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Mike: together at Shape Security
Mike: together at Obsidian
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About
Mike Duong is VP of Sales Engineering at Vega, where he leads sales engineering organizations supporting enterprise and strategic accounts. He has built global SE teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, scaling from zero to $75M ARR, and has worked on SE orgs supporting over $150M in pipeline in the cybersecurity sector. His work includes partnering with CROs and founders on enterprise deals and advising CISOs on detection, response, and security architecture.
Founder at Vega Security
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Experience
- VegaVP, Sales Engineeringcurrent2025 — present
- Obsidian SecurityGlobal VP, Sales Engineering2025
- Obsidian SecurityVP, Sales Engineering - North America and APAC2023 — 2025
- Obsidian SecurityHead of Sales Engineering2021 — 2023
- LaceworkSales Engineering Leader, West2021
- SplunkSenior Sales Engineer2019 — 2021
- NetskopeSenior Sales Engineer2018 — 2019
- Shape SecuritySales Engineer2016 — 2018Mountain View, California
- Shape SecuritySolutions Architect2014 — 2016Mountain View, California
- A10 NetworksSenior Professional Services Consultant2013 — 2014
- A10 NetworksSenior Network Support Engineer2011 — 2013
- NASA Ames Research CenterEngineering Intern2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Value Propositions2Technical Discussions1PresentationsStrategic InitiativesNetworking TechnologyLeadership1Interpersonal SkillsExecutive Relationships1CommunicationOSPF4TCP/IP16Networking18
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LinuxNetwork ArchitectureRoutingIPEthernetSwitchesBGPCloud ComputingSecurityNetwork DesignData CenterNetwork Security- Splunk Core Certified Power User — Splunk
- CISSP — ISC2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Duong?
- Mike Duong is VP of Sales Engineering at Vega, where he leads sales engineering organizations supporting enterprise and strategic accounts. He has built global SE teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, scaling from zero to $75M ARR, and has worked on SE orgs supporting over $150M in pipeline in the cybersecurity sector. His work includes partnering with CROs and founders on enterprise deals and advising CISOs on detection, response, and security architecture.
- Where does Mike Duong work?
- Mike Duong is Founder of Vega Security.
- What companies did Mike Duong found?
- Mike Duong founded Vega Security.
- Where did Mike Duong go to school?
- Mike Duong studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor's Degree, Astrophysics); Stanford Continuing Studies.
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University of California, Santa Cruz mafia62
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Daniela AmodeiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded AnthropicTim ThimmaiahBusiness ManagementFounded Toneden +1Brian VallelungaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Doppler Technologies Inc +1Mike CagneyMSFounded Figure Markets +1Josh NicholsonBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Scite +1Dimitri StiliadisMSFounded Aporeto +1
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Stanford Continuing Studies mafia20
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Arlan HamiltonFounded Backstage CapitalSasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded LendUp +1Mika MelchankaTECH 05: Storytelling with DataFounded Narrative BI +1Daria ShapovalovaCertificateFounded More Dash +1Timo LehesCertificateFounded Swarmnetwork +1Sunita ReddyARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: DEEP LEARNINGFounded Trussed AI
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Shape Security mafia8
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Sumit AgarwalCo-Founder, COOFounded Ariodata +1Clarence ChioSenior Software EngineerFounded Coverbase +1Ben VinegarSenior Software EngineerFounded ModemGaurav GargBoard MemberFounded RedBack NetworksGaurav NukalaBoard MemberFounded RedBack NetworksRachit KatariaResearch EngineerFounded Centralize
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Netskope mafia5
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Obsidian mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz187
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
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Also attended Stanford Continuing Studies54
Arlan HamiltonFounder & Managing Partner at Backstage CapitalAnne CaillatVice President, Programs & Community at StartXRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTiffine WangInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalIsidora VerdugoAnalyst at Fen VenturesMelissa BelecVice President, Investor Relations at Panache Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vega8
Erica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJames GreenGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Andrei BrasoveanuInvestor at AccelGili RaananFounder at CyberstartsHila ZigmanGeneral Partner at CyberstartsLior SimonGeneral Partner at Cyberstarts
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Also worked at Obsidian Security15
Sean RobinsonCybersecurity Advisory Board at Florida FundersGaurav GargPartner at WingElaine DaiPartner at Alt CapitalAlex RenFounding Partner at FellowsGlenn ChisholmOperating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcPromod HaqueManaging Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
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Also worked at Lacework12
Andreas SchneiderCyber Security Expert at TX VenturesArash NikkarEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalSam PullaraManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRachel RuggieriAssociate Technical Recruiter at First Round CapitalSreedhar RadhakrishnanPrincipal in Residence at Team Ignite VenturesVikram KapoorDirector at Lacework
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Also worked at Splunk75
Ishan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersJohn ConnorsManaging Partner at Ignition PartnersDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalDr. Christian GonzalezInvestor at Planet A VenturesAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard CryptoChrissy PascaliGrowth Manager at Mainsail Partners
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