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Gerhard Eschelbeck

Investor

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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

Jake StormunlockedGerhard: together at Terra Security (2025–2026)
×7Gerhard: together at Google
Gerhard: together at SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments
Gerhard: together at International Olympic Committee – IOC

About

Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former CISO of Google.

Experience

  1. Terra SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. Crash OverrideBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. CraniumBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Kodiak RoboticsChief Security Officercurrent2022 — present
  5. Acalvio TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO InvestmentsVenture Advisor and Investorcurrent2020 — present
  7. International Olympic Committee – IOCDigital & Technology Advisor - Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024current2019 — present
  8. Onapsis Inc.Board Member2019 — 2025
  9. AuroraChief Security Officer2020 — 2022
  10. Deutsche BankMember Of The Supervisory Board2017 — 2022
  11. GoogleVice President Security & Privacy Engineering (CISO)2014 — 2019
  12. SophosCTO & SVP2011 — 2014
  13. WebrootCTO & SVP Engineering2006 — 2011
  14. QualysCTO & VP Engineering2001 — 2005
  15. Network AssociatesSVP Engineering1999 — 2001
  16. Network AssociatesVP Engineering1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Cloud Computing99Network Security99Start-ups99Security99Information Security99Vulnerability Management22Software Development53Virtualization29Agile Methodologies26Scalability14Distributed Systems22Software Engineering37
+12 moreProduct ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureDLPArchitectureData WarehousingInformation TechnologyInformation Security ManagementTCP/IPSaaSEnterprise SoftwareWindowsLinux

From Gerhard's professional profile.

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Bryson Bort
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Chris Petersen
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Coleman Miller
General Partner at Inner Loop Capital
Dave Merkel
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Grant Geyer
Investor at Inner Loop Capital

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Arik KleinsteinScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Brian DevaneyScout
Early-stage investor at Underscore VC focused on vertical AI and B2B software transforming legacy business processes
Dave BarrettScout
Senior Advisory Partner at Polaris Partners
Fred WangScout
General Partner at Trinity Ventures
John Cowgill
Partner at Costanoa Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gerhard Eschelbeck?
Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former CISO of Google.
Where does Gerhard Eschelbeck work?
Gerhard Eschelbeck is at Inner Loop Capital.
What check size does Gerhard Eschelbeck write?
Gerhard Eschelbeck typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Gerhard Eschelbeck go to school?
Gerhard Eschelbeck studied at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (PhD, Computer Science); Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (MSc, Computer Science).

Same school

Also attended Johannes Kepler Universität Linz22

Chris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesBerthold Baurek-KarlicChief Executive Officer at Venionaire CapitalMarkus LangGeneral Partner at SpeedinvestPeter LasingerFounder and Partner at 3VCSok-Kheng TaingPartner at 3VCLandon DownsCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Cambium Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Terra Security4

Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesLior AvisarVenture Investor at Alpha PartnersMarcio LempertOperating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcGal Malachi‏Founder at Terra Security

Also worked at Acalvio Technologies3

Tomo YamaguchiSenior Vice President at Presidio VenturesAlexander HarstrickManaging Partner, Co-Founder at J2 VenturesAnand AkelaVenture Advisor at Z21 Ventures

Also worked at International Olympic Committee – IOC12

Liam CorriganInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAntanas GuogaStrategic Adviser at DigitalX Fund ManagementMudith JayasekaraCo-founder & CEO at Phoenix CourtMagali BursztynMarketing Manager at F2 Venture CapitalLaura WardenOperational Advisor at Folklore VenturesBosco Pérez-Pla de AlvearBusiness Development at Stecc Capital

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Also worked at Aurora17

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesClaire Hughes JohnsonCorporate Officer, Stripe at Operator CollectiveDr. Manu KumarChief Firestarter at K9 VenturesJoseph SungaInvestor at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Steve McGrathManaging Director, Head of Venture Studios at Roadrunner Ventures

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