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René Bonvanie

Advisor to startups & VCs and CMO Emeritus of Palo Alto Networks

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Executive In Residence

    2020

    Consulting role, helping the investment team with portfolio companies.

2024

  • Independent Board Member

    2024

    Nomios is a leading European security and networking company committed to developing products and services that secure and connect the increasingly complex digital landscape.

  • Independent Board Member

    2024

    Sigma redefines business intelligence by enabling instant, in-depth data analysis on billions of records through an intuitive spreadsheet interface. Its write-back capability and comprehensive support system accelerate organizational growth and innovation.

2014

  • Independent Board Member

    2014

    Acronis sets the standard for cyber protection through its innovative backup, anti-ransomware, disaster recovery, storage, and enterprise file sync and share offerings.

  • Independent Board Member

    2016

    Collibra focusses on automating data management processes by providing business-focused applications where collaboration and ease-of-use come first. We believe traditional data management vendors don’t have the expertise and company DNA to solve this problem.

  • Member

    2018

    Cyberstarts is not a financial vehicle. Nor is it a social club of successful business people. It is a first VC of its kind. The only fund in the world that is mostly financed by entrepreneurs from its domain of focus. It is built, ran and financed by people like you! Cyberstarts was born out of many hours of conversations among experienced successful cybersecurity entrepreneurs focused on identifying the most difficult cybersecurity challenges and solving them, while giving back to a younger generation of entrepreneurs.

  • Independent board member

    2019

    The global reference in mobile application protection.

  • Advisor

    2020

    Fireblocks streamlines operations by bringing all your exchanges, OTCs, counterparties, hot wallets, and custodians into one platform. Wallets, deposit addresses, and API credentials are secured using patent-pending chip isolation technology and the newest breakthrough in cryptography (MPC). Institutions are using Fireblocks to move funds securely in seconds – instead of hours.

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

    Designed with the most security-conscious user in mind, Bitwarden's password management platform helps individuals, teams, and organizations manage their sensitive information easily and securely.

2021

  • Executive Chairman of the Board

    2021

    Ordr is focused on making connected device security simple through our zero-touch agentless deployment, one common platform for multiple stakeholders, and automation of policies to secure devices.