MJ

Michael J.

Entrepreneur, multi-time CEO and founder, Venture Capitalist, Former Navy SEAL and author.

📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 8 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2022
Operator-angel🌍 United States
8
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22y
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Board Member
Jul 2022
SixMap developed next-gen external attack surface management capabilities by indexing the internet to obtain “ground” truth about your network exposure and risks on IPv6 and IPv4, even if you’ve already deployed state-of-the art tools. SixMap continuously maps the global internet across every single port.
Board Member
May 2019
Strider is the leading strategic intelligence company empowering organizations to secure and advance their technology and innovation. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology alongside proprietary methodologies, Strider transforms open-source data into critical insights. This increased intelligence enables organizations to proactively address and respond to risks associated with state-sponsored intellectual property theft, targeted talent acquisition, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Please note: Striders only official email address domain is “@striderintel.com” and we are only recruiting for the positions listed on our careers site (striderintel.com/company/careers/). If you have been contacted by any other email domain, completed a written interview, offered a position that’s not on our website, or received any other suspicious communication, please do not engage and review the resources available to you from the FTC at https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.
Board Member
Jun 2018
Prevailion is a Security Validation company that gathers Malware communications to active Command and Control nodes. This counterintelligence powers a variety of products and security led efforts for top Fortune companies around the globe.
Board Member
Jun 2016
Dragos provides the most effective OT cybersecurity technology for industrial and critical infrastructure to deliver on our global mission: to safeguard civilization. After nearly a decade of real-world experience handling landmark attacks on OT networks, Dragos understands the complexity and risks of industrial environments, which operate on massive scale with unique systems and exacting availability requirements and are not protected by IT cybersecurity. The Dragos Platform provides visibility and monitoring of OT environments for asset identification, vulnerability management, and threat detection with continuous insights generated by the industry’s most experienced OT threat intelligence and services team. It discovers and monitors OT, IT, IoT, and IIoT assets within the OT environment and integrates with IT security infrastructure. Dragos protects customers across a range of industrial sectors including electric, oil & gas, manufacturing, water, transportation, mining, and government. Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with presence around the world and offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC.
Chief Evangelist & Board member
Feb 2015
Onyara develops secure, scalable, and reliable dataflow solutions. We support use cases spanning from sensor-based edge computing to enterprise cloud computing in a number of industries. Our goal is a seamless, optimized user experience from DevOps to the CTO.
Co-Founder - Board Member
2007
SOC, A Day & Zimmermann Company, is a global provider of mission support solutions. We employ more than 5,000 dedicated professionals engaged in the delivery of mission-critical security, cyber security, canine services, base operations, facilities maintenance, explosive ordnance demilitarization, international logistics, and life support services. SOC has grown into a diverse services company with a broad project portfolio. Today, we support a range of U.S. Government agencies. We have worked in over 22 countries spanning the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Our marque customers include the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, and State, and members of the Fortune 500. SOC’s mission is to assure safe and effective operations for our customers while maximizing cost efficiencies. We are entrusted with some of the U.S. Government’s most sensitive national security missions. SOC protects diplomatic personnel, government facilities, and key elements of our nation’s nuclear complex. We also provide multi-disciplinary operations, maintenance, and repair services for major Government Owned/Contractor Operated installations. In austere environments, we construct, operate, and maintain facilities, as well as provide turn-key life support and security solutions. SOC has grown and diversified while staying true to our core values: safety, integrity, diversity, and operational success. We are always looking to build upon our workforce to incorporate elite performers who share the same high values and integrity. For information on careers at SOC, go to www.soc-usa.com/careers As we evolve, SOC remains committed to delivering the highest standards of professionalism and service. Above all, we place client safety and security first.
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2022
Board Member
Jul 2022
SixMap developed next-gen external attack surface management capabilities by indexing the internet to obtain “ground” truth about your network exposure and risks on IPv6 and IPv4, even if you’ve already deployed state-of-the art tools. SixMap continuously maps the global internet across every single port.
2021
Board Member
Jan 2021
Montana is home to a new science-driven, revolutionary rifle manufacturer that is re-inventing the future of firearms, one rifle at a time. PROOF Research combines cutting-edge, patented carbon-fiber barrels, the space-age laminations of Lone Wolf Riflestocks, and the rifle making genius of Jense Precision under one roof. This combination provides our customers unsurpassed accuracy and durability from rifles weighing a fraction of traditional firearms. Unlike a lot of other companies that say a lot of things, we offer the thing that shapes and guides everything we do. We give you PROOF.
2019
Board Member
May 2019
Strider is the leading strategic intelligence company empowering organizations to secure and advance their technology and innovation. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology alongside proprietary methodologies, Strider transforms open-source data into critical insights. This increased intelligence enables organizations to proactively address and respond to risks associated with state-sponsored intellectual property theft, targeted talent acquisition, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Please note: Striders only official email address domain is “@striderintel.com” and we are only recruiting for the positions listed on our careers site (striderintel.com/company/careers/). If you have been contacted by any other email domain, completed a written interview, offered a position that’s not on our website, or received any other suspicious communication, please do not engage and review the resources available to you from the FTC at https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.
2018
Board Member
Jun 2018
Prevailion is a Security Validation company that gathers Malware communications to active Command and Control nodes. This counterintelligence powers a variety of products and security led efforts for top Fortune companies around the globe.
2016
Board Member
Jun 2016
Dragos provides the most effective OT cybersecurity technology for industrial and critical infrastructure to deliver on our global mission: to safeguard civilization. After nearly a decade of real-world experience handling landmark attacks on OT networks, Dragos understands the complexity and risks of industrial environments, which operate on massive scale with unique systems and exacting availability requirements and are not protected by IT cybersecurity. The Dragos Platform provides visibility and monitoring of OT environments for asset identification, vulnerability management, and threat detection with continuous insights generated by the industry’s most experienced OT threat intelligence and services team. It discovers and monitors OT, IT, IoT, and IIoT assets within the OT environment and integrates with IT security infrastructure. Dragos protects customers across a range of industrial sectors including electric, oil & gas, manufacturing, water, transportation, mining, and government. Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with presence around the world and offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC.
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