Greenspring Associates’ Portfolio Impact program is dedicated to leveraging the firm’s network among corporates for the benefit of the funds and companies with which we’ve partnered. One of the most impactful ways that this effort is manifested is through highly curated, intimate events that bring together diverse perspectives – including top venture-backed companies, CIOs and senior IT executives and venture capitalists. These events provide meaningful opportunities for the stakeholders in the innovation economy to connect and gather insights that are mission critical to their business. Most importantly, the initial connections that occur at these events yield valuable customer, partner and prospective acquirer relationships that endure well after the last attendee has gone home.
Last month, Greenspring’s event strategy was illustrated in full effect at Side Channel: A Cyber Dialogue – which we hosted alongside Greenspring manager TenEleven Ventures, DataTribe and Port Covington. The event was an intimate gathering of innovators and leaders in the cybersecurity industry and featured several presentations from cutting-edge cybersecurity companies addressing varying issues within the market. The day consisted of thoughtful discussions around the future of cybersecurity on a global, national and local level and topics ranged from national security threats, trends in data breaches, the rise of cloud services, the current state of malware and more.
Presenting companies included ReFirm Labs, Attila Security, Strider Technologies, Obsidian Security, OneLogin, Blue Hexagon, Blackhorse Solutions, Verodin and Vulcan Cyber. We were also fortunate to have Michael Aiello, Director of Security Products at Google, and Ron Gula, Co-Founder of Tenable Network Security and President of Gula Technology Adventures, participate in a fireside chat moderated by Mike Janke of DataTribe. Michael and Ron discussed the importance of investors, incubators and universities teaching entrepreneurs about what the market needs and discussed several major themes we should all be paying attention to, including:
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