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Barmak Meftah

Barmak Meftah

General Partner atBallistic VenturesCalifornia
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Barmak Meftah is a General Partner at Ballistic Ventures with a career in enterprise software and cybersecurity, including leadership roles at AT&T Cybersecurity, AlienVault, HP, and Oracle.

What Barmak can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Career

  1. Oracle · head of products for the Oracle RDBMS for the Windows platform in the Server Technologies group
  2. Fortify Software · Chief Product Officer and one of the first employees
  3. HP · Vice President of the Enterprise Security Products division
  4. AlienVault · CEO
  5. AT&T Cybersecurity · President
  6. Ballistic Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  7. Oracle · Senior Management
  8. Fortify Software · Chief Product Officer

Companies founded

BallisticBallistic Ventures

Investments named in public bios

TeleportNozomi NetworksVezaEngagementDarktraceFormstackSumo LogicVMwareRed Hat

Focus

cybersecurityenterprise softwareventure capital

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Jake Seid
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Kevin Mandia
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Roger Thornton
Roger ThorntonGeneral Partner
Ted Schlein
Ted SchleinGeneral Partner

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Who is Barmak Meftah?

Barmak Meftah is a General Partner at Ballistic Ventures with a career in enterprise software and cybersecurity, including leadership roles at AT&T Cybersecurity, AlienVault, HP, and Oracle.

How much does Barmak Meftah invest?

Ballistic Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Barmak Meftah?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Barmak in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Ballistic Ventures backed works better.

What did Barmak Meftah do before Ballistic Ventures?

head of products for the Oracle RDBMS for the Windows platform in the Server Technologies group at Oracle; Chief Product Officer and one of the first employees at Fortify Software; Vice President of the Enterprise Security Products division at HP; CEO at AlienVault; President at AT&T Cybersecurity; Senior Management at Oracle; Chief Product Officer at Fortify Software.

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