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David HahnunlockedNicole: together at Ballistic Ventures (2022–2026)
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Nicole: together at Rubrik
About
Former New York Times cybersecurity journalist of 13 years and bestselling author who now serves as a venture partner at Ballistic Ventures and managing director of her own cyber fund, Silver Buckshot. She has advised CISA and the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Task Force, and lectures at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
Experience
- Silver Buckshot VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RubrikChief Cyber Raconteurcurrent2023 — present
- Ballistic VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley
- Armadin + Rubrik + Veza + NudgeAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Bloomsbury Publishing PlcNew York Times Bestselling Author, “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends.”current2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Seed Capital4Start-up Ventures1
From Nicole's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ballistic Ventures
Adrian Mallinger
Operations & Administration at Ballistic Ventures
Agnes So
Chief Financial Officer at Ballistic Ventures
Andy Johnson
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Barmak Meftah
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Bonnie Komar
Controller at Ballistic Ventures
Caroline Salas
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Chris Inglis
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
David Hahn
CISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicole Perlroth?
- Former New York Times cybersecurity journalist of 13 years and bestselling author who now serves as a venture partner at Ballistic Ventures and managing director of her own cyber fund, Silver Buckshot. She has advised CISA and the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Task Force, and lectures at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
- Where does Nicole Perlroth work?
- Nicole Perlroth is Venture Partner at Ballistic Ventures.
- Where did Nicole Perlroth go to school?
- Nicole Perlroth studied at Stanford University (M.A.); Princeton University (B.A.).
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Also attended Princeton University994
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures
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