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Nir Polak
Venture Partner at SignalFire
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Nir Polak is a Security Entrepreneur and Investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area, known for his role as the Co-founder and Chairman of the Board at Exabeam, a successful cybersecurity company. He has a strong track record of building and investing in companies like Dig Security, which was later acquired by Palo Alto Networks, and has made strategic investments in various cybersecurity startups at different stages such as Nagomi Security, Vorlon, and Protect AI.
Polak's career highlights include founding Exabeam, a leading cybersecurity company, and successfully guiding Dig Security to an acquisition by Palo Alto Networks. His expertise in enterprise software, cloud computing, and cybersecurity has been instrumental in his role as an investor and board member for various startups in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Work Experience
Builder
2024 - Current
Founding Investor & Executive Board Member
2023
Venture Partner
2022
SignalFire is a venture capital firm that invests in seed stage companies and breakout companies.
Insider - YL Advisory Board
2020
YL Ventures funds and supports seed-stage entrepreneurs in the cybersecurity sector.
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board
2021 - 2024
Co-founder and CEO
2013 - 2021
Exabeam is a global cybersecurity leader that delivers AI-driven security operations. Learn more at www.exabeam.com.
Raised $391,000,000.00 from SharesPro.
Investor & Board Member
2022 - 2023
VP Corporate Strategy
2011 - 2013
Sr Director of Market Strategy
2010 - 2011
Director Of Product Management
2007 - 2010
Director of WW Solutions
2003 - 2007
Imperva Incapsula is a cloud-based service that makes websites safer, faster, and more reliable.
Education
BA
2000 - 2003