Joe Sullivan Joins Costanoa as Venture Partner to Support Cybersecurity Startups
Costanoa, a venture capital firm focused on impactful technology sectors including cybersecurity and national security, has announced that Joe Sullivan will join the company as a Venture Partner. With over three decades of experience in cybersecurity leadership roles at Meta, Uber, and Cloudflare, Sullivan brings deep expertise to Costanoa's investment team. Sullivan began his career as a federal prosecutor specializing in cybercrime before transitioning into corporate security leadership positions. He has also served on the board of StackHawk and advised numerous AI and security startups. In this part-time advisory role at Costanoa, Sullivan will help source new cybersecurity investments and support portfolio companies. Costanoa's Managing Partner Greg Sands praised Sullivan for his ability to anticipate industry trends based on years of shaping them firsthand. The firm has previously backed early-stage cybersecurity ventures like Empirical Security and Cyberhaven.
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