AI Cybersecurity Startup Pitch
โApply to Pitchโ CISOs OR Just Attend & ๐ Watch.
โโโThe Panel Will Also Be Sharing Their Top Challenges & We're Having Breakout Rooms
โโTOP REASONS TO ATTEND
โโ๐ค Breakout Rooms --> There will be facilitated breakout rooms with the CISOs, so you get a chance to meet them and ask questions.
โโ๐คฉ Chance to Pitch --> About 5 startups will get a chance to pitch their solutions to the panelists.
โโ๐ช Identify Pain Points --> The panelist will be sharing their top pain points, so you can see if they're ready to purchase a tool like yours.
โโWHEN WILL I KNOW IF I'M PITCHING?
โโ3 startups are picked ahead of the event by pre-vote judges (cybersecurity executives & VCs), and 2 will be chosen live by the panel for a total of 5. This is a low-stakes, fun environment.
โโโROUGH AGENDA
โโโ5-min --> buyers share top 3 priorities they're solving
โโโ24-min --> buyers review selected startup pitches live
โโโ1-min --> buyers select the most likely tool they'd consider buying (aka the winner ๐)
โโ25 --> โBreakout rooms - where you get to meet a CISO and ask questions
โโWHAT IS A BUYER PITCH COMPETITION?
โโโA chance for founders to pitch their tools to CISOs/Cyber
โCISO Panel
โThe judges will be announced as we get closer to the event, but here are judges from our past events:
โMicrosoft's Deputy CISO, Damon Becknel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonbecknel/
โADP's VP, Global Head - Product Security, AI Security, Architecture & Third Party Risk, Nitin Bhargava - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-bhargava-7502a32/
โNHL's Senior Vice President, Information Technology & Security, Dave Munroe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmunroe/
โThe Dana Foundation's CISO, Jim Rutt - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrutt17/
โโAxon's (NASDAQ: AXON) CISO, Ben Hagen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benhagen/
โโFive9's CISO, Igor Varnava - https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorvarnava/
โโCockroach Labs's ($5B valuation) Head of Security, Compliance, & Technology, Mike Geehan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-g-0088131/
โโTonic.ai's ($45M raised) CISO, Robert Lowry - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowryrobert/
โโAbout your hosts:
โโOkta Ventures invests and supports companies creating cutting-edge technologies enabled by identity, security, and privacyโ. Feel free to also connect with the Head of Okta Ventures, Austin Arensberg, and Investor, David Lopez-Henriquez:
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