Fundraising Fox

Guy Podjarny

Unicorn founder

Founder at Snyk · Founder & CEO at Tessl

London

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

FoundedSnyk$8.5BTessl

About

Guy Podjarny is the founder and CEO of Tessl, a company focused on software development for the AI era. He previously founded Snyk, a developer security and AI trust platform, where he serves as an active board member and chairperson.

Founder & CEO at Tessl

Intro paths

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In turn, Guy can intro founders to Tessl's investors below.

Tessl's investors · 5

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2024boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checksfirstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2024Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks

Founder at Snyk

Intro paths

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In turn, Guy can intro founders to Snyk's investors below.

Snyk's investors · 38

2050 CapitalLondon · $200K – $3M checks3VCVienna · $1.1M – $10M checksAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2020Alkeon InnovationNew YorkAmity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAtlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checksAUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checksAxeleo CapitalParis · $108K – $1.6M checksboldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checksBright Pixel CapitalLisbonBuild VenturesHalifaxCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksEarlybird Venture CapitalBerlin · $540K – $12M checksEvolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksG SquaredChicagoGeodesic CapitalFoster CityGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksHeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksIA Seed VenturesBerkeleyJuniperoMiamiKarma VenturesTallinn · $1.1M – $5.4M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSan FranciscoMyAsiaVCSeattleNelstone VenturesOMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checksPreston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSGH CapitalParisStripesNew YorkTIIN CapitalAmsterdam · $1.1M – $11M checksUncommonTorontoVillage GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checksVintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach

Experience

  1. TesslFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. SnykChairperson of the Boardcurrent2026 — present
  3. SnykAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  4. SnykBoard Member2024 — 2025
  5. SnykPresident2019 — 2024
  6. SnykFounder & CEO2015 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Disrupt FoundationTrusteecurrent2022 — presentUnited Kingdom
  8. VariousAdvisor & Investorcurrent2012 — present
  9. The Secure DeveloperPodcast Host2016 — 2022
  10. Akamai TechnologiesCTO2012 — 2015Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
  11. Blaze.ioFounder & CTO2010 — 2012Ottawa, Canada
  12. International Business MachinesProducts Architect, Rational Security2009 — 2010Ottawa, Canada
  13. Watchfire & IBMAppScan Product Manager2007 — 2008Ottawa, Canada
  14. WatchfireChief Architect2004 — 2007Ottawa, Canada
  15. Sanctum (acquired by Watchfire)Software Engineer2002 — 2004Israel
  16. IDFMilitary Intelligence (8200)1997 — 2001Israel

Skills & more

SaaS39Linux9Java12Enterprise Software26C++4Security78Application Security40Integration6Software Development48Software Engineering7Product Management16Cloud Computing54
+10 moreWeb DevelopmentObject Oriented DesignWeb Application SecurityAgile MethodologiesStart-upsMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsPre-salesSystem ArchitectureSoftware Design

Languages English · Hebrew · Spanish

From Guy's professional profile.

Network11

Amrit SaxenaScout
CEO at SaxeCap Advisors
Amy BanseScout
Venture Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLC
Antoine MartinScout
Investment Director at Pearl Advisory
Benny SchnaiderScout
Venture Partner at StageOne Ventures
Cofield MundiScout
Partner at Harmonix Fund
Dean SysmanScout
Venture Advisor at AI Fund
Edith HarbaughScout
Investor at LaunchDarkly
Ellen ChisaScout
Partner at boldstart ventures
Eran BielskiScout
Investor at Entree Capital
Gil DibnerScout
Partner at Angular Ventures
Teemu MattilaScout
Partner at Lifeline Ventures

Investors connected to Guy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Guy Podjarny?
Guy Podjarny is the founder and CEO of Tessl, a company focused on software development for the AI era. He previously founded Snyk, a developer security and AI trust platform, where he serves as an active board member and chairperson.
Where does Guy Podjarny work?
Guy Podjarny is Founder of Snyk and Founder & CEO at Tessl.
What check size does Guy Podjarny write?
Guy Podjarny typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Guy Podjarny found?
Guy Podjarny founded Snyk, Tessl.
Where did Guy Podjarny go to school?
Guy Podjarny studied at HaYovel, Israel (Computer Science).

Shared employers

Also worked at Tessl5

Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesPhilippe BotteriPartner at AccelAmir ShevatPartner at Darkmode VenturesAbheer KolhatkarCEO at MigacoreDimitri SirotaPresident, Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Director at BigID

Also worked at Snyk32

Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ken FoxPartner at StripesBryan GertzogPartner at StripesMax ZangInvestor at AudaciousMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart ventures

+ 26 more

Also worked at Akamai Technologies41

Arvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanDavid HallManaging Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionKathryn ShihInvestor at ForgePoint CapitalAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeAtad PeledPartner at Red Dot Capital Partners

+ 35 more

Also worked at Blaze.io1

Ed SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart ventures