Dropzone’s Edward Wu on Solving Security’s Biggest Bottleneck
Description
The security industry has a math problem: 12 million job postings, only 7 million qualified professionals. The solution? AI.
Edward Wu spent nearly a decade at ExtraHop, pioneering AI-driven security detection. But instead of just alerting security teams about potential threats, he saw a bigger opportunity — what if AI could act as an actual security analyst? That question led to Dropzone, a company that’s not just throwing AI at security but strategically using it to solve one of the most overwhelming problems in the industry — alert fatigue.
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Edward and Partner Vivek Ramaswami dive into:
- The "aha moment" that led Edward to leave a successful career to start Dropzone
- Why most AI security startups will fail, and what it takes to stand out
- How Dropzone landed UiPath as a customer—without a single cold email
- The future of security in an AI-first world
Watch/Listen to the full conversation for insights from Edward on what it takes to build in one of the most competitive categories in security today.
Transcript: https://www.madrona.com/dropzones-edward-wu-security/
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