Virsec Systems
Dave Furneaux has been a driving force behind Virsec since its inception, as an investor and active board member, becoming CEO in 2020. He has spent his 30-year career as an entrepreneur and venture investor, forming, building and investing in numerous high growth companies in information technology, including successful cybersecurity companies, Watchfire (acquired by IBM), Skystone (acquired by Cisco), Application Security (acquired by Symantec) and Aironet (acquired by Cisco).
As an early stage investor in Virsec, Dave has played a critical role guiding its strategy and growth. Earlier in his career, Dave founded and led Kodiak Venture Partners, which went on to invest in and build successful companies, such as Appnexus (acquired by AT&T), Channel Advisor (NYSE: ECOM) and WHERE (acquired by Paypal). More recently, Dave founded BlueIO, an innovative, mission-driven investment holding company. Under BlueIO, Dave participated in the formation and building process as a co-founder and investor in a core group of companies, such as Blaze (acquired by Akamai), Lufa Farms, a 400+ employee leading agricultural technology company, and Cybersaint, a leading Cyber Risk Management company.
Dave holds a BA with Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude honors from Colorado College.
This person is not in any offices
Virsec Systems
5 followers
Based in San Jose, California, Virsec is the leading provider of application-aware workload protection. Virsec’s unique technology defends against the widest range of attacks, both known and unknown, with no signature or prior knowledge required. The solution secures any and all critical business applications, from legacy to COTS to custom, in any environment. Virsec is led by industry veterans with extensive leadership experience at multiple leading cybersecurity and technology companies and a long list of high-growth startups. More information is available at www.virsec.com.