Zakir Durumeric
InvestorFounderAssistant Professor at Stanford University · Co-Founder & CEO (previously Chief Scientist) at Censys
San Francisco Bay Area
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About
Zakir Durumeric is Co-Founder and CEO of Censys and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His work focuses on defending against internet-based attacks, including cybercrime, surveillance, harassment, and disinformation. He builds systems to measure networked ecosystems, using the results to identify vulnerabilities, design defenses, and inform public policy.
Co-Founder & CEO (previously Chief Scientist) at Censys
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Censys's investors · 8
Ascension VenturesSaint Louis · $10M – $20M checksDecibel PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2026Hamilton LaneConshohockenIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Mango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checksMorgan StanleyPurchase
Co-founders at Censys
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J. Alex HaldermanCo-Founder
Founder at Censys
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Censys's investors · 7
Ascension VenturesSaint Louis · $10M – $20M checks · since 2023Decibel PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2023GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2023Hamilton LaneConshohocken · since 2023Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2023Morgan StanleyPurchase
Experience
- CensysCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Stanford UniversityAssistant Professorcurrent2018 — presentStanford, California, United States
- zeroRISCBoard Directorcurrent2023 — presentCambridge, MA
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)ISAT Study Group Member2025 — 2026
- ICSI - International Computer Science InstituteVisiting Researcher2015 — 2017Berkeley, California, United States
- University of MichiganResearch Assistant2011 — 2017
- University of IowaSystems Administrator and Programmer II2006 — 2011
- WiderNetSystems Administrator2003 — 2006
Colleagues at Stanford University
Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Gould
General Partner at The Valley Fund
Aman Verjee
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Amit Etkin
Founder at Alto Neuroscience
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Anand Lalwani
Angel at Wispr AI
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zakir Durumeric?
- Zakir Durumeric is Co-Founder and CEO of Censys and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His work focuses on defending against internet-based attacks, including cybercrime, surveillance, harassment, and disinformation. He builds systems to measure networked ecosystems, using the results to identify vulnerabilities, design defenses, and inform public policy.
- Where does Zakir Durumeric work?
- Zakir Durumeric is Founder of Censys and Assistant Professor at Stanford University.
- What companies did Zakir Durumeric found?
- Zakir Durumeric founded Censys, Censys.
- Where did Zakir Durumeric go to school?
- Zakir Durumeric studied at University of Michigan (Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering); University of Iowa (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science).
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