About
Dr. Paul Judge is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He is Chairman and Managing Partner of Open Opportunity Fund. As an entrepreneur, Paul is cofounder of Pindrop. Pindrop’s voice security technology protects some of the largest enterprises in the world and has received over $200 million of venture capital funding. In 2015, paul cofounded TechSquare Labs a company building studio and venture fund based in Atlanta. He was also the co-founder of Luma Home, a consumer WiFi company. Paul has invested in over 100 companies technology startups. From 2009-2014 Paul was the Chief Research Officer and VP at Barracuda Networks. In 2007 he founded Purewire and served as Chief Technology Officer until Purewire was acquired by Barracuda Networks in 2009. Prior to that Paul was the Chief Technology Officer at CipherTrust until it was acquired by Secure Computing in 2006 for $270M. There he served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, directing the research and product manageme…
Experience
Executive Chairman and Cofounder
Pindrop Security · Atlanta, GA
Present
Pindrop® solutions are leading the way to the future of voice by establishing the standard for identity, security and trust for every voice interaction. Pindrop solutions protect some of the biggest banks, insurers, and retailers in the world using patented technology that extracts an unrivaled amount of intelligence from every call and voice encountered. Pindrop solutions help detect fraudsters and authenticate genuine customers, reducing fraud and operational costs, while improving customer experience and protecting brand reputation. Pindrop, a privately held company, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, was founded in 2011 by Dr. Vijay Balasubramaniyan, Dr. Paul Judge and Dr. Mustaque Ahamad and is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Citi Ventures, Felicis Ventures, CapitalG, GV, IVP and Vitruvian Partners.
Managing Partner
Panoramic Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta that takes a “wider-view” approach to investing by targeting the south east and Midwest and placing a focus on diverse founders and university startups. Panoramic opens new doors for overlooked founders, giving more entrepreneurs access to capital to build leading tech companies.
Co-Founder
TechSquare Labs · Tech Square, Atlanta, USA
TechSquare Labs is an incubator and company building studio. TechSquare Labs has invested in over 40 technology companies.
Cofounder
Luma
Luma is Surround WiFi that brings home internet into the modern era. With a focus on speed, safety and security, Luma empowers users with visibility into their home WiFi system and control over their family and home network’s safety. Acquired in 2017.
Chief Research Officer and Vp
Barracuda Networks is the worldwide leader in Security, Application Delivery and Data Protection Solutions. IPO in 2013.
Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder
Purewire was a startup providing web security as a service. Acquired by Barracuda Networks in 2009.
Chief Technology Officer
Secure Computing was a publicly traded computer security company. Acquired by McAfee in 2008.
Chief Technology Officer
CipherTrust was a leading anti-spam and messