TJ Rylander
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Next47 · Board director at Harmonic Security
Menlo Park, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedHarmonic Security
About
T.J. Rylander is a General Partner at N47 based in Palo Alto, focusing on investments in enterprise software, including cybersecurity, infrastructure, and analytics platforms, as well as robotics and autonomy. He previously served as Managing Partner at In-Q-Tel for ten years, where he led investments in twenty technology startups including FireEye, Cloudera, Pure Storage, Cloudant, and Platfora, and managed the firm's West Coast investment team. His earlier experience includes project leadership at Boston Consulting Group and finance roles at Enron, along with an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Finance from the University of Virginia.
Board director at Harmonic Security
Intro paths
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Harmonic Security's investors · 3
Co-founders at Harmonic Security
Experience
- N47General Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LuminaryBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- HalcyonInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- KaiBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Harmonic SecurityBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- EncordBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- SkyloInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Vitally.ioBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- SysdigInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Software.comInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- SkydioBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Avidbots Corp.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Yellowbrick DataBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — present
- ClarotyInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- ArmorbloxBoard Member2021 — 2023
- New ventureGeneral Partner2016 — 2017
- In-Q-TelManaging Partner2006 — 2016
- Boston Consulting GroupProject Leader2005 — 2006
- Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2003 — 2005
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Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, 20032001 — 2003
- University of VirginiaBS, Finance1994 — 1998
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology1991 — 1994
- Camp Belknap1985 — 1994
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Colleagues at Next47
Frequently asked questions
- Where does TJ Rylander work?
- TJ Rylander is General Partner at Next47 and Founder at Harmonic Security.
- What check size does TJ Rylander write?
- TJ Rylander typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did TJ Rylander found?
- TJ Rylander founded Harmonic Security.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,293
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Also attended University of Virginia400
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Also attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology50
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Shared employers
Also worked at N4735
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Also worked at Kai1
Also worked at Vitally.io2
Also worked at Yellowbrick Data8
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