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Matthias Daue

Unicorn founder

Co-Founder & CTO at Obsidian · Co-founder at Rapta

Newport Beach, California, United States

FoundedObsidian$1.1BRapta

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Shashank SaxenaunlockedMatthias: together at Cerby (2023–2026)
Matthias: together at Obsidian
Matthias: together at Leeds United
×4Matthias: together at The Johns Hopkins University

About

Matthias Daue is co-founder of Obsidian Security and previously co-founded Carbon Black, serving as CTO at multiple companies. He has held roles at the NSA, CIA, and Department of Defense, and served as a technical advisor to the US FISA Court and the Department of Justice. Daue is an angel investor and advisor to early-stage technology companies, a board director at Rapta.ai, a founding lecturer on technology entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago, and holds minority ownership stakes in Cagliari Calcio and Leeds United.

Co-founder at Rapta

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Rapta's investors · 4

Elevate CapitalBeaverton · $2M – $25M checksPortland Seed FundPortland · $25K checksRoadster CapitalPortlandVoyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Rapta

MTMatthew Thornton
Matthew ThorntonCo-founder
ABAaron Brown
Aaron BrownCo-founder

Co-Founder & CTO at Obsidian

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Obsidian's investors · 11

Artisanal VenturesTiburonCRESCENT COVE CAPITALSan Francisco · since 2026Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksfama Ventures, LLCBostonGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2022IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2022Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2022SYN VenturesWest Palm BeachWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Obsidian

MWMatt W.
Matt W.Founder
GCGlenn Chisholm
Glenn ChisholmCo-Founder; former CEO, now Chairman & Chief Product Officer
MWMatt Wolff
Matt WolffCo-Founder & Chief AI Officer

Experience

  1. Obsidian SecurityCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentNewport Beach, CA
  2. Obsidian SecurityChief Technology Officer2017 — 2023Newport Beach, California, United States
  3. Cagliari CalcioMinority Owner - Italian Serie A Footballcurrent2025 — present
  4. Leeds UnitedMinority Owner - English Premier League Footballcurrent2025 — present
  5. U.S. Department of JusticeTechnical Advisor to the US FISA Courtcurrent2018 — present
  6. WedgePoint IntelManaging Partner - National Security, Product Startups, Strategic Advisorycurrent2024 — presentNewport Beach, California, United States
  7. Rapta, Inc.Board Director and Angel Investor - Industrial AI / Computer Vision for Factoriescurrent2023 — present
  8. Priori SportsAngel Investor - Tactical Analytics (and more) for Football Clubscurrent2025 — present
  9. NVISIONx INCAngel Investor - Enterprise Data Discovery, Classification, and Protectioncurrent2023 — present
  10. Cloud-fenceAngel Investor - AWS/Azure Security Monitoringcurrent2024 — present
  11. StirlingXAngel Investor - Dual-Use Drone and Spatial Analyticscurrent2025 — present
  12. VestibleAngel Investor - Invest in sports as an asset classcurrent2025 — present
  13. KaloAngel Investor - AI-powered VIP Event Platformcurrent2025 — present
  14. BelfortAngel Investor - Hardware to Compute on Encrypted Datacurrent2025 — present
  15. SonderaAngel Investor - Governance and Security for AI Agentscurrent2025 — present
  16. AletheaAdvisor - Platform for Countering Disinformation/Misinformationcurrent2024 — present
  17. Blind InsightAngel Investor - Software to Compute on Encrypted Datacurrent2025 — present
  18. AllevaAngel Investor - HealthTech Platform for Behavioral Health Clinicscurrent2023 — present
  19. FixifyAngel Investor - IT Automationcurrent2023 — present
  20. CerbyAngel Investor - Identity Automationcurrent2023 — present
  21. GALLOS Technologies LimitedAngel Investor - Venture Studio: early-stage security, defence & resilience technologycurrent2023 — present

Skills & more

IM10Python99C++46Trading Systems14Linux38C#19SQL24PostgreSQL13Windows16Visual Studio12C20Unix16
+12 moreJavaOperating SystemsPerlEnterprise SoftwareReverse EngineeringThreadsComputer ForensicsConcurrencyNetwork ProgrammingSystem AdministrationInformation OperationsPenetration Testing

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthias Daue?
Matthias Daue is co-founder of Obsidian Security and previously co-founded Carbon Black, serving as CTO at multiple companies. He has held roles at the NSA, CIA, and Department of Defense, and served as a technical advisor to the US FISA Court and the Department of Justice. Daue is an angel investor and advisor to early-stage technology companies, a board director at Rapta.ai, a founding lecturer on technology entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago, and holds minority ownership stakes in Cagliari Calcio and Leeds United.
Where does Matthias Daue work?
Matthias Daue is Co-Founder & CTO of Obsidian and Co-founder at Rapta.
What companies did Matthias Daue found?
Matthias Daue founded Obsidian, Rapta.
Where did Matthias Daue go to school?
Matthias Daue studied at University of Chicago (B.S., Computer Science (minor in economics)); The Johns Hopkins University (Master's degree, Computer Science).

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