Sumit Agarwal
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Shield Capital · Founder at Ario
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedArio
About
Sumit Agarwal is a Venture Partner at Shield Capital focused on cybersecurity. He previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Senior Advisor for Cyber Innovation, led mobile product management at Google, and worked as an associate at Atlas Ventures. He co-founded Shape Security (acquired by F5) and Quova (acquired by NSR), served as a U.S. Air Force Network Warfare Officer, and studied at MIT and Air University.
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Founder at Ario
Intro paths
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Co-founders at Ario
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Brian HoskinsExecutive Officer
Experience
- ArioCEO & Co-foundercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Shield CapitalPartner2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- F5Vice-President, Analytic Products2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Shape SecurityCo-Founder, COO2011 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
- United States Air ForceNetwork Warfare Officer1998 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- US Department of DefenseSenior Advisor for Cyber Innovation2010 — 2011
- US Department of DefenseDeputy Assistant Secretary of Defense2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- GoogleHead of Mobile Product Management, North America2008 — 2009Mountain View, CA
- GoogleSenior Product Manager2005 — 2008Mountain View, CA
- GoogleProduct Manager2003 — 200594043
- Atlas VentureAssociate2001 — 2002Menlo Park, CA
- QuovaCo-Founder1999 — 2000Mountain View, CA
- TrilogyPre-sales Engineer1998 — 1999Austin, Texas, United States
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's, Chemical Engineering1994 — 1998
- United States Air Force - Air UniversityMasters, Art and Science of Military Operations2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Product Management13Business Development9Start-ups17Networking3Cloud Computing8Strategy11Enterprise Software4SaaS4
Languages Hindi
From Sumit's professional profile.
Colleagues at Shield Capital
Akhil Iyer
Principal at Shield Capital
Ashton Carter
Senior Advisor at Shield Capital
Caroline Aertker
Investor Relations Analyst at Shield Capital
Dan Holland
COO at Shield Capital
Dan Razin Caine
Venture Partner at Shield Capital
David DeRuff
Chief Financial Officer (fractional, part-time) at Shield Capital
David Goldfein
National Security Advisory Board at Shield Capital
David Rothzeid
Principal at Shield Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sumit Agarwal work?
- Sumit Agarwal is Venture Partner at Shield Capital and Founder at Ario.
- What does Sumit Agarwal invest in?
- Sumit Agarwal invests in Cybersecurity.
- What check size does Sumit Agarwal write?
- Sumit Agarwal typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Sumit Agarwal found?
- Sumit Agarwal founded Ario.
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