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Ken Gonzalez

Ken Gonzalez

Managing Director atNightDragonSan Francisco
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Ken Gonzalez is a managing director at NightDragon with over 20 years as a senior operating executive in technology. He has led strategy and business development at several firms and completed over 40 acquisitions.

What Ken can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NightDragon writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: NightDragon.

Career

  1. FireEye
  2. ForgePoint Capital · Managing Director
  3. NightDragon · Managing Director
    Now
  4. U.S. Army · infantry officer
  5. Siebel Systems (Oracle)
  6. McAfee
  7. Avast
  8. FireEye

Focus

cybersecuritytechnologygo-to-market partnerships

Education

Harvard Business SchoolU.S. Military Academy at West Point

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Hannah Huffman
Hannah HuffmanPartner, Defense and Aerospace

Partners like Ken

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Stephen Marcus
Stephen MarcusCo-Founder & General Partner, Riot Ventures
Craig HuffFounder / Executive Chair, General Innovation Capital Partners
Jay ZaveriFounder and Partner, Natural Capital
Christopher Steed
Christopher SteedCIO & Managing Director, Paladin Capital Group
Sean DrakeFounder & Managing Partner, Stony Lonesome Group
Alexandra Zhang
Alexandra ZhangInvestment Partner, Washington Harbour Partners

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One email when Ken's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Ken Gonzalez?

Ken Gonzalez is a managing director at NightDragon with over 20 years as a senior operating executive in technology. He has led strategy and business development at several firms and completed over 40 acquisitions.

How much does Ken Gonzalez invest?

Ken Gonzalez invests through NightDragon, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Ken Gonzalez?

A warm intro from a founder NightDragon backed works best.

What did Ken Gonzalez do before NightDragon?

FireEye; Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital; infantry officer at U.S. Army; Siebel Systems (Oracle); McAfee; Avast; FireEye.

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