US cybersecurity founders list
View people on this page142 people · Source: Mira · Collected Oct 12, 2026. A–Z sample, not a market census. Stored role and match evidence; confirm current roles on LinkedIn. Inclusion and sample details.
| Name / LinkedIn | Current title | Company | Person location | Why this row |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gurgul | Co-Founder CSO | Watchdog Cyber | Monroe, Michigan | company matchWatchdog Cyber |
| Abdoul K. Cissé | Co-Founder | Anansi Cyber | Chicago, Illinois | company matchAnansi Cyber |
| Adam Prichard | Chief Executive Officer Founder | Advanced Cyber Security Protection | Little Rock, Arkansas | company matchAdvanced Cyber Security Protection |
| Adam Tan | Co-Founder | Calibear Cyber CafeAlso current: TikHub.io | Cupertino, California | company matchCalibear Cyber Cafe |
| AiE Ronald Sweatland | Founder & CEO | Orcannus Cyber Security | Atlanta, Georgia | company matchOrcannus Cyber Security |
| Alec Sirois | Co-Founder | IGNITE Cyber Security | Nashville, Tennessee | company matchIGNITE Cyber Security |
| Alena Popova | Co-Founder | Cyber Guardians for DemocracyAlso current: Ar(t)mistice.org | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchCyber Guardians for Democracy |
| Alex Santos | Co-Founder And CEO | Fortress Information Security | Maitland, Florida | company matchFortress Information Security |
| Andrew Kling | Co-Founder | Portend Cybersecurity | Salem, Massachusetts | company matchPortend Cybersecurity |
| Angie Elgamal | Founder | Cyber Security Reference | San Francisco, California | company matchCyber Security Reference |
| Arianna Ramberg | COO & Co-Founder | Megaptera CyberAlso current: Ram Management & Solutions LLC | Ringgold, Virginia | company matchMegaptera Cyber |
| Ayla Erhan Memisyazici | Co-Founder | Cyber Phoenix | Irvine, California | company matchCyber Phoenix |
| Bart Barcewicz | Founder And CEO | B Suite Cyber Security | Chicago, Illinois | company matchB Suite Cyber Security |
| Benjamin Dynkin | Co-Founder & CEO | Atlas Cybersecurity | Great Neck, New York | company matchAtlas Cybersecurity |
| Berne Bully | Founder | Bully Cyber Security | Orlando, Florida | company matchBully Cyber Security |
| Bertha Asare | Co-Founder | Miracle CyberAlso current: Sronko Diaries Ghana | Waltham, Massachusetts | company matchMiracle Cyber |
| Bob Wyman | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Industrial Cyber Security, LLC | Haymarket, Virginia | company matchIndustrial Cyber Security, LLC |
| Bradley Potteiger | Co-Founder | Arms Cyber | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchArms Cyber |
| Cameron Byers | Co-Founder | Anansi Cyber | Chicago, Illinois | company matchAnansi Cyber |
| Carlos Gomez | Co-Founder | Yacht Cyber ProsAlso current: Prodigy Technology Solutions | Miami, Florida | company matchYacht Cyber Pros |
| Celine Fabry | Co-Founder Full Stack Engineer | Cyber Security Technologies Foundation | Mountain View, California | company matchCyber Security Technologies Foundation |
| Chadd Owen | Co-Founder | Common Cyber | Clearfield, Utah | company matchCommon Cyber |
| Chris Faciana | Founder | Bass Cyber Security LLC | Peoria, Arizona | company matchBass Cyber Security LLC |
| Chris Plunkett | Founder | Cyber Security Made Social | Chicago, Illinois | company matchCyber Security Made Social |
| Chris Siametis | Co-Founder | Cyber Friends, Inc.Also current: RentACyberFriend, Inc. | Beverly Hills, California | company matchCyber Friends, Inc. |
| Christian Baduria | Co-Founder | ISAI Cybersecurity AI | Manchester, New Hampshire | company matchISAI Cybersecurity AI |
| Christopher Collins | Co-Founder | Cyber Intelligence Industries | Albuquerque, New Mexico | company matchCyber Intelligence Industries |
| Cody Pierce | Co-Founder & CEO | Neon Cyber | Portland, Oregon | company matchNeon Cyber |
| Dan Weiss | Founder & Chief Information Officer | 865 Cyber Security | Miami, Florida | company match865 Cyber Security |
