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Dave Merkel

Investor

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

Herndon, Virginia, United States

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229 people in our graph share verified history with Dave — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Shardul ShahunlockedDave: together at Expel (2019–2026)
Dave: together at University of Colorado Boulder
×8Dave: together at America Online, Inc.
Dave: together at Expel

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 checksBurda Principal InvestmentsMunichCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $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 MonicaNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksPaladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M 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

From Dave's professional profile.

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Chris Petersen
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Coleman Miller
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Gerhard Eschelbeck
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Grant Geyer
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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).

Founder mafias

University of Colorado Boulder mafia137

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve WozniakHonorary PhD.Founded AppleRob WitoffBSFounded Chalktalk +1Stuart McClureBAFounded Cylance +1John MaslinFounded Vulcan Elements Holdings +1Eric RachmelFounded Brace +1Devon TivonaBachelor's DegreeFounded Tivona & Haug +1

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FireEye mafia19

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kristo KäärmannManagerFounded TransferWise +2Kevin MandiaSVP & COOFounded Mandiant +1Theo NasserAccount Executive, Global Services and Threat IntelligenceFounded Right Hand +1Jason MellerSenior Product ManagerFounded Threat Stack +1Raffaele MautoneSr. Director, ISS – Operations and PlanningFounded AaDya Security +1Gaurav GargBoard MemberFounded RedBack Networks

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Mandiant mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kristo KäärmannSenior ManagerFounded TransferWise +2Kevin MandiaFounderFounded Armadin +1Jason MellerProduct ManagerFounded Threat Stack +1Brandon ArvanaghiSecurity ConsultantFounded Meow +1Dave DeWaltChairmanFounded FireEyeMarshall HeilmanVP & CTO, Incident Response and Red Team OperationsFounded Dtex

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Inner Loop Capital mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ron GulaFounded Gula Tech Adventures +1Chris PetersenFounded Radicl +1Bill MurphyFounded The Contract NetworkRay RothrockFounded RedSealBryson BortFounded ScytheBill KarpovichLP & AdvisorFounded Youreka

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Same school

Also attended University of Colorado Boulder327

Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleChris RustCo-Founder and Partner at Clear VenturesSydney EberhardtInvestor at True VenturesBob ThomasPartner at OxxKirsten SuddathInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalCarolyn ExarhakisSenior Associate, Legal at JMI Equity

+ 321 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Expel7

Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesLuisa DüsbergPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsDan Nguyen-HuuPartner at Decibel PartnersMourad YesayanManaging Director at Paladin Capital GroupYanek KorffFounder at ExpelPrasad ParthasarathiSenior Director at Cisco Investments

+ 1 more

Also worked at FireEye, Inc.26

Kevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesDave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragonKen GonzalezManaging Director at NightDragonTherese CoutermarshDirector of Operations at NightDragonEnrique SalemPartner at Bain Capital VenturesJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon Ventures

+ 20 more

Also worked at Mandiant15

Kevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesDave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragonBarbara MassaAdvisor at NightDragonMarshall HeilmanInvestor at Ballistic VenturesDavid MackeyCISO at Nordson at Strategic Cyber VenturesSunil JamesPartner at Tech Equity

+ 9 more

Also worked at America Online, Inc.153

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

+ 147 more