Nir Polak

Nir Polak is an investor and limited partner at Cyberstarts VC and serves as the chair of the board at Exabeam. He previously operated as a founder and senior executive at Exabeam, building the company's expertise in security operations and threat detection. At Cyberstarts, he joined a founding investor group that manages $374 million in total assets and recently closed its Seed Fund III with $60 million in committed capital. The firm focuses exclusively on the cybersecurity sector, achieving a 300% weighted annual return on its initial fund and backing portfolio companies with a combined valuation of $20 billion in 2021. Working alongside advisors like former Splunk CEO Doug Merritt, Polak leverages his operational background to guide emerging enterprise software startups. His current focus remains on funding and developing early-stage cybersecurity ventures alongside leaders from Palo Alto Networks.