About
Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America.
Experience
- KnosticChief AI Officercurrent2023 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- The Cyber ABMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- Cyber Defense MatrixBook Authorcurrent2019 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- IANSFacultycurrent2019 — present
- National Security Institute - George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law SchoolFellowcurrent2019 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- Team8Villagercurrent2022 — present
- YL VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- YL VenturesCISO-in-Residence2020 — 2021
- Valence SecurityInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- RealCISO.ioAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
- Sublime SecurityInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- GreyNoise IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Strategic Cyber VenturesAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Permiso SecurityAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Grip SecurityInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- enso.securityInvestor2020 — 2023
- JupiterOneChief Information Security Officer2021 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- SCVXNon Executive Board Member2019 — 2022
- build.securityInvestor2020 — 2021
- Bank of AmericaChief Security Scientist2012 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
Education
- Duke UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering1989 — 1993
- Virginia TechM.S., Electrical Engineering1999 — 2002
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Network Security65Security77Software Development26Penetration Testing31Automation10Information Security57Innovation Management9Computer Forensics3Program Management9Networking28Cloud Computing9
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Information Security ManagementIT StrategyEnterprise ArchitectureCISSPAnalyticsIntegrationManagement ConsultingVulnerability AssessmentStrategyPerlPythonUnix- GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) — SANS Institute
- GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA) — SANS Institute
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — ISC2
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Colleagues at Inner Loop Capital
Bill Karpovich
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Bill Murphy
Venture Partner at LegalTech
Brendan O'Connor
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Bryson Bort
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Chris Petersen
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Dave Merkel
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Gerhard Eschelbeck
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Grant Geyer
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sounil Yu work?
- Sounil Yu is at Inner Loop Capital.
- What check size does Sounil Yu write?
- Sounil Yu typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Same school
Also attended Duke University499
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Also attended Virginia Tech100
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Shared employers
Also worked at Knostic2
Also worked at GreyNoise Intelligence3
Also worked at Bank of America243
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at RevolutionWilliam QuistGP at Slow VenturesAdrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton144
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRohan BhargavaInvestor at 8VCLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesNekeshia WoodsManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLC
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