Gerhard Eschelbeck Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 25

  • Portfolio
  • 16

  • Exits
  • 7

Exits

Gerhard Eschelbeck General Information

Description

Dr. Gerhard Eschelbeck serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Kodiak AI. He serves as Venture Advisor at YL Ventures. He serves as Board Advisor at Zerothird. He serves as Investor & Strategic Advisor at Inner Loop Capital. He serves as a Board Member at Acalvio. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as Advisor at Anecdotes. He serves as an Advisor at NightDragon. He serves as Cybersecurity Advisor at Dnipro. He serves as an Advisor at Sweet Security. He serves as an Advisor and Board Member at Cranium. He serves as a Board Member at Crash Override. He serves as a Board Advisor at Quantum Industries (Network Management Software). He also served as an Advisor at Respond Software. He served as an Advisor at CryptoMove. He served as an Advisor at Sym. He served as a Board Member at Wootcloud. He also serves as a Vice President of Security and Privacy Engineering at Google. He serves as an Advisor at Relyance AI. He is also a Board Member at NopSec. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering at Webroot Software and Sophos. Before this, he was Senior Vice President of Engineering for security products at Network Associates, Vice President of Engineering for antivirus products at McAfee Associates, and Founder of IDS GmbH, a secure remote-control company acquired by McAfee. He was named one of InfoWorld's 25 Most Influential CTOs in 2003 and 200, and received this honor a third time in 2006 as Webroot's Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering. He holds a doctorate and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Linz, Austria. He is a PhD holder.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)

Gerhard Eschelbeck Investments (25)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Northstar Security AI 28-Oct-2026 Seed Round Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Clearly AI 10-Feb-2026 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Knostic 05-Mar-2025 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
LocalStack (Software Development Applications) 12-Nov-2024 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Palosade 01-Sep-2024 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Tarsal 21-Mar-2024 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Sweet Security 09-Aug-2023 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Tromzo 03-Aug-2023 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Cranium AI 05-Apr-2023 Seed Round Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Opus Security 13-Sep-2022 Seed Round Network Management Software Generating Revenue

Gerhard Eschelbeck Exits (7)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Tromzo 09-Dec-2025 Buyout/LBO
Tarsal 23-Jun-2025
Opus Security 13-May-2025
Armorblox 14-Jul-2023
Altitude Networks 29-Apr-2022
Securly 22-Apr-2021 Buyout/LBO
CryptoMove Out of Business

Gerhard Eschelbeck Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Gerhard Eschelbeck Co-Investors (101)

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Gerhard Eschelbeck FAQs

  • Who is Gerhard Eschelbeck?

    Gerhard Eschelbeck is an angel Investor who has made 25 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Gerhard Eschelbeck?

    Gerhard Eschelbeck is an angel investor.

  • What does Gerhard Eschelbeck do?

    As an angel investor, Gerhard Eschelbeck invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Gerhard Eschelbeck hold?

    Gerhard Eschelbeck holds 7 board seats including Cranium AI, Onapsis, Cobalt (Network Management Software), Zerothird, and Crash Override.

  • What has Gerhard Eschelbeck invested in?

    Gerhard Eschelbeck has made numerous investments in companies like Northstar Security AI, Clearly AI, and Knostic within the Network Management Software and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Gerhard Eschelbeck invested in recently?

    Gerhard Eschelbeck's latest investment was on 28-Oct-2026 in Northstar Security AI, a company within the Network Management Software industry.

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