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Ryan Corey

Early Stage Tech Chief Executive Officer. Cybersecurity Founder and CEO from Launch to Scaling. Go-To Market and Product Led Growth expertise. EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. MindShare CEO Network Class of 2019.

📍 Greenbelt, Maryland, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 2 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Jul 2020
Infosec Learning is a provider of turnkey hands-on virtual labs for schools, businesses, and organizations to train and assess on any cyber and information security skill. Our cloud-based infrastructure – all HTML 5, no plugins needed – delivers step-by-step lab tutorials with corresponding virtual machines that introduce students to the latest real world tools and technologies. Our auto-assessment tool eliminates the need for your instructors to grade labs, and our analytics and full LTI integrations with your school or company’s LMS simplify tracking and recording student progress. We host over 200 labs across multiple courses: • Information Security Fundamentals • Ethical Hacking & Systems Defense • Networking Fundamentals • Digital Forensics • Linux Server I: Linux Fundamentals • Linux Server II: System Administration • Scripting Fundamentals • Network Security Fundamentals • Pentesting and Understanding Vulnerabilities • Hadoop Administration Our labs map directly to common industry certifications: • Information Security Fundamentals: Security + • Ethical Hacking & Systems Defense: CEH • Networking Fundamentals: Network + Don’t see something? Let our experienced team of educators and technologists work with you to deploy your existing labs in our platform or create content from scratch to meet your needs.
Board Member
Jan 2017
The Incident Response Consortium is the first industry managed and community-driven conference focusing on practical customized incident response plan development, operational capabilities and the skills necessary for effective cybersecurity. This years free event will be held September 5-6 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Arlington, VA. All organizational levels from C-Suite to Analysts are eligible to join the consortium. Visit www.IncidentResponse.com for more information. IRCs mission is to ensure that the best practices in incident response skills, playbooks and management are shared among the community to improve cybersecurity across all organizational levels. There are too many tools and point solutions that do not result in better security. Cybersecurity has a user and process problem: IR18 is here to solve this challenge. The IRC is holding a series of free of charge operational capability conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
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2025
Co-Owner
Jan 2025
Cannascale is an email marketing agency built exclusively for hemp and wellness brands. We help DTC companies scale their retention strategy, increase customer lifetime value, and grow with compliance, clarity, and brand integrity. In a space flooded with short-term thinking, shady tactics, and regulatory landmines, we offer something different: • Compliant growth strategies that protect your business • Retention systems that drive LTV without list fatigue • Email flows and campaigns that actually reflect your brand • A team that sweats the details and knows the industry Whether you’re scaling up or tightening your retention playbook, we bring the systems, team, and clarity you need to turn email into your most profitable channel. What We Do: ✅ Automated Flows & Campaigns – Proven strategies to convert and retain customers. ✅ Compliance-First Marketing – Navigating regulations while optimizing performance. ✅ Data-Driven Segmentation – Personalized messaging that drives revenue. ✅ List Growth & Deliverability – Building and maintaining a high-quality email list. If you’re growing a hemp, CBD, or cannabis brand and want to turn email into your top revenue driver, let’s talk.
2022
Managing Director
Apr 2022
7833 Capital Partners is a private, early-stage investment firm focused on technology startups.
2020
Board Member
Jul 2020
Infosec Learning is a provider of turnkey hands-on virtual labs for schools, businesses, and organizations to train and assess on any cyber and information security skill. Our cloud-based infrastructure – all HTML 5, no plugins needed – delivers step-by-step lab tutorials with corresponding virtual machines that introduce students to the latest real world tools and technologies. Our auto-assessment tool eliminates the need for your instructors to grade labs, and our analytics and full LTI integrations with your school or company’s LMS simplify tracking and recording student progress. We host over 200 labs across multiple courses: • Information Security Fundamentals • Ethical Hacking & Systems Defense • Networking Fundamentals • Digital Forensics • Linux Server I: Linux Fundamentals • Linux Server II: System Administration • Scripting Fundamentals • Network Security Fundamentals • Pentesting and Understanding Vulnerabilities • Hadoop Administration Our labs map directly to common industry certifications: • Information Security Fundamentals: Security + • Ethical Hacking & Systems Defense: CEH • Networking Fundamentals: Network + Don’t see something? Let our experienced team of educators and technologists work with you to deploy your existing labs in our platform or create content from scratch to meet your needs.
2017
Board Member
Jan 2017
The Incident Response Consortium is the first industry managed and community-driven conference focusing on practical customized incident response plan development, operational capabilities and the skills necessary for effective cybersecurity. This years free event will be held September 5-6 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Arlington, VA. All organizational levels from C-Suite to Analysts are eligible to join the consortium. Visit www.IncidentResponse.com for more information. IRCs mission is to ensure that the best practices in incident response skills, playbooks and management are shared among the community to improve cybersecurity across all organizational levels. There are too many tools and point solutions that do not result in better security. Cybersecurity has a user and process problem: IR18 is here to solve this challenge. The IRC is holding a series of free of charge operational capability conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
2015
Co Founder
Jan 2015
Cybrary is the premier cybersecurity professional development platform, providing the collective knowledge of the industry’s top experts and leading organizations to equip IT and security professionals with both the knowledge and skills to achieve their career goals. Recognized as an industry pioneer and innovator since 2015, Cybrary has grown its cyber-focused community to nearly 3 million users, including multiple Fortune 100 companies. To get more information and learn more about Cybrary, visit www.cybrary.it.
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