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title: "CISO and Banker Dinner with SVB"
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summary: "A private dinner hosted by Andrew Boos in San Francisco brought together CISOs, bankers, and investors from Silicon Valley Bank, Darwinian Ventures, Moelis and Company, Menlo Ventures, and Battery Ventures. The group discussed the evolution of cybersecurity and cybersecurity investing in the age of AI, including M&A trends and startup ecosystem dynamics."
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# CISO and Banker Dinner with SVB

Andrew Boos 1y Report this post We had an exceptional group of CISOs & Bankers join us at my home in San Francisco for another Silicon Valley Bank & Darwinian Ventures dinner and discussion on how cyber-security, and cyber-security investing, will need to evolve in the age of AI. Moelis & Company 's Hasan Sheerazi, CFA kicked off the discussion on the state of the M&A environment for tech as a whole, and zoomed into Cyber Sec as a vertical Silicon Valley Bank's Robert Parker organized and co-hosted the event, alongside SVB's parent company First Citizens Bank 's CISO Marco Maiurano , who added the enterprise angle to the discussion Menlo Ventures 's C.C. Gong added some insights on how the early stage startup world is adapting to the new pressures and dynamics at play Battery Ventures 's Scott Goering added some insight into growth-stage developments in the startup ecosystem This group was filled out with some powerhouse founders, investors, & execs including Nils Puhlmann , Jon Carr-Harris Yasmeen Drummond & many more. 108 7 Comments Like Comment Share Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Nils Puhlmann 1y Report this comment Andrew Boos Robert Parker thank you for putting this great group together and allowing us to have good and deep discussions, away from the conference and with such an amazing view. Kudos to the crew that prepared such incredible food! Like Reply 3 Reactions 4 Reactions Jay Gould 1y Report this comment Sorry I missed it. It looks like you had a great time without me. I will make sure to make it to the next one. Like Reply 1 Reaction 2 Reactions Aamir Kadri 1y Report this comment Looks like a great way to network with impact! Like Reply 1 Reaction Jon Low 1y Report this comment Awesome, Andrew Boos n Like Reply 1 Reaction Clinton Stevenson 1y Report this comment Great stuff Like Reply 1 Reaction Joshua Robinson 1y Report this comment Love this, Andrew Like Reply 1 Reaction See more comments To view or add a comment, sign in