Where does Nik Poturnak work?

Nik Poturnak is Founder of idemeum.

Where did Nik Poturnak go to school?

Nik Poturnak studied at Y Combinator (S21); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Northwestern University (M.S. in Design Innovation at McCormick School of Engineering).

Nik Poturnak

Founder

Founder at idemeum

Palo Alto, California, United States

Foundedidemeum · YC

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About

Nik Poturnak led product teams at VMware, Facebook, FireEye, and Cisco before co-founding idemeum, a security company.

Founder at idemeum YC S21

Intro paths

Nik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Nik can intro founders to idemeum's investors below.

idemeum's investors · 4

8-Bit CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks High AlphaIndianapolis Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at idemeum

Jagjit SethiFounder

Experience

idemeumCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
VMwareDirector of Product Management2018 — 2021Palo Alto
FacebookProduct Manager2017 — 2018Palo Alto, California
FireEye, Inc.Sr. Manager of Product Management2015 — 2017Milpitas, California
CiscoSenior Product Manager2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Shasta VenturesVenture Capital Associate - MBA Internship2013Palo Alto, California
CitiInvestment Banking Associate - MBA Internship2012New York, New York
CiscoEnterprise Sales Engineer2008 — 2011Amsterdam Area

Skills & more

Investment Banking12Financial Modeling9Unified Communications6Telecommunications13Cisco Technologies22Cross-functional Team Leadership4Business Development10Competitive Analysis12Mergers & Acquisitions4Enterprise Software10Security15Product Management20

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StrategyPre-salesSaaSManagementBusiness StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)

CISSP — ISC2
SEC 508: Advanced Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting — SANS Institute
CCNA, CCNP, CCIP, CCDP — Cisco
SEC 504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling — SANS Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nik Poturnak?: Nik Poturnak led product teams at VMware, Facebook, FireEye, and Cisco before co-founding idemeum, a security company.
Where does Nik Poturnak work?: Nik Poturnak is Founder of idemeum.
What companies did Nik Poturnak found?: Nik Poturnak founded idemeum.
Where did Nik Poturnak go to school?: Nik Poturnak studied at Y Combinator (S21); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Northwestern University (M.S. in Design Innovation at McCormick School of Engineering).

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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia186

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Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate Ventures Mahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Celine XiaoInvestor at DN Capital Sofia DahouneInvestor at Daphni Yi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal Investments Sean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments

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Shared employers

Also worked at VMware254

Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell Technologies Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis Ventures Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista Capital HemamAdvisor at Clear Ventures Bogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer

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Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures AdamAdvisor at Clear Ventures HowardAdvisor at Clear Ventures Wendy XiaoPartner at Northzone Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures

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Also worked at Shasta Ventures20

Anne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures Jason PressmanManaging Director at Copper Sky Capital Drew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Issac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Juan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Mark TowfiqVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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About

Founder at idemeumYC S21

Intro paths

idemeum's investors · 4

Co-founders at idemeum

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Northwestern University mafia239

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia186

National University of Singapore mafia184

Cisco mafia166

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,135

Also attended Northwestern University713

Also attended National University of Singapore577

Shared employers

Also worked at VMware254

Also worked at FireEye, Inc.35

Also worked at Cisco713

Also worked at Shasta Ventures20

Founder at idemeum YC S21