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Cris Neckar
InvestorPartner at Two Bear Capital
Whitefish, Montana, United States
Writes $3M – $10M checks
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About
Cris Neckar, a hacker and security researcher with nearly two decades' experience, applies exploit-development and vulnerability-discovery concepts to target disease pathways and partners with technical founders in precision medicine and AI-driven oncology.
Contact· published on Cris's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Experience
- Two Bear CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — presentWhitefish, Montana, United States
- ConcealInvestor, Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- ReveniumInvestor, Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- QuSecureInvestor, Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- BINARLYInvestor, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Dymium, IncInvestor, Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- ElisityInvestor, Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- PulseData AIInvestor, Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- Digital DisbursementsCybersecurity Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- Spring LabsChief Information Security Officer2020 — 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
- Pinkaloo Technologies (now a part of Ren)Cybersecurity Advisor2019 — 2021
- Divergent Security, LLCManaging Partner2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleChrome Security Engineer2010 — 2014Mountain View, California, United States
- DePaul UniversityAdjunct Professor of Cyber Security2009 — 2010Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Neohapsis, now part of CiscoSenior Application Security Consultant2005 — 2010Greater Chicago Area
Skills & more
Info SecSecurity StartupsExploit DevelopmentProduct market fitEarly-Stage StartupsPQCGo-to-Market StrategyCybersecurityVenture CapitalComputer Security43Penetration Testing39Application Security31
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Network SecuritySecurityWeb Application SecurityInformation SecurityReverse Engineeringx86 AssemblyIncident ResponseVulnerability Assessment- USHPA Paragliding P2 — US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Inc.
- Private Investigator — State of Montana
From Cris's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Two Bear Capital
Amalia Colangelo
Principal at Two Bear Capital
Ashley Archibeque
Executive Assistant at Two Bear Capital
Avery Sonnenberg
Principal at Two Bear Capital
Bria Iuliano
Executive Assistant at Two Bear Capital
Bridget Martell MA, MD
Senior Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear Capital
Ellen Lubman
Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear Capital
Ellen Lubman, MBA
Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear Capital
Erika Bolden
Operations Manager at Two Bear Capital
Network3
Gaurav
Investor at WestWave Capital
Michael Goguen
Founder and Managing Partner at Two Bear Capital
Mike Reiner
Partner at Acrobator Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cris Neckar?
- Cris Neckar, a hacker and security researcher with nearly two decades' experience, applies exploit-development and vulnerability-discovery concepts to target disease pathways and partners with technical founders in precision medicine and AI-driven oncology.
- Where does Cris Neckar work?
- Cris Neckar is Partner at Two Bear Capital.
- What does Cris Neckar invest in?
- Cris Neckar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
- What check size does Cris Neckar write?
- Cris Neckar typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.
- What companies has Cris Neckar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include QuSecure, Binarly, Dymium, Revenium.
- Where did Cris Neckar go to school?
- Cris Neckar studied at Marquette University.
- Does Cris Neckar lead rounds?
- Yes — Cris Neckar has led 1 tracked investment.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Elisity7
Morgan GerlakPartner at TCVJoe PintoChief Customer Experience Officer, Pure Storage at Two Bear CapitalSpencer TallManaging Director at AllegisCyber CapitalGalina AntovaCo-Founder & Chief BD Officer at Claroty at Leaders FundEvan HochhauserPartner at Technology Crossover VenturesDavid LamManaging Director at WI Harper Group
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Also worked at PulseData AI4
Also worked at Spring Labs7
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