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Tech Investment Strategies and Overview [CISOP]

Tech Investment Strategies and Overview [CISOP]

Update: 2025-12-23
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In this CISOP episode of CSO Perspectives, Host Kim Jones sits down with John Funge, venture capitalist at DataTribe, to explore how investors view the cybersecurity landscape. Kim reflects on the tension between innovation, profit motives, and the real needs of security practitioners—raising questions about whether the industry prioritizes mitigation over true solutions. John offers a candid look inside the VC decision-making process, breaking down how teams, market fit, and long-term defensibility shape investment choices. Together, they examine how founders, investors, and CISOs can better align to drive meaningful, effective security innovation.


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Tech Investment Strategies and Overview [CISOP]

Tech Investment Strategies and Overview [CISOP]

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