Where does Helder Antunes work?

Helder Antunes is Senior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners.

What does Helder Antunes invest in?

Helder Antunes invests in Cybersecurity.

Where did Helder Antunes go to school?

Helder Antunes studied at San José State University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); IMD (High Performance Leadership Program, Business Administration and Management).

Helder Antunes

Investor

Senior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

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.

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

Skills & more

Embedded Software9Business Development41Cloud Computing75Networking34Strategy60Management19VPN4Project Management5Security25Routing9Leadership17Strategic Partnerships11

+12 more

Cisco TechnologiesStart-upsEntrepreneurshipNetwork SecurityTCP/IPNetwork ArchitectureWirelessEthernetIPTelecommunicationsMPLSGo-to-market Strategy

Languages English · French · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

From Helder's professional profile.

Colleagues at Armilar Venture Partners

Camille Venot

Head of Communications at Armilar Venture Partners

Carmo Sousa Coutinho

Compliance Officer at Armilar Venture Partners

Darío Villena

Principal at Armilar Venture Partners

Duarte Mineiro

Managing Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

Francisco Costa Macedo

Talent Manager at Armilar Venture Partners

Ines de Macedo Santos

Senior Associate at Armilar Venture Partners

Inês Macedo Santos

Principal at Armilar Venture Partners

João Dias

Investment Partner at Armilar Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Helder Antunes?: 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.
Where does Helder Antunes work?: Helder Antunes is Senior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners.
What does Helder Antunes invest in?: Helder Antunes invests in Cybersecurity.
Where did Helder Antunes go to school?: Helder Antunes studied at San José State University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); IMD (High Performance Leadership Program, Business Administration and Management).