CISO intros from day one.
A network of 50+ vetted senior security leaders. Hand-picked, briefed, warm. Activated before you have product.
1:1 calls with senior buyers.
Direct feedback on positioning, pricing, and product from the people you're trying to sell to.
Path to POCs/first customers.
We open doors to design partnerships and paid pilots with the organizations your category needs.
Market intelligence.
What CISOs are buying, what's getting cut, what's coming next.
Year-round programming.
CISO dinners, feedback sessions, and dedicated events at RSA and Black Hat.
Series A co-investor relationships.
Direct introductions to the funds that have led our companies' next rounds.
"Hetz understood that Prompt wasn’t just another cyber company - it was where security and GenAI meet. Their cross-domain perspective across cyber, infra, and AI helped us define our strategy and establish credibility in a new category."
"Hetz - and Pavel - were great partners from the beginning. From connecting us to prospects and organizing customer events, to helping us think about investments and sales motions. Pavel and the team were always available and provided great support for Silk."
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Proactive and Analytical Cyber Security Executive with 15+ years leading successful mission-critical security programs across large enterprise infrastructures including Ahold Delhaize, Celanese, Raytheon, PepsiCo, Nike, and MasterCard Worldwide. Partnering with teams across the enterprise to reduce the Attack Surface ensuring we can securely innovate at the speed of business. Respected for engineering and implementing security architectures and programs that quickly identify and mitigate attacks and potential threats. Inspirational and Collaborative leader with a history of developing and motivating high performance technical teams that achieve aggressive objectives.
"A successful security team’s mission is to enable secure innovation at the Speed of Business."
Fotis joined Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) as Group Chief Information Security Officer. CCHBC along with its customers, serves more than 715 million consumers across a broad geographic footprint of 29 countries on 3 continents. CCHBC is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index and has been named as the world’s most sustainable beverage company according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2022. As Group CISO, Fotis is responsible for developing and delivering enterprise IT and Operational Technology strategic roadmaps that protect and sustain mission critical assets and ensure resiliency of business operations during disruptive events. Fotis is also responsible for the data privacy program aiming to build customer, consumer and employee trust and ensure compliance with GDPR and other data protection and privacy legislations and regulations. Prior joining CCHBC, Fotis was part of the cyber security and data privacy practice of EY and PwC.
"Build cyber resilience across the enterprise - prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks with minimum impact to organisation's mission."
Yaron Slutzky is CISO at Agoda with 15+ years of experience in the cybersecurity domain. Prior to Agoda, he has been CISO for different companies working in multiple sectors, such as Telecom, E-commerce & Manufacturing. Yaron also lectures in universities and conferences around the world. He is primarily focused on emerging technologies & transforming organizations Information/Cyber Security program by bringing a fresh new approach and methodology.
"One of the elements of success for a good CISO is to build a strong team with good leaders, which can distinguish between what is important to insist and implement for the business."
Todd has more than 25 years of experience in information technology and security with hands-on roles designing, developing, and deploying enterprise architectures from the ground up. Todd is currently the CISO at both Zluri and Scrut Automation as well as an advisor to a handful of startups. He is a recognized expert in the Life Sciences/Biotech industries in regards to compliance, and the strict regulations with HIPAA, SOX, SOC2 among other regulations.
"Startups are on the edge of technology and solve problems others have not. Finding the next wave in innovative startups in an exciting proposition."
Arkadiy Goykhberg is a capable engineering-focused technology executive with extensive IT, information security, software development, and operational risk management experience, with intimate knowledge of the financial services, print & digital media, enterprise SaaS, e-commerce, and healthcare industries, their associated technical challenges and regulatory requirements. He has a demonstrable track record of success in driving technology transformation programs to improve operational efficiency, eliminate technical debt, accelerate the development of new products and services to achieve business objectives while improving performance, resilience, and reducing operational risk. He is a change agent with a solid technical and business background who effectively communicates and influences at all levels of an organization, including the board of directors, executive management, business stakeholders, and technical staff.
"Tip for founders: have empathy towards your customers, and be realistic about the problems your solution can solve."
Al Ghous is the Chief Information Security Officer at Snapdocs, the leading digital mortgage closing platform. Al has been in the cybersecurity industry for over 20 years contributing in different capacities from Product Security and Risk Management to Solution Consulting and Security Architecture. Prior to Snapdocs, Al served as Chief Information Security Officer at Envision Digital and Chief Security Officer at ServiceMax, and led Cyber Security, Cloud Platform and Products at GE Digital. Al has also served in leadership positions at Informatica, Robert Half, Kaiser Permanente, PeopleSoft/Oracle and Ernst & Young.Al is active in the cybersecurity industry and part of several industry organizations and consortiums, as well as a member of several advisory boards. He strives to help founders focus on product, market fit, strategy, and fundraising, while maturing their security posture to attract customers and investors alike.
"The Founder, the VC and the CISO play a vital role in our industry. The Founder brings innovative ideas and relies on the VC to help bring those ideas to fruition. The CISO then provides validation and becomes the consumer. We don't think about this triad much, but at the end it's a win-win-win... playing itself out over and over again, fueling a robust and thriving industry."
Elie Abenmoha serves as Chief IT Security Officer for Publicis Groupe, a global leader in advertising, media buying, data-driven marketing and digital business transformation where he leads the Global Security Office (GSO) protecting the organization against cyber threats, ensuring compliance to security regulations and managing a center of excellence supporting client and product delivery services.
"The most secure computer is the computer that’s off."
As SVB’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Grant Bourzikas is responsible for developing and implementing SVB’s information security and privacy program. Grant oversees enterprise-wide security policies and global privacy, develops strategies to continuously improve enterprise data security and implements enterprise business continuity and disaster recovery plans. He works directly with SVB business units to facilitate risk assessment and risk management processes.
Prior to joining SVB, Grant was the Group Chief Information Security Officer at HSBC and responsible for the global cybersecurity posture and program for the bank. Before HSBC, Grant was the CISO and led the McAfee Labs and Data Science division, with responsibility for the Artificial Intelligence function.
With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, Grant is a five-time CISO at a Fortune 500 critical infrastructure company, financial services organization, and gaming company. He began his career in public accounting where he provided cybersecurity strategy, implementation, and assessment services to many global organizations. Grant has a proven track record in driving transformational change as well as leading diverse global cybersecurity teams.
Grant was named Top 100 Global CISO in 2020, awarded Security’s Most Influential People in Security 2019, and CISO of the Year in 2018. Grant has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and received a Master’s in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence from Southern Methodist University in 2022.
"Recognize that diversity of thought is essential for your success. As you build your teams, look for people who think differently than you and from each other."
Watch Grant: A cybersecurity discussion with Grant Bourzikas