Kevin Rowney
InvestorVenture Partner at Hack VC
San Francisco, California
Writes $5M – $10M checks · typically $7.5M
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Sam BlackmanunlockedKevin: together at University of Chicago (1986)
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×2Kevin: together at Netcentives, Inc.
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About
Kevin Rowney is a Venture Partner at Hack VC and serial entrepreneur with experience in security technology. He founded Vontu, which was acquired by Symantec for $350 million, and contributed to multiple startup exits. At Symantec, he held roles involving crisis response, sales leadership, and patent development in data loss prevention and security search algorithms.
Experience
- Hack VCVenture Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mod N LabsCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Type A MachinesCEO2012 — 2013San Francisco, CA
- Era Automata IncFounder2012San Francisco Bay Area
- SymantecDirector2007 — 2012
- VontuFounder2001 — 2010
- Netcentives, Inc.Security Architect1997 — 2001
- Enterprise Integration TechnologiesSecurity Architect1994 — 1997
- InformixSr. Software Developer1991 — 1994
Skills & more
Cloud Computing82Sales Management5PKIEnterprise Software44DLP15Computer Security31SaaS33Security64Encryption9Network Security17Data Security7Endpoint Security1
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Application SecurityIdentity ManagementPre-salesStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceGo-to-market StrategyProfessional ServicesStart-upsStrategyEntrepreneurshipSolution SellingLanguages French
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Colleagues at Hack VC
Alexander Pack
Managing Partner at Hack VC
Anne Kramer
General Partner at Hack VC
Borna Shoa
Partner, Trader at Hack VC
Chichi Hong
Venture Partner at Hack VC
Chris Maree
Research Partner at Hack VC
Coleman Miller
General Partner at Hack VC
Daniel Bulaevsky
Partner, GC, COO at Hack VC
Darren Langer
Partner at Hack VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Rowney?
- Kevin Rowney is a Venture Partner at Hack VC and serial entrepreneur with experience in security technology. He founded Vontu, which was acquired by Symantec for $350 million, and contributed to multiple startup exits. At Symantec, he held roles involving crisis response, sales leadership, and patent development in data loss prevention and security search algorithms.
- Where does Kevin Rowney work?
- Kevin Rowney is Venture Partner at Hack VC.
- What check size does Kevin Rowney write?
- Kevin Rowney typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.
- Where did Kevin Rowney go to school?
- Kevin Rowney studied at UCLA (Masters Degree, Mathematics); University of Chicago (B.S., Mathematics and Liberal Arts).
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago599
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalRolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Symantec207
AyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalGeyer JonesFormer Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Security at Scale Venture PartnersDoug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesJohn DillonInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersTed SchleinGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures
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Also worked at Netcentives, Inc.4
Also worked at Informix11
Rajeev RaiInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsDiane FraimanManaging Director at Voyager CapitalMike ChenInvestor at Black Marble Capital ManagementJon KraftVenture Partner at Black Diamond VenturesAnupam SinghSenior Advisor at NTT Venture CapitalJim DaiInvestor at Altos Ventures
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