity, McCrady previously ran Symantec's global MSSP business and built out FireEye's Global MSSP and System Integrator business before launching SolCyber to bring enterprise-grade managed security to the mid-market.
Billy Gouveia
Billy Gouveia is the founder and CEO of Surefire Cyber, a Maryland-based incident response firm that helps cyber insurers, brokers, law firms, and organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents like ransomware, business email compromise, and data theft. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer and Columbia and Georgetown graduate, he spent years in national security and enterprise risk consulting before incubating Surefire Cyber inside Forgepoint Capital and launching it in 2022 with $10 million in Series A funding. His pitch: combine automation with human expertise to deliver faster, calmer response when companies are under attack.
Chad Kinzelberg
Chad Kinzelberg is a seasoned Silicon Valley executive-turned-advisor who built cybersecurity empires before most people knew what the attack surface was. From taking Palo Alto Networks from pre-IPO scrappiness to an $18 billion market cap titan, to scaling Equinix from $2.7B to $9.2B in revenue as a key sales leader, Chad has lived the arc of the modern security industry - startup CEO, CMO, SVP, Chief Sales Officer, and now Advisory Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He is an Executive Advisor at Glilot Capital Partners, a board director at IONIX, and a trusted counsel to firms like Warburg Pincus, ForgePoint Capital, and HackerOne.