Chris Rouland
FounderFounder at Phosphorus Cybersecurity
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
FoundedPhosphorus Cybersecurity
About
Chris Rouland is the Founder and CEO of Phosphorus Cybersecurity, which focuses on securing unmanaged xIoT and OT devices in enterprise, healthcare, industrial, and critical infrastructure networks. He previously founded Endgame, acquired by Elastic for $247M, and Bastille, an RF-focused IoT security company, and earlier led the X-Force team at Internet Security Systems, which was acquired by IBM for $1.6B, where he served as IBM Security's first Chief Technology Officer and a Distinguished Engineer. He holds 17 patents and a Master's degree from Georgia Tech, and has spoken at RSA, Black Hat, and HITB GSEC.
Founder at Phosphorus Cybersecurity
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Phosphorus Cybersecurity's investors · 7
Evolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checks · since 2023FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2023MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2023Neva Sgr.Turin · since 2023SYN VenturesWest Palm Beach · since 2023Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcWest Palm Beach · since 2023U.S. Air Forcesince 2020
Co-founders at Phosphorus Cybersecurity
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Christopher RoulandExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- BastilleFoundercurrent2013 — present
- Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.Founder & CEO2017 — 2026Nashville, TN
- EndgameFounder2008 — 2019
- IBMCTO IBM Security, Distinguished Engineer2006 — 2008
- Internet Security Systems, IncDirector X-Force, CTO1998 — 2006
- Lehman BrothersVice President1993 — 1998New York, NY
Skills & more
IPS5Ruby on Rails8SaaS38Git4Enterprise Software76Ruby8Python9Computer Security99Agile Methodologies5Entrepreneurship23Software Engineering10Network Security76
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Rouland?
- Chris Rouland is the Founder and CEO of Phosphorus Cybersecurity, which focuses on securing unmanaged xIoT and OT devices in enterprise, healthcare, industrial, and critical infrastructure networks. He previously founded Endgame, acquired by Elastic for $247M, and Bastille, an RF-focused IoT security company, and earlier led the X-Force team at Internet Security Systems, which was acquired by IBM for $1.6B, where he served as IBM Security's first Chief Technology Officer and a Distinguished Engineer. He holds 17 patents and a Master's degree from Georgia Tech, and has spoken at RSA, Black Hat, and HITB GSEC.
- Where does Chris Rouland work?
- Chris Rouland is Founder of Phosphorus Cybersecurity.
- What companies did Chris Rouland found?
- Chris Rouland founded Phosphorus Cybersecurity.
- Where did Chris Rouland go to school?
- Chris Rouland studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's degree).
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