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435 people in our graph share verified history with Eten — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Garry TanunlockedEten: together at Y Combinator (2026)
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About
Eten Zou holds a PhD in Cybersecurity and is the founder and CEO of Nebula Security, which focuses on automated vulnerability research.
Founder/CEO at NebuSecYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Eten went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — 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 — the partner who ran NebuSec's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Eten can intro founders to NebuSec's investors below.
NebuSec's investors · 2
Co-founders at NebuSec
YT
Yuan TanFounder/CTO
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Frank WuFounder/Security Research Lead
XY
Xiaochuan YuFounder/VP of Vulnerability Research
Experience
- Nebula SecurityCEO & Cofoundercurrent2026 — presentVancouver, WA
- MicrosoftSecurity Researcher2025 — 2026Redmond, WA
- University of California, RiversidePHD2019 — 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 · English
- Natural Language Processing with Classification and Vector Spaces — 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 Founder/CEO of NebuSec.
- What companies did Eten Zou found?
- Eten Zou founded NebuSec.
- 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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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University of California, Riverside mafia31
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Adam KhanNanotechnologyFounded Diamondquanta +1Vanessa SmallPh.DFounded Alcheme BioArjun PatelBachelor's of ScienceFounded WorkCloutAiden AcevesBachelor’s DegreeFounded Primmune TherapeuticsKris DugganBachelor's degreeFounded BetterworksIsaac EspinozaB.S.Founded Kettle
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University of Electronic Science and Technology of China mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Riverside77
Mellissa GraySenior Scientist, Protein Sciences at Deerfield Management CompanyDr Jonathan AvesarScientific Lead at Lever VCBrett TeeleChief Financial Officer & Partner at Unusual VenturesLina ChongInvestor at HV CapitalVanessa SmallInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesBo ZhaoDirector of Commercialization at First Bight Ventures
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Also attended University of Electronic Science and Technology of China5
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nebula Security2
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at University of California, Riverside22
Mellissa GraySenior Scientist, Protein Sciences at Deerfield Management CompanyBo ZhaoDirector of Commercialization at First Bight VenturesMarkus GemuendSenior Advisor at Adjuvant CapitalMarek FodorManaging Partner at 4Founders CapitalAmir RustamzadehVenture Partner at Firestreak VenturesShrina KuraniDeputy Director of Venture Capital, IBank California at Higher Ground Labs
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