| Daniel Cortez | Co-Founder | Radiant Cyber Defense | Santa Maria, California | company matchRadiant Cyber Defense |
| Dave Ackley | Founder CEO | Goliath Cyber Security Group | Estero, Florida | company matchGoliath Cyber Security Group |
| David Baysden | Co-Founder | Cyber Vast Consulting LLC | Virginia Beach, Virginia | company matchCyber Vast Consulting LLC |
| David Hatchell | Founder Principal | Industrial Cyber Security | Oakland, California | company matchIndustrial Cyber Security |
| David Shepherd | Founder | Shepherd Cyber Security | Maineville, Ohio | company matchShepherd Cyber Security |
| Dee Tendell | COO & CO-Founder | Azorian Cyber Security | Denver, Colorado | company matchAzorian Cyber Security |
| Diego Mi Santos | Founder CEO | Atos Cyber Security LLC. | Menlo Park, California | company matchAtos Cyber Security LLC. |
| Dominic Nessi | Co-Founder | 5x5 Cyber Solutions | Las Vegas, Nevada | company match5x5 Cyber Solutions |
| Donald LaForce | Co-Founder CTO | Scinary Cybersecurity, LLC | Waco, Texas | company matchScinary Cybersecurity, LLC |
| Dorene Rettas | Owner CoFounder | Cyber Security Tribe | Tampa, Florida | company matchCyber Security Tribe |
| Doug DePeppe | Co-Founder | Cyber Resilience InstituteAlso current: eosedge Legal | Colorado Springs, Colorado | company matchCyber Resilience Institute |
| Doug Staubach | Founder And CISO | Useful Cyber Security | Denver, Colorado | company matchUseful Cyber Security |
| Douglas Brush | Founder & Host | Cyber Security Interviews | Denver, Colorado | company matchCyber Security Interviews |
| Elanit Halevi Yariv | Co-Founder | AI-driven Cyber Defense | Raleigh, North Carolina | company matchAI-driven Cyber Defense |
| Eric Fiske | Co-Founder | Hacket Cyber | Cazenovia, New York | company matchHacket Cyber |
| Eric Nichter | Co-Founder, COO | ICE Cybersecurity | San Diego, California | company matchICE Cybersecurity |
| Gary Eppinger | Founder Chief Information Security Officer CIO | National Leaders in Information Security & Cyber-Security | Pompano Beach, Florida | company matchNational Leaders in Information Security & Cyber-Security |
| Genc Baca | Co-Founder | Slime Mold Cybersecurity | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | company matchSlime Mold Cybersecurity |
| Gerald L. Dapremont | Founder | SAFETMAIL CYBER SECURITY LLC | Atlanta, Georgia | company matchSAFETMAIL CYBER SECURITY LLC |
| Gordon W. Matlock | CEO, Co-founder | Blackbriar Cyber | Durango, Colorado | company matchBlackbriar Cyber |
| Grayson Berman | Co-Founder | Business First Cyber | San Francisco, California | company matchBusiness First Cyber |
| Helen Yu | Co-Founder | Cybersecurity StartupAlso current: Tigon Advisory Corp. | Las Vegas, Nevada | company matchCybersecurity Startup |
| Henry Zhang | Co-Founder | Senteon Cybersecurity | Hackensack, New Jersey | company matchSenteon Cybersecurity |
| Horacio Maysonet | President, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Cyber Security Solutions Inc. | Tampa, Florida | company matchCyber Security Solutions Inc. |
| HughJohn Malanaphy | Co-Founder | Singularity Cybersecurity | Santa Monica, California | company matchSingularity Cybersecurity |
| Ibrar Jadoon | Founder | Cyber Info Tech Solutions (Cit Sol) | New York, New York | company matchCyber Info Tech Solutions (Cit Sol) |
| Ido Yahav | Co-Founder | ONYX7 CybersecurityAlso current: BluemarkAI INC. | Miami, Florida | company matchONYX7 Cybersecurity |
| Ivan Koshkin | Co-Founder | Metis Cyber, LLC | Saratoga Springs, Utah | company matchMetis Cyber, LLC |
| Jake Lehmann | Co-Founder | Long Island Beer and Cybersecurity | Patchogue, New York | company matchLong Island Beer and Cybersecurity |
| Jalpa Pandya | Co-Founder & Director | Cytex Cybersecurity Solutions | Addison, Texas | company matchCytex Cybersecurity Solutions |
| James Fudala | Co Founder | Linchpin Cyber Solutions LLC | Gainesville, Virginia | company matchLinchpin Cyber Solutions LLC |
| James Garcia | Co-Founder | Cyber Jungle, LLCAlso current: TerraMatrix Labs | Sunol, California | company matchCyber Jungle, LLC |
