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Mehlam Shakir

Partner @ Dreamit Ventures | CTO, Founder

Greater Philadelphia

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Partner, Securetech

    2020

    At Dreamit Ventures, we invest in transformative Securetech companies that focus on scaling revenues. Our deep vertical expertise and extensive network of partners ignite revenue growth and open doors to smart capital.

2014 - 2022

  • Founder & CTO

    2014 - 2022

    As CTO of PrivacySteward.org, my mission is to spread privacy awareness and greater transparency everywhere - to share my expertise with friends & families and to empower them with the information and tools they need to take charge of their digital privacy and use technology with confidence.

2017 - 2020

  • SVP of Product Development

    2017 - 2020

    As the SVP of Product Development my responsibilities include development and go-to-market strategy for the Next Generation Cloud SIEM solution.

  • Director of Product Management

    2015 - 2017

    As Director of Product Management, my responsibilities include strategy and execution of RSA NetWitness Suite's Logs and Analytics solutions.

2011 - 2014

  • Group PM

    2011 - 2014

    As Group PM, my focus was to bring strategic innovations into McAfee's security management platform and drive key integration efforts with other McAfee products

2008 - 2011

  • CTO

    2008 - 2011

    As CTO of NitroSecurity my primary role was to drive creativity and innovation into NitroSecurity's product solutions and bridge the gap between technology development and business requirements. My job involved: o Development of detailed product specifications, product management and being hands-on in the entire development process
 o Interacting with product management, marketing & sales executives in developing the company & product vision and the go to market strategy
 o Evangelizing NitroSecurity’s security solutions o Leading pro-services engagements for key customers

2006 - 2008

  • CTO

    2006 - 2008

    As CTO of RippleTech I was responsible for developing and implementing RippleTech's technology vision and roadmap for our next generation network and security management solutions. During my tenure at RippleTech I successfully pulled together a unified security vision that culminated in a purchase of RippleTech by NitroSecurity in 2008.

2004 - 2006

  • Founder & CTO

    2004 - 2006

    I founded Incache in 2004 where I served as CTO for the family of database security solutions. I led the development team and provided direction to all aspects of the business including sales & marketing. This effort culminated in a purchase of Incache by RippleTech in 2006.

1998 - 2004

  • Consultant

    1998 - 2004

    Prior to founding Incache I served as an independent consultant for six years at Goldman Sachs where I provided database administration, technology infrastructure and web development services.