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Dave DeWalt

Investor

Founder and CEO at NightDragon · Managing Director at AllegisCyber Capital · Board director at Interos

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Dave DeWalt is the founder and CEO of NightDragon, a venture capital and advisory firm focused on late-stage and growth SecureTech companies. He has worked in cybersecurity and technology for over 30 years, serving as CEO of FireEye, McAfee, and Documentum. He has held numerous board roles, including Chairman of Safety & Security at Delta Airlines and a director position at Exelon Corporation, and has served on government advisory bodies including NSTAC and CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Interos

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Interos's investors · 13

AllegisCyber CapitalPalo Alto · $3M – $5M checksAlley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checksAlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checksBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Blue Owl CapitalNew York · since 2026Declaration PartnersNew YorkForgePoint CapitalSan Mateo · $5M – $50M checksHakluyt CapitalLondonNightDragonSan FranciscoOwl CapitalStructural CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $50M checks · since 2026VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2020Venrock AssociatesPalo Alto · since 2024

Co-founders at Interos

JBJennifer Bisceglie
Jennifer BisceglieDirector

Experience

  1. NightDragonFounder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Delta Air LinesChairman - Corporate Goverancecurrent2011 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
  3. ExelonMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  4. National Security Telecommuncations Advisory Council44th - 47th President of the United States Appointeecurrent2011 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  5. U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityVice Chairman, CISA Advisory Council, Department of Homeland Security2023 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  6. Five9Board Member2012 — 2024San Ramon, CA
  7. ForgeRockVice Chairman2017 — 2022San Francisco, California
  8. FireEye, Inc.Executive Chairman2016 — 2017Milpitas, California
  9. FireEye, Inc.Chairman & CEO2012 — 2016Milpitas
  10. University of San FranciscoBoard of Trustee2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  11. MandiantChairman2012 — 2014
  12. Jive SoftwareBoard Member2011 — 2013Palo Alto
  13. PolycomChairman2005 — 2013San Jose
  14. McAfeePresident & CEO2007 — 2012Santa Clara
  15. DocumentumPresident & CEO1999 — 2007

Skills & more

Enterprise Architecture99IT Strategy98Agile Methodologies25Solution Architecture31Architecture16Program Management60Start-ups99PCI DSS18Project Management18Cloud Computing99Information Technology40IT Management38
+12 moreCRMVulnerability AssessmentSoftware DevelopmentSDLCBusiness AlliancesNetworkingMobile DevicesNetwork SecurityStrategyVMwareEnterprise SoftwareGovernance

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Deals · 1

Social SafeGuard, Inc.Board seat

via AllegisCyber Capital · filed Jun 2020 · $3.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Delta AirlinesExelon CorporationForeScoutForgeRockOPTIVPhantom Cyber

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at NightDragon

Alec Kiang
Senior Associate at NightDragon
Amy De Salvatore
Senior Partner, Business Development at NightDragon
Audrey Laginess
Senior Associate, Business Development and Platform at NightDragon
Barbara Massa
Advisor at NightDragon
Courtney Dombek
Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation at NightDragon
Dorin Baniel
Partner, Israel at NightDragon
General Sir Chris Deverell
Venture Partner at NightDragon
Hannah Huffman
Partner, Defense & Aerospace at NightDragon

Network6

Bobby YazdaniScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Cota Capital
Peter BordesScout
Managing Partner at Trajectory Ventures
Spencer TallScout
Managing Director at AllegisCyber Capital
Dave Palmer
Partner at Ten Eleven
Kevin Marcus
Partner at WestCap
Michael Feiertag
Partner at AllegisCyber Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave DeWalt?
Dave DeWalt is the founder and CEO of NightDragon, a venture capital and advisory firm focused on late-stage and growth SecureTech companies. He has worked in cybersecurity and technology for over 30 years, serving as CEO of FireEye, McAfee, and Documentum. He has held numerous board roles, including Chairman of Safety & Security at Delta Airlines and a director position at Exelon Corporation, and has served on government advisory bodies including NSTAC and CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
Where does Dave DeWalt work?
Dave DeWalt is Founder and CEO at NightDragon and Board director at Interos.
What does Dave DeWalt invest in?
Dave DeWalt invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Dave DeWalt sit on?
Dave DeWalt holds tracked board seats at Delta Airlines, Exelon Corporation, ForeScout, ForgeRock, OPTIV, Phantom Cyber, Social SafeGuard, Inc..
What companies has Dave DeWalt invested in?
Investments tracked here include Blackbird.AI, Callsign, Deepfence, HawkEye 360, Horizon3.ai, Human Security, iboss, Immuta, Instant Channel, Mezmo, Onapsis, Prevailion, and 7 more.
Where did Dave DeWalt go to school?
Dave DeWalt studied at University of Delaware (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); University of Delaware (Doctorate of Science (Honorary 2015), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services).

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