| James Snow | Co-Founder | Adirondack Information Security | Morrisonville, New York | company matchAdirondack Information Security |
| Jamie Greenwood | Co-Founder | Cyber Oinks | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | company matchCyber Oinks |
| Jason Adam Hoffman | Founder | Crypto LOCK33 Cyber Security | Kell, Illinois | company matchCrypto LOCK33 Cyber Security |
| Jessica Murphy | Co-Founder | Armored Cyber Glass | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | company matchArmored Cyber Glass |
| Jessie Mann | Co-Founder | Active CyberAlso current: Okorio | Dallas, Texas | company matchActive Cyber |
| Joe Ryan | Founder | XJA Cyber Security Consulting | Miami, Florida | company matchXJA Cyber Security Consulting |
| Joel Cahill | Co-Founder And CEO | INFIMA Cyber Security | Orlando, Florida | company matchINFIMA Cyber Security |
| John Davis | Co-Founder | Palmetto Cyber Pros | Columbia, South Carolina | company matchPalmetto Cyber Pros |
| John Schlager | CEO & Co-Founder | Inceptus Cybersecurity | Cape Coral, Florida | company matchInceptus Cybersecurity |
| John Woods | Co-Founder & CEO | FalconOps Cybersecurity | Dallas, Texas | company matchFalconOps Cybersecurity |
| Jonas Taege | Co-Founder | cyber things | San Francisco, California | company matchcyber things |
| Jorden Britto | Founder & CEO | Cyber Security Tech Solutions | West Warwick, Rhode Island | company matchCyber Security Tech Solutions |
| Josh Pribanic | President, Co-Founder | LastLine Cyber, Inc. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | company matchLastLine Cyber, Inc. |
| Joshua David Bastian | Founder | Bastian Cyber Security LLC | Dallas, Texas | company matchBastian Cyber Security LLC |
| Joshua R Nicholson | Founder And Host | Cyber Security America Podcast | Charlotte, North Carolina | company matchCyber Security America Podcast |
| Joshua Tyner | Co-Founder & COO | Center for Cyber Security Training | Annapolis, Maryland | company matchCenter for Cyber Security Training |
| Julian Vanremio | Co-Founder | Radiant Cyber Defense | Oxnard, California | company matchRadiant Cyber Defense |
| Kevin Geier | Co-Founder And CTO | INFIMA Cyber Security | Tampa, Florida | company matchINFIMA Cyber Security |
| Kevin Railsback | Co-founder & COO | Cyber Mesh Security | Eugene, Oregon | company matchCyber Mesh Security |
No matching rows on this page.
133 distinct companies across 34 states. Largest state counts: California (23), Florida (17), Texas (14). 142 of 5481 cached candidates passed the rule. Match basis: company-name phrase match, not a product check. Includes security training businesses.
Where these 142 people are
Counts describe published rows and person locations, not company headquarters.
States · 34
| California | 23 |
| Florida | 17 |
| Texas | 14 |
| New York | 9 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| Virginia | 7 |
| District of Columbia | 6 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Maryland | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Cities
| San Francisco | 7 |
| Dallas | 6 |
| Washington | 6 |
| Chicago | 5 |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Miami | 4 |
| Denver | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| Orlando | 3 |
| Tampa | 3 |
| Albuquerque | 2 |
| Annapolis | 2 |
| Arlington | 2 |
| Boston | 2 |
| Las Vegas | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 2 |
| Nashville | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Plano | 2 |
| Raleigh | 2 |
| San Antonio | 2 |
| Santa Monica | 2 |
74 other cities appear once. 96 cities in total.
Companies
133 distinct companies; repeated companies below.
| Active Cyber | 2 |
| Anansi Cyber | 2 |
| Arms Cyber | 2 |
| Center for Cyber Security Training | 2 |
| Fortress Information Security | 2 |
| INFIMA Cyber Security | 2 |
| Neon Cyber | 2 |
| Radiant Cyber Defense | 2 |
| Servitium Cyber | 2 |
Titles
| Co-founder | 102 |
| Founder | 36 |
| CTO | 4 |
Exclusive buckets; first matching role wins.
