About
Helder Antunes is a Portuguese-American executive and consultant with over 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley's technology industry. He is currently CEO of GDS360, a cybersecurity company, and previously spent about 20 years at Cisco Systems, most recently as a Senior Director in Cisco's Corporate Strategic Innovations Group, where he worked on aligning technology development with corporate strategy, strategic partnerships, and M&A. He has collaborated with the Portuguese government and universities and hosted Portuguese engineering interns in Silicon Valley.
Helder Fragueiro Antunes @helderfantunes
Recent interview at MWC in Barcelona! https://t.co/U7O7drYKgO
Mar 6, 2026 · ♥ 3
Helder Fragueiro Antunes @helderfantunes
https://t.co/gaIBUo2xRC Hum? Could it simply be that it doesn't scale as advertised? @elonmusk
Jan 27, 2025 · ♥ 2
Helder Fragueiro Antunes @helderfantunes
Amazing how the opposition is so willing to suppress , Free Speech! https://t.co/zs9mZeBfuL
Aug 13, 2024
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Experience
- Veea Inc.Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)current2025 — presentWashington DC- Lisbon - LATAM
- CrowdkeepChief Executive Officer2022 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Career BreakHealth and well-being2022Lisbon, Lisbon, Managua, Nicaragua, Washington DC
- CyVolveChief Executive Officer2019 — 2022Washington D.C. Metro Area
- OpenFog ConsortiumChairman & Co-Founder2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoSr. Director of Corporate Strategic Innovation2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoManaging Director - IoT Group2012 — 2013San Jose, CA
- CiscoDirector of Engineering - Solutions/Architecture SRTG1998 — 2012San Jose, CA
- PVenturesGeneral Partner2008 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- NetManageDir. Engineering1993 — 1998Cupertino, CA
- CA TechnologiesSr. Software Development Manager1989 — 1993San Jose, CA
Education
- San José State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science
- IMDHigh Performance Leadership Program, Business Administration and Management2015
Skills & more
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Cisco TechnologiesStart-upsEntrepreneurshipNetwork SecurityTCP/IPNetwork ArchitectureWirelessEthernetIPTelecommunicationsMPLSGo-to-market StrategyLanguages English · French · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended San José State University84
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Also attended IMD143
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Shared employers
Also worked at CyVolve1
Also worked at OpenFog Consortium1
Also worked at Cisco263
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