Eten Zou
FounderCEO & Founder at Nebula Security
Bellevue, Washington, United States
FoundedNebula Security Β· YC
About
Eten Zou holds a PhD in Cybersecurity and is the founder and CEO of Nebula Security, which focuses on automated vulnerability research.
CEO & Founder at Nebula SecurityYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Eten went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Nebula Security's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Eten can intro founders to Nebula Security's investors below.
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Co-founders at Nebula Security
Experience
- Nebula SecurityCEO & Cofoundercurrent2026 β presentVancouver, WA
- MicrosoftSecurity Researcher2025 β 2026Redmond, WA
- University of California, RiversidePHD2019 β 2025California, United States
- Samsung Research America (SRA)Security Researcher2022Mountain View, California, United States
Skills & more
Natural Language Processing (NLP)1FuzzingProgram AnalysisGo (Programming Language)Information SecuritySoftware DevelopmentSecurity EngineeringCybersecurityKernelOperating SystemsLinuxC (Programming Language)
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Python (Programming Language)C++Languages Chinese Β· English
- Natural Language Processing with Classification and Vector Spaces β Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eten Zou?
- Eten Zou holds a PhD in Cybersecurity and is the founder and CEO of Nebula Security, which focuses on automated vulnerability research.
- Where does Eten Zou work?
- Eten Zou is CEO & Founder of Nebula Security.
- What companies did Eten Zou found?
- Eten Zou founded Nebula Security.
- Where did Eten Zou go to school?
- Eten Zou studied at University of California, Riverside (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of California, Riverside (Master's degree, Computer Science); University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
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