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    Sathvik Krishnamurthy

    Sathvik Krishnamurthy

    Serial tech entrepreneur + cyber. Founder, Managing Partner, Security Leadership Capital

    Encinitas
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    Experience
    Security Leadership Capital
    Security Leadership Capital
    Founder, Managing Partner
    As a boutique seed-stage venture capital firm, SLC invests in early stage companies where cybersecurity will be a critical enabler for success.
    Entrust Datacard
    Entrust Datacard
    Board Member
    Trqk
    Trqk
    Founder, Executive Chairman
    Modernized media management, for music creators and publishers
    Cequence Security
    Cequence Security
    Advisor
    Scantrust
    Scantrust
    Advisor
    Vault12
    Vault12
    Advisor
    CHITA
    CHITA
    Advisor 2016 - 2017 (about 1 year)
    Fortscale
    Fortscale
    Board Member 2016 - 2018 (almost 2 years)
    Earn.com
    Earn.com
    Advisor
    Plusmo
    Exit
    Plusmo
    Advisor
    Voltage Security
    Voltage Security
    President, CEO 2003 - 2015 (almost 12 years)
    First vendor to coin term "data-centric security" -- market leader for protecting structured and unstructured data. One of first 10 employees. We built to $50M+ in revenue,... more acquired by HP in 2015. Spent 9 months within HP in transitional role to bring data security into growth markets and support the M&A integration (with great results!)
    ValiCert Inc (bought by Axway)
    ValiCert Inc (bought by Axway)
    VP, Marketing & Business Development 1998 - 2002 (about 4 years)
    Coined term "validation authority" for digital certificate validation, then pivoted to managed file transfer through acquisition. IPO. Rode the tech bubble up, surfed it down... more when it popped.
    Worldtalk
    Worldtalk
    VP, GM, Security Products 1992 - 1998 (about 6 years)
    Led our pivot into the then-nascent security market (coined term "email firewall" in 1996) via acquisition. IPO, then acquired for $200M by Tumbleweed.
    Founder
    Trqk, Security Leadership Capital
    Employee
    Worldtalk, ValiCert Inc (bought by Axway), Voltage Security
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Plusmo, Earn.com, CHITA, Vault12, Scantrust, Cequence Security
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
    Fortscale, Entrust Datacard
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Operating career: 4 companies -- 3 IPOs, 1 acquisition (by HP)
    Angel track record: TVPI > 3x, IRR > 50%

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Locations
    Silicon Valley San Jose
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
    -- Michael J. Mauboussin

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