Chris Romeo

Podcaster | AppSec & Threat Modeling Authority | Two‑Time Founder with Successful Exits (Twice)

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2022
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Advisor and Investor
Aug 2022
Phoenix Security platform enables you to prioritize vulnerabilities from code to cloud, leveraging contextual-based intelligence. Phoenix Security helps you quickly quantify and minimise your cyber risk exposure delivering precise actions to the team that needs them. Phoenix Security helps scale your Application Security and Cloud Security programmes taking vulnerability management to the next level. Phoenix Security empowers you to ACT On Risk leveraging the APPSEC Phoenix Module and the Cloud Security Phoenix Modules - Saving time, - Minimising Cyber risk, - Actioning vulnerabilities, - RoI maximisation, - Threat modelling #appseceasy #appsecsmart #actonrisk
Board Member
May 2022
Security Journey offers robust application security education tools to help developers and the entire SDLC team recognize and understand vulnerabilities and threats and proactively mitigate these risks. The knowledge learners acquire in our programs goes beyond helping learners code more securely – it turns everyone in the SDLC into security champions. Our platform takes a unique level approach, transitioning learners from security basics to language-specific knowledge to the experiential learning required to become security champions. With lessons offered in multiple formats, including text, video, and hands-on sandbox environments, there is a modality that resonates with every learning style. Organizations with teams of security champions develop a security-first mindset that allows them to deliver safer, more secure applications.
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2023
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Mar 2023
Welcome to Devici, where secure design is driven by threat modeling from the inception of every project. Imagine a platform that allows you to integrate security into your softwares blueprint. Thats the essence of Secure by Design, and we make it attainable for teams of any size. The design phase is often overlooked, yet it’s a linchpin for the safety of your entire project. Our platform allows you to anticipate and mitigate vulnerabilities before they become threats. Youre not just coding; youre constructing a resilient, robust infrastructure from the ground up. So whats our mission? To make threat modeling simple, scalable, and actionable. We act as your mentor, providing the tools and insights you need to build securely and efficiently. We’re making it so easy because, with Devici, threat models build themselves. Were not just a threat modeling tool; were a movement that embraces the craftsmanship required for secure software development. Our name draws inspiration from the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci, who saw the intricate connections between art and science, much like our approach to crafting secure and private software. Just as Da Vinci meticulously studied anatomy, engineering, and more to improve his art, we empower developers and engineers to delve deep into the design of their software, uncovering potential security and privacy threats. We help implement secure by design foundations. In a nutshell, Devici helps you embrace a holistic approach to secure and privacy-by-design. Think of it as the future of software development—less reactive, more proactive, and fully secure. Ready to change the way you build software? Join us at Devici.
2022
Managing General Partner
Dec 2022
Kerr Ventures exists to invest, consult, and incubate in the field of application security.
Operating Advisor
Nov 2022
Jurassic Capital is a growth equity firm that invests in B2B software companies. We are based out of Durham, North Carolina.
Advisor and Investor
Aug 2022
Phoenix Security platform enables you to prioritize vulnerabilities from code to cloud, leveraging contextual-based intelligence. Phoenix Security helps you quickly quantify and minimise your cyber risk exposure delivering precise actions to the team that needs them. Phoenix Security helps scale your Application Security and Cloud Security programmes taking vulnerability management to the next level. Phoenix Security empowers you to ACT On Risk leveraging the APPSEC Phoenix Module and the Cloud Security Phoenix Modules - Saving time, - Minimising Cyber risk, - Actioning vulnerabilities, - RoI maximisation, - Threat modelling #appseceasy #appsecsmart #actonrisk
Board Member
May 2022
Security Journey offers robust application security education tools to help developers and the entire SDLC team recognize and understand vulnerabilities and threats and proactively mitigate these risks. The knowledge learners acquire in our programs goes beyond helping learners code more securely – it turns everyone in the SDLC into security champions. Our platform takes a unique level approach, transitioning learners from security basics to language-specific knowledge to the experiential learning required to become security champions. With lessons offered in multiple formats, including text, video, and hands-on sandbox environments, there is a modality that resonates with every learning style. Organizations with teams of security champions develop a security-first mindset that allows them to deliver safer, more secure applications.