Michael Callahan

Company building, enterprise software, math

📍 Palo Alto, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2018
VC🌍 United States
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Cofounder, Founding CEO, Board Member
Aug 2014
Arista NDR, (formerly Awake Security) is the only advanced network detection and response company that delivers answers, not alerts. By combining artificial intelligence with human expertise, Arista NDR hunts for both insider and external attacker behaviors, while providing autonomous triage and response with full forensics across traditional, IoT, and cloud networks. Arista NDR platform delivers continuous diagnostics for the entire enterprise threat landscape, processes countless points of data, senses abnormalities or threats, and reacts if necessary—all in a matter of seconds. The Arista solution stands out from traditional security because it is designed to mimic the human brain. It recognizes malicious intent and learns over time, giving defenders greater visibility and insight into what threats exist and how to respond to them.
Experience · 5 entries
All (5)
Investments (1)
Founder (2)
2018
Various
Investor and Advisor
Aug 2018
2014
Cofounder, Founding CEO, Board Member
Aug 2014
Arista NDR, (formerly Awake Security) is the only advanced network detection and response company that delivers answers, not alerts. By combining artificial intelligence with human expertise, Arista NDR hunts for both insider and external attacker behaviors, while providing autonomous triage and response with full forensics across traditional, IoT, and cloud networks. Arista NDR platform delivers continuous diagnostics for the entire enterprise threat landscape, processes countless points of data, senses abnormalities or threats, and reacts if necessary—all in a matter of seconds. The Arista solution stands out from traditional security because it is designed to mimic the human brain. It recognizes malicious intent and learns over time, giving defenders greater visibility and insight into what threats exist and how to respond to them.
2010
Various
Consultant
Jan 2010
2000
Cofounder, CTO
May 2000
1999
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Dir., Advanced Development
1999