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Dave Merkel

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Investor at Inner Loop Capital · Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Expel

Herndon, Virginia, United States

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About

Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former CTO of FireEye.

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Expel

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Expel's investors · 11

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2016Burda Principal InvestmentsMunichCapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2021Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2021GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2021LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checksMarch Capital PartnersSanta Monica · since 2021New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksPaladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Expel

YKYanek Korff
Yanek KorffCo-founder & Chief Operating Officer
JBJustin Bajko
Justin BajkoCo-founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Experience

  1. ExpelCo-founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  2. Town of HerndonFirst Lady2015 — 2020Herndon, VA
  3. FireEye, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2014 — 2015
  4. MandiantChief Technology Officer2011 — 2014
  5. MandiantVice President, Products and Threat Management Services2006 — 2011
  6. America Online, Inc.Senior Technical Director, Technical Security2001 — 2006
  7. America Online, Inc.Senior Technical Manager, Operations Security Investigations1999 — 2001
  8. America Online, Inc.Senior Project Manager, Operations Security1998 — 1999
  9. U.S. Air Force - AFOSIAsst. Chief of Intrusion Investigations1997 — 1998
  10. US Air Force - AFOSIChief, Countersurveillance Operations1997Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  11. US Air Force - AFOSICyber Intrusions Investigator1996 — 1997Bolling AFB, Washington DC
  12. US Air Force - AFOSISpecial Agent1994 — 1996Maxwell AFB, Montgomery AL

Skills & more

Security96Information Security58Computer Security65Enterprise Software41Incident Response35Product Management24Malware Analysis19Risk Assessment22Start-ups29Forensic Analysis13Private Investigations4Digital Forensics10

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Merkel?
Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former CTO of FireEye.
Where does Dave Merkel work?
Dave Merkel is at Inner Loop Capital and Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Expel.
Where did Dave Merkel go to school?
Dave Merkel studied at University of Colorado Boulder (BS, Computer Science).

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