Quild #33: Cerby
Secure any app
This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
Cerby is a cybersecurity company focused on helping enterprises harness Shadow IT by enabling end-users to onboard and securely use applications of their own choosing.
Founders: Belsasar (CEO), Vidal (CTO), Jyri (Chief Architect)
Signals:
Repeat founders
Belsasar co-founded Ooyala (funded by Ron Conway and Sierra Ventures), which Dalet acquired
Vidal co-founded Wizline (funded by Sierra Ventures, Bowery) and Inviko
Jyri works as a security consultant via Cupey Solutions
Top company alumni
Belsasar built products at Google and Impira for over 3 years
Jyri was a senior engineer at Palo Alto Networks, Seagate, Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Proofpoint for over 20 years
Top university alumni
Belsasar graduated from Stanford University
Jyri graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (MS)
Fast team growth
Grew 1.9x YoY to 34 employees
Midas list investors
Founders Fund participated in seed
Till tomorrow, Kenn