# Timur Ozekcin

> Timur Ozekcin is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Cylera, established in 2017 with Sean Abraham and Paul Bakoyiannis. A Cornell engineering graduate, he helped build the company through its pre-revenue development period, 2021 Series A and international offices and partnerships.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Cylera
- **Organizations:** Cylera, Heuristics Health
- **Education:** B.S., Biological Engineering, Cornell University, M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Cylera., Led Cylera during its $10 million Series A in 2021., Helped develop international offices and partnerships in the UK, Spain, Canada and Oman.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2012** — Volunteered with the Cornell chapter of Pencils of Promise, organizing fundraising and coordinating with community organizations.
- **2014** — Completed bachelor’s degree at Cornell.
- **2015** — Completed engineering master’s degree at Cornell.
- **2016** — Co-founded Heuristics Health.
- **2017** — Co-founded Cylera with Sean Abraham and Paul Bakoyiannis; participated in Dreamit acceleration.
- **2020** — Cylera became revenue-producing after three years of platform development.
- **2021** — Cylera announced a $10 million Series A, bringing announced total funding to $17 million; opened a Cheltenham office.
- **2022** — Cylera opened an office in Madrid.
- **2023** — Cylera established an advisory council and announced an Omantel partnership.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Cylera.
- Led Cylera during its $10 million Series A in 2021.
- Helped develop international offices and partnerships in the UK, Spain, Canada and Oman.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Introduced the Cylera CyberPulse newsletter on LinkedIn and invited suggestions for topics.

## Links

- Website: https://cylera.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timur-ozekcin-6a0b7574

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