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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.

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