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Rami Essaid

Founder

Founder at Finmark

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

FoundedFinmark Β· YC

About

Rami Essaid founded Distil, which grew to over $25 million in revenue before being acquired by Imperva. He has raised venture capital to support his ventures.

Founder at FinmarkYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Rami went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Rami can intro founders to Finmark's investors below.

Finmark's investors Β· 4

AAF Management Ltd.Washington Β· since 2020Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City Β· $5M – $100M checks Β· since 2020Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco Β· $300K – $1M checks Β· since 2020Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2020

Co-founders at Finmark

GLGreg Lissy
Greg LissyFounder
JNJeremy Neuberger
Jeremy NeubergerFounder

Experience

  1. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. IDEA Fund PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2019 β€” presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  3. SELFAngel Investorcurrent2019 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Ubiquity VenturesExtended Team Membercurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. BILLSVP of Product2022 β€” 2025
  6. FinmarkCEO2020 β€” 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. Distil NetworksCo-Founder, Chairman2017 β€” 2019
  8. Distil NetworksCo-Founder, CEO2011 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. NeuStar, Inc (Webmetrics, UltraDNS, Quova)Enterprise Sales Manager2009 β€” 2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
  10. Learning Tree IntlAccount Manager2007 β€” 2009Washington D.C. Metro Area
  11. GMR MarketingGeneral Market Manager2005 β€” 2007Greater Denver Area
  12. Chit Chat CommunicationsFounder2004 β€” 2005Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Skills & more

Leadership14Mentoring2Strategy12Management9SaaS99Salesforce.com27Enterprise Software39Software as a Service (SaaS)9Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships57Sales25Cloud Computing82
+12 moreLead GenerationSecurityProduct ManagementSales ManagementSales ProcessCRMTelecommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentSolution SellingTrainingNew Business DevelopmentProgram Management

Languages Arabic

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rami Essaid?
Rami Essaid founded Distil, which grew to over $25 million in revenue before being acquired by Imperva. He has raised venture capital to support his ventures.
Where does Rami Essaid work?
Rami Essaid is Founder of Finmark.
What companies did Rami Essaid found?
Rami Essaid founded Finmark.
Where did Rami Essaid go to school?
Rami Essaid studied at Techstars (Startup Expert); Campbell University (Business Management); North Carolina State University (Computer Engineering).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Techstars mafia238

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North Carolina State University mafia20

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Richard WhiteBAFounded Uservoice +2Jacob HookerBSFounded Sensorium Therapeutics +1Scot WingoMastersFounded Spiffy +1Nicholas DonahueMechanical EngineeringFounded Drafted +1Len BoyetteBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Edge +1Mark KelleyBAFounded Northern

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Same school

Also attended Campbell University3

Chris ShonkPartner and Co-Founder at ATX Venture PartnersJoseph DaherSenior Associate at Great North VenturesLisa ThornleyMarketing Manager at Clean Growth Fund

Also attended North Carolina State University90

Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBill NusseyPartner at Tech Square VenturesSteve AngelAdvisor at Industrious VenturesMelissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell IncubationJody ShepherdCo-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at BILL22

Rory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture PartnersDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalPeter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce VenturesAndy CohenSVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITALEddy EkstromVice President, Data Science at Mainsail Partners

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Also worked at Finmark6

Lister DelgadoManaging Partner at IDEA Fund PartnersRobert TempletonVice President at TrueBridge Capital PartnersTyler PetersonPartner, Technology at Triangle Peak PartnersRobert TempletonInvestor at Waybury CapitalGreg LissyFounder at FinmarkJeremy NeubergerFounder at Finmark

Also worked at Distil Networks3

Ari NewmanCo-Founder, GP at MassiveLister DelgadoManaging Partner at IDEA Fund PartnersTyler PetersonPartner, Technology at Triangle Peak Partners

Also worked at NeuStar, Inc (Webmetrics, UltraDNS, Quova)8

Michelle SerpaOffice Manager at UpWestMiten SampatAdvisor at Roots VenturesAmanda TerryCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ACTAI VenturesJeff GanekFounding Partner at Blazar Ventures, LLCMark FosterFounding Partner at Blazar Ventures, LLCKen StewartLead Advisor at GENIUS NY

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