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Lance Cottrell

Principal at Obscura Security

Healdsburg, California

Overview 

Lance Cottrell is a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor based in Healdsburg, California, with a strong track record of transforming startup founders into successful entrepreneurs. With a diverse background in computer security, cryptography, and entrepreneurship, he serves as a board member, advisor, mentor, and public speaker, investing in a wide range of sectors and stages, including Medical Devices, Security, EnergyTech, and Web3/Blockchain. Notable highlights of his career include being the CEO of FeelTheBoot and serving as a Global Entrepreneur in Residence at Founder Institute.

Work Experience 

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FeelTheBoot

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2019 - Current

    Helping entrepreneurs go from overwhelmed founder to successful CEO through free online training and individual advising.

FI

Founder Institute

  • Global Entrepreneur in Residence

    2020

    Founder Institute Global Entrepreneurs in residence mentor select entrepreneurs in the Founder Institute program one on one and in group sessions.

TV

The Veteran Fund

  • Venture Partner

    2022

    The Veteran Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth technology startups led by exceptional founders from the military community. Learn more and get involved: http://veteran.fund

Veteran Fund is an Advancing America through venture capital firm.

veteran.fund

North Bay Angels

  • Board Member

    2015

    The North Bay Angels (NBA) is the oldest and largest angel investment group north of the Golden Gate. We are an active investor group who invests primarily in early stage equity and venture debt, where our participation will have an impact on the success of the company. We also consider current return opportunities. http://northbayangels.com

SI

Scollar, Inc.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2017

    Investor and BoD member at Scollar, makers of the first modular smart collar for pets.

Scollar is a powerful animal industry platform combining a multi-vendor marketplace with an AI powered recommendation engine.

Raised $1,873,000.00 from Founder Funding.

scollar.com
ND

Next Decentrum

  • Strategic Advisor

    2021

CP

Crypto Pharaohs

  • Strategic Advisor

    2021

NL

Ntrepid LLC

  • Strategic Advisor

    2020

    Advising the Ntrepid C-Suite on corporate strategy, product strategy, and security strategy.

  • Chief Scientist - Passages

    2010 - 2019

    Passages is a fully protected and isolated cross platform virtualized environment built for the enterprise that looks and feels just like a normal browser. Only passages protects you by isolating the browser from your local computer, your local network, and your identity (preventing targeted attacks). I am involved in R&D for the product, and security research.

  • Chief Scientist

    2010 - 2019

    Provided product strategy, security strategy, thought leadership, and product evangelism for Ntrepid

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Safemails.Net

  • Strategic Advisor

    2020

    Advising the founders on security, business, and fundraising.

Obscura Security

  • Principal

    1995

    Founder and Principle. Consulting and advising on security, privacy, anonymity, and cryptography.

Education 

Investments 

Scener

seed

Total funding: $2M

Formulate

Seed

Total funding: $2.6M

Irrigreen

Seed

Total funding: $4.2M

Credder

Seed

Total funding amount not yet available

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