Scope of this list
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location with a city and state. Sector phrase match in the selected company name, title or industry (quoted per row), not a product check; headlines and non-operating organization labels excluded. 142 of 5481 cached candidates passed. Display order is A–Z by name. Every row matched a stored company field. Rebuilt Oct 15, 2026. Collection dates describe retrieval, not when a profile last changed. Refresh policy.
How to cite
Metix Lists. “US cybersecurity founders list.” Collected Oct 12, 2026. 142 of 142 qualifiers. All cached qualifiers, not ranked. https://lists.metix.ai/founders/cybersecurity-founders-us#summary
Questions about this list
Who appears in US cybersecurity founders list?
The US cybersecurity founders list includes 142 people in the United States, collected Oct 12, 2026, including Aaron Gurgul, Abdoul K. Cissé, Adam Prichard.
What connects these people to this sector?
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location with a city and state. Sector phrase match in the selected company name, title or industry (quoted per row), not a product check; headlines and non-operating organization labels excluded. The evidence quotes a stored company, title or industry field; a phrase match does not verify a product.
Which states and cities appear in this list?
States: California (23), Florida (17), Texas (14), New York (9), Illinois (8), Virginia (7), District of Columbia (6), Colorado (5), Georgia (4), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (4), North Carolina (4), Arizona (3), New Jersey (3), Ohio (3), Oregon (3), Kansas (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (2), Tennessee (2), Utah (2), Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Hawaii (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), New Hampshire (1), South Carolina (1), Wisconsin (1). Cities: San Francisco (7), Dallas (6), Washington (6), Chicago (5), Atlanta (4), Miami (4), Denver (3), New York (3), Orlando (3), Tampa (3), Albuquerque (2), Annapolis (2), Arlington (2), Boston (2), Las Vegas (2), Los Angeles (2), Nashville (2), Pittsburgh (2), Plano (2), Raleigh (2), San Antonio (2), Santa Monica (2), Addison (1), Albany (1), Austin (1), Bel Air (1), Berkeley (1), Beverly Hills (1), California (1), Cape Coral (1), Cazenovia (1), Cedar Park (1), Charlotte (1), Clearfield (1), Colorado Springs (1), Columbia (1), Columbus (1), Cupertino (1), Dublin (1), Durango (1), Estero (1), Eugene (1), Evanston (1), Fort Lauderdale (1), Gainesville (1), Gladstone (1), Great Neck (1), Hackensack (1), Haymarket (1), Indianapolis (1), Irvine (1), Jersey City (1), Joliet (1), Kailua (1), Kell (1), Lagrange (1), Lexington (1), Little Rock (1), Maineville (1), Maitland (1), Manchester (1), Menlo Park (1), Milwaukee (1), Minneapolis (1), Mobile (1), Monroe (1), Morrisonville (1), Mountain View (1), Newport (1), Oakland (1), Overland Park (1), Oxnard (1), Palm Harbor (1), Patchogue (1), Peoria (1), Phoenix (1), Pompano Beach (1), Portland (1), Reston (1), Ringgold (1), Riverview (1), Rochester (1), Salem (1), San Diego (1), Santa Maria (1), Saratoga Springs (1), St Louis (1), Sunol (1), Surprise (1), Virginia Beach (1), Waco (1), Wake Forest (1), Waltham (1), Waretown (1), West Warwick (1), Wichita (1). Locations describe people, not company headquarters.
Does any company appear more than once?
133 companies. Repeated companies: Active Cyber (2), Anansi Cyber (2), Arms Cyber (2), Center for Cyber Security Training (2), Fortress Information Security (2), INFIMA Cyber Security (2), Neon Cyber (2), Radiant Cyber Defense (2), Servitium Cyber (2)
How recent are these records?
Last collected Oct 12, 2026. Individual collection dates are included in downloads. No refresh is scheduled; confirm current roles on LinkedIn.
Is this a complete list of US cybersecurity founders?
No. These 142 published profiles come from 142 qualifying records in a query-selected pool of 5481 candidates. All qualifying cached records are included. Display order is A–Z by name, not a ranking. Counts describe this sample, not the market.
How can recruiters and founders use this list?
Use the named companies, person locations and quoted inclusion evidence to start employer research, recruiting or partnership research. Download the full sample as CSV, JSON or Markdown. Confirm the current role and company before outreach; inclusion does not establish hiring plans, contact permission or a hiring outcome.
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