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Dov Yoran

InvestorFounder

Strategic Advisor at Inflection Ventures · CEO · Cofounder at Command Zero

New York, New York, United States

FoundedCommand Zero

About

Distinguished operating partner and security expert with career-long focus on information security as founder, investor, and advisor. Co-founded ThreatGRID, acquired by Cisco in 2014, where he led strategy and business development for the security group. Co-founded Command Zero in 2024 and serves as active investor and board member for dozens of cybersecurity companies.

CEO · Cofounder at Command Zero

Intro paths

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Command Zero's investors · 4

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2024Okta VenturesSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checks · since 2025SE VenturesMenlo Park · since 2025

Co-founders at Command Zero

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Alfred HugerCPO · Cofounder
DDDean De Beer
Dean De BeerCTO · Cofounder

Experience

  1. Command ZeroCofounder, CEOcurrent2021 — presentAustin, TX
  2. MetroSITE Group, LLCCofounder, Partnercurrent2005 — presentNew York City, NY and Austin, TX
  3. Polar Security (An IBM Company)Founding Chairman, Board of Directors2021 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
  4. CiscoSenior Director, Security Business Group2015 — 2020Austin, Texas, United States
  5. CiscoSenior Director, Security Business Group2014 — 2015New York, New York, United States
  6. ThreatGRID, part of CiscoCofounder, CEO2010 — 2014New York, New York, United States
  7. SolutionaryVice President of Business Development2004 — 2005
  8. Symantec CorporationWorldWide Services Partner Program Manager2001 — 2004Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  9. Riptech, Inc.Product Management2001 — 2002Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  10. CMGI - ExchangePathManager, Strategy and Operations2000 — 2001New York, New York, United States
  11. Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)Analyst1998 — 1999New York, New York, United States

Skills & more

Enterprise Software34SaaS38Cisco Systems Products2Cisco Technologies2Operating Systems2Perl2Security99Cloud Computing99Business Strategy51High Growth Companies7Business Development85Information Security99
+12 moreInformation Security ManagementProduct ManagementStart-upsTelecommunicationsBusiness ContinuityIdentity ManagementMulti-channel MarketingNetwork SecurityTeam BuildingVulnerability AssessmentAccount ManagementBusiness Alliances

From Dov's professional profile.

Colleagues at Inflection Ventures

Ali Elsehety
Carta Fund Administration Team; Account Director at Inflection Ventures
Ally Jones
Carta Strategic Growth Executive; New Fund Investments and SPVs at Inflection Ventures
Ashley Bates
CPA – Retained Tax and Fund Advisor at Inflection Ventures
Christiane De Carvalho
Investor Relations at Inflection Ventures
John Paul Schnapper-Casteras
JP Schnapper-Casteras – Legal at Inflection Ventures
Kabe Roashan
General Partner at Inflection Ventures
Karl Feng
Venture Partner at Inflection Ventures
Kevin Arsenault
Operating Partner at Inflection Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dov Yoran?
Distinguished operating partner and security expert with career-long focus on information security as founder, investor, and advisor. Co-founded ThreatGRID, acquired by Cisco in 2014, where he led strategy and business development for the security group. Co-founded Command Zero in 2024 and serves as active investor and board member for dozens of cybersecurity companies.
Where does Dov Yoran work?
Dov Yoran is CEO · Cofounder of Command Zero and Strategic Advisor at Inflection Ventures.
What companies did Dov Yoran found?
Dov Yoran founded Command Zero.
Where did Dov Yoran go to school?
Dov Yoran studied at Tufts University (Bachelor of Science, Chemistry); The George Washington University (Masters of Science, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering).

Founder mafias

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Tufts University mafia40

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The George Washington University mafia28

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Shared employers

Also worked at Polar Security (An IBM Company)4

Kobi SambourskyCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Glilot Capital PartnersDan AksCo-Founder at IBI Tech FundDor Lee-LoCo-Founder at IBI Tech FundRoy RubinPartner at R-Squared Ventures

Also worked at Cisco355

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

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Also worked at ThreatGRID, part of Cisco2

Maria CirinoInvestor at .406 VenturesKabe RoashanGeneral Partner at Inflection Ventures

Also worked at Symantec Corporation86

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