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I advise, consult for, and connect cybersecurity startups with capital.

I am not a business-side advisor giving you slide feedback. I am an operator who builds, breaks, and ships security products. I review your architecture, not just your deck. If your company is real, I can help you prove it to the people who write checks.

1 SaaS exit (AttackEngine, acquired <1yr)

$13K MRR bootstrapped in one quarter

20+ Client security engagements

9.1 CVSS — Mirai kill switch (CVE-2024-45163)

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Advisory

Equity · Equity + Retainer

Ongoing, hands-on advisory for startups where I can add sustained value. I am not a logo on your advisor slide. I show up, review your architecture, and open doors.

Security architecture review and product validation
Warm introductions to CISOs and security buyers in my network
GTM strategy and outbound engine design
Practitioner-level product feedback from active engagements
Investor access, pitch coaching, and raise strategy
Operational guidance: team scaling, cloud partnerships, SOC 2

Terms

Option A: 0.25%–0.75% equity + $1K–$3K/mo retainer
Option B: 0.50%–1.00% equity, no cash
1–2yr vesting, monthly, 3-month cliff · 2–5 hrs/mo · 12 months

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Consulting

Hourly · Retainer

Direct, hands-on security and operations work. Penetration testing, compliance buildout, technical due diligence, and infrastructure hardening. You hire me to do the work, not talk about it.

Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment
SOC 2 / NIST compliance program buildout
Technical due diligence for investors
Infrastructure security architecture
Incident response planning and tabletop exercises
Fractional security leadership

Scope an engagement

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VC Scouting & Referral

Free to startup

I source and refer early-stage cybersecurity startups to VC funds in my network. If your company fits, I introduce you directly to partners at funds that invest in your space. No cost to you.

Warm introductions to cybersecurity-focused VCs
Pre-brief to the fund partner on your company and thesis fit
Deal memo that frames your story in investor language
Credibility of a referral from someone who has built and exited
Access to alternative capital for revenue-based financing
Optional: transition into deeper advisory engagement

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Technical

Security architecture review, product validation against real practitioner needs, and technical due diligence prep for investors. I evaluate your stack, not just your pitch. 20+ client pentesting and hardening engagements. Published CVE research that enabled law enforcement to take down active botnet infrastructure globally.

Go-to-Market

Warm introductions to CISOs and security buyers in my network. Outreach and GTM strategy. I have scaled bootstrapped startups to $13K MRR in a single quarter and run outbound engines that convert.

Practitioner POV

I am still in the trenches. I evaluate, buy, and implement security tools as part of active client engagements. Your product gets honest, in-context feedback from someone who has to make it actually work, not from a theoretical advisor.

Operations

Led a team of 15 at Humera, secured $200K+ in cloud partnerships (AWS, Google, Microsoft, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare), and built SOC 2 compliance from scratch. I can help you operationalize from day one.

Focus areas

Pre-seed through Series A cybersecurity SaaS.

Threat Intelligence Cloud Security Identity & Zero-Trust GRC & Compliance Automation DevSecOps Detection & Response Security for Mid-Market DDoS Mitigation Application Security

Technical founders who understand the problem from the practitioner side

Real product differentiation, not a reskinned dashboard or wrapper

Traction signal: revenue, pilots, LOIs, or strong design partners

North American focus, open to global

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