About
Noam Rathaus is a serial business entrepreneur and angel investor, investing in early-stage deals. He is currently acting as the CTO of Beyond Security, Managing the SSD Secure Disclosure Program. The company offers automated vulnerability assessment and compliance solutions which enable businesses and governments to accurately assess and manage security weaknesses in their networks, applications, industrial systems and networked software at a fraction of the cost of human-based penetration testing. He has co-founded the company with no external funding and built its technical capabilities to a position where it is one of the leading vendors in the Vulnerability Assessment and Management space. The company was acquired by HelpSystems on May 2021. Noam has a great passion for startups and especially for cyber security startups. He has written a few books - about Nessus (vulnerability scanner) in the Enterprise environment, about Open Source Penetration Testing and Using Open Source Products to Protect the Network Environment and about Open Source Fuzzing Tools.
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Q&A
- What is Noam Rathaus's primary investment focus?
- Noam Rathaus is an angel investor who focuses on early-stage deals, with a particular passion for cybersecurity startups.
- What is Noam Rathaus's background in the cybersecurity sector?
- Noam Rathaus is the CTO of Beyond Security, a company he co-founded without external funding. Beyond Security, which was acquired by HelpSystems in May 2021, provides automated vulnerability assessment and compliance solutions. He has also authored several books on cybersecurity topics.
- What investment stages does Noam Rathaus typically participate in?
- Noam Rathaus typically invests in Pre-Seed, Seed, and A Round stages.
- Can you name some of Noam Rathaus's portfolio companies?
- Noam Rathaus's portfolio includes cybersecurity companies such as DeviceTotal and Vicarius.
- When was Noam Rathaus's most recent investment activity?
- Noam Rathaus made an investment in February 2022, following another investment in August 2021.
- What is the sector concentration of Noam Rathaus's portfolio?
- All of Noam Rathaus's known portfolio companies are in the Cyber Security sector.
- What is the typical check size for Noam Rathaus's investments?
- Noam Rathaus's investment range is typically between $25K and $75K.
- What was the funding stage and amount raised by Vicarius, a company in Noam Rathaus's portfolio?
- Vicarius, a B2B cybersecurity company, raised $60.16M in its B Round.
- What was the funding stage and amount raised by DeviceTotal?
- DeviceTotal, an enterprise device security SaaS solution, raised $4.82M in its Seed round.
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| linkedin.com/in/noamrathaus | |
| facebook.com/rathaus |