About
Dave Palmer blends UK intelligence experience at GCHQ and MI5, managing mission‑critical infrastructure and nation‑state threats, with Darktrace co‑founder/CPO AI engineering leadership and Defence & Economic Growth Taskforce policy exposure.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech
Experience
- Ten Eleven VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentUnited Kingdom
- Geordie AIBoard Member, Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Device AuthorityBoard Member, Investorcurrent2023 — presentReading, England, United Kingdom
- Silent Push Inc.Board Member, Investorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- BLACKBIRD.AIBoard Member, Investorcurrent2023 — presentNYC
- Immersive LabsBoard Member, Investorcurrent2022 — presentCity Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- DarktraceChief Product Officer2013 — 2022London and Cambridge, United Kingdom
- UK Civil ServiceHead of Internet Capabilities2007 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- UK Civil ServiceGlobal Network and Infrastructure2000 — 2007
Education
- University of BirminghamBSc, Computer Science / Software Engineering1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Information Security60Infrastructure49Information Technology17Project Delivery18Project Management52Change Management21Stakeholder Management12Enterprise Architecture14IT Strategy32PRINCE27Program Management19WAN8
+8 more
Risk ManagementData CenterEnterprise SoftwareSecurityComputer SecurityNetworkingNetwork SecurityCloud ComputingFrom Dave's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Birmingham77
Hal TilyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVAlexa TanAssociate, ESG & Impact at Openspace VenturesSikander ChahalPrincipal at TRANSCENDSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesChloe LeggeInvestor at Extantia Capital
+ 71 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Geordie AI2
Also worked at Device Authority4
Also worked at Silent Push Inc.1
Also worked at BLACKBIRD.AI2
Colleagues at Ten Eleven
Alex Doll
Investor at Ten Eleven
Andrew J Doll
Partner at Ten Eleven
Belizar Marinov
Investment Principal at Eleven Ventures
Ben Charlson
Senior Associate at Ten Eleven
Brian Draves
Partner & COO at Ten Eleven
Collin Mazgaloff
Associate at Ten Eleven
Dani Andrade
Director of Events at Ten Eleven
Dixon Doll
Partner at Ten Eleven
Network6
Alex Doll
Investor at Ten Eleven
Andrew J Doll
Partner at Ten Eleven
Belizar Marinov
Investment Principal at Eleven Ventures
Brian Draves
Partner & COO at Ten Eleven
Collin Mazgaloff
Associate at Ten Eleven
David Dewalt
Strategic Advisor at AllegisCyber Capital
Investors connected to Dave in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.





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