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Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy

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Managing Partner at 408 Ventures · Managing Partner at Dnipro

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy is co-founder and Managing Partner at Dnipro VC, a firm backing startups with Ukrainian ties, and previously served as a Google Security Director. He has more than 20 years of experience in security, was a founding member of Cyphort (acquired by Juniper Networks), served as Facebook's first malware researcher, and held security roles at Fortinet and SonicWall; he holds a degree in computer science and philosophy, a GREM certification, and multiple patents. In 2014 he co-founded Nova Ukraine, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit where he serves as Chairman and President, which has provided over $100M in humanitarian aid, and he received the Order of Merit (3rd degree) from President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Experience

  1. Dnipro VCCo-founder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Nova UkraineFounder and Chairmancurrent2013 — presentStanford, CA
  3. Revalia BioInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  4. People.aiInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  5. GoogleDirector of Security2019 — 2023Sunnyvale
  6. Hewlett Packard EnterpriseFounding team member (Cyphort)2011 — 2018Sunnyvale,CA
  7. MetaFirst malware researcher2009 — 2011
  8. SonicWallManager, Malware and Security Research2006 — 2009
  9. FortinetManager, Antivirus and Security Research2004 — 2006
  10. Art In Motion (acquired by CLARKE)Software Engineer2003
  11. MicrosoftSoftware Test Engineer (intern)2002
  12. NCompass Labs (acquired by MICROSOFT)Software Engineer (intern)2001
  13. YES Canada-BCWeb Designer and Developer1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Public Speaking5Fundraising6Sales1Trust and SafetyCybersecurityManagementLeadership1Malware Analysis99Computer Security99Security99Information Security92Reverse Engineering75
+12 moreNetwork SecuritySecurity ResearchCloud ComputingPythonIPSInternet SecurityLinuxPKICloud SecurityApplication SecurityVirtualizationStart-ups

Languages English · Ukrainian

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Colleagues at 408 Ventures

Artem Tokariev
Partner at 408 Ventures
Aviram Jenik
General Partner at Rabbit Ventures

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Who is Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy?
Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy is co-founder and Managing Partner at Dnipro VC, a firm backing startups with Ukrainian ties, and previously served as a Google Security Director. He has more than 20 years of experience in security, was a founding member of Cyphort (acquired by Juniper Networks), served as Facebook's first malware researcher, and held security roles at Fortinet and SonicWall; he holds a degree in computer science and philosophy, a GREM certification, and multiple patents. In 2014 he co-founded Nova Ukraine, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit where he serves as Chairman and President, which has provided over $100M in humanitarian aid, and he received the Order of Merit (3rd degree) from President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Where does Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy work?
Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy is Managing Partner at 408 Ventures.
What companies has Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy invested in?
Investments tracked here include AiSDR, AXDRAFT, Cymmetria, Datrics, Fogbender.
Where did Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy go to school?
Mikola (Nick) Bilogorskiy studied at Stanford University (Business); Simon Fraser University (B.Sc., Computing Science).

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