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Zara Perumal

Founder

Founder at Overwatch

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedOverwatch Β· YC

About

Zara studied artificial intelligence and cybersecurity at MIT, focusing on active learning for malware detection and post-election audit systems. She previously worked at Google on the Assistant team and later at Google's Threat Analysis Group, where she developed machine learning systems for threat intelligence and malware analysis.

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Zara Perumal @zaraperumal

We're excited to launch our free community cyber dashboard today! It covers a mix of ransomware leak sites, security research blogs, vulnerabilities. https://t.co/doqt21HxWh

Oct 1, 2024 Β· β™₯ 4

Zara Perumal @zaraperumal

https://t.co/6WS6TbB8Vv is featured on https://t.co/5DhDax0orJ!! https://t.co/YlV51fa1f9

Oct 12, 2023 Β· β™₯ 4 Β· ⇄ 1

Zara Perumal @zaraperumal

So excited to be part of the @GoogleStartups #LatinoFoundersFund! I love the Google community & seeing it extend to fellow founders. @google AI + @overwatch_data AI =The most powerful tool for fraud prevention & global intel teams. #FundLatinoFounders #osint #fraudprevention https://t.co/6FVtIceZRr

Jul 13, 2023 Β· β™₯ 7 Β· ⇄ 1

Founder at OverwatchYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Zara went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Zara can intro founders to Overwatch's investors below.

Overwatch's investors Β· 5

New Era Capital PartnersPathlight VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersREFASHIOND VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Overwatch

ABArjun Bisen
Arjun BisenFounder

Experience

  1. OverwatchCo-Foundercurrent2022 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. GoogleSoftware Engineer -- Threat Analysis Group2018 β€” 2022Cambridge, MA
  3. Harvard's Belfer CenterDefending Digital Democracy Project, Team Member2017 β€” 2018
  4. MIT Laboratory for Data Science and Decision SystemsGraduate Student2016 β€” 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Graduate Student2016 β€” 2018
  6. Akamai TechnologiesData Analytics Intern2017Cambridge, MA
  7. GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2016Mountain View
  8. NASDAQData Science Intern2016Boston
  9. AppleSoftware Engineering Intern2015
  10. MIT Lincoln LaboratoryBioinformatics Intern2014 β€” 2015
  11. Jasper RidgeMobile Application Developer2014
  12. Reela, Inc.Software Developer2014
  13. Weizmann Institute of ScienceUndergraduate Researcher2014Rehovot, Israel
  14. Kellis Lab, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryUndergraduate Researcher2014Cambridge, Massachusetts
  15. IlluminaBioinformatics Intern2013San Diego, California
  16. Regev Lab, Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardUndergraduate Researcher2013Cambridge, Massachusetts
  17. Changing Places, MIT Media LabMobile Application Developer2012 β€” 2013Cambridge, Massachusetts
  18. McCammon Lab, Univsersity of California San DiegoUndergraduate Researcher2012San Diego, California
  19. Tezcan Lab, University of California San DiegoUndergraduate Researcher2011 β€” 2012San Diego California
  20. Self-employediOS App Developer2008 β€” 2012

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's, Artificial Intelligence2016 β€” 2018
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Science2012 β€” 2016

Skills & more

Data Analysis2Programming3Machine Learning2Cyber-security2Python12Microsoft Office2Java11Matlab10Microsoft Excel1PowerPoint2Microsoft Word2HTML
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From Zara's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology994

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Shared employers

Also worked at Google1,132

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

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Also worked at Harvard's Belfer Center3

Jeanie M. BarnettCommunications Director at Gingerbread CapitalDJ PatilGeneral Partner at GreatPoint VenturesDr. Ashlie L BurkartChief Scientific Officer at Germin8 Ventures

Also worked at Akamai Technologies21

David HallManaging Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionKevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ShihInvestor at ForgePoint CapitalAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergePeter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce Ventures

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Also worked at Apple303

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications

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