About
Sean Leach is a Partner and technical investor who, after nearly a decade at Fastly scaling internet infrastructure and CDNs, focuses on observability, AI-powered infrastructure, Kubernetes automation, and security tooling.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Experience
- Capital OnePartner - Capital One Venturescurrent2024 — presentColorado, United States
- Various StartupsAdvisor/Angel Investorcurrent2010 — presentColorado
- FastlyVP Technology - CTO office2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- FastlyHead of Product and Chief Security Officer2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- VerisignVice President, Technology2010 — 2014
- Neustar (UltraDNS)Senior Director, Technology2004 — 2010
- NetLojixDirector, Engineering2000 — 2004
- Warp 9 Inc.Director, Engineering1999 — 2000
- Blacksmith SoftwareSoftware Engineer1998 — 1999Ventura, CA
Skills & more
Enterprise Software76Linux12Subversion1SaaS27Unix6Apache2Software as a Service (SaaS)2Security73Cloud Computing45Product Management45DNS24User Experience1
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Network ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureNetwork SecuritySDLCScalabilitySoftware DevelopmentTechnical ArchitectureE-commerceIT StrategyInformation SecurityMobile DevicesTCP/IPFrom Sean's professional profile.
Colleagues at Capital One Ventures
Al Clark
Investor at Capital One Ventures
Arun Parmar
Principal, Investments at Capital One Ventures
Austin Chung
Associate, Portfolio Success at Capital One Ventures
Carly Kulik
Principal, Investments at Capital One Ventures
Carson Sippel
Associate, Investments at Capital One Ventures
Evan Henley
Associate, Investments at Capital One Ventures
Frances Louie
Executive Assistant at Capital One Ventures
Fred Kauber
Principal, Investments at Capital One Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sean Leach?
- Sean Leach is a Partner and technical investor who, after nearly a decade at Fastly scaling internet infrastructure and CDNs, focuses on observability, AI-powered infrastructure, Kubernetes automation, and security tooling.
- Where does Sean Leach work?
- Sean Leach is Partner, Investments at Capital One Ventures.
- What does Sean Leach invest in?
- Sean Leach invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where did Sean Leach go to school?
- Sean Leach studied at University of Delaware (BS, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended University of Delaware61
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fastly14
Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalArtur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify PartnersSunil DhaliwalGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersSpencer FoustManaging Director at Sozo Ventures
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Also worked at Verisign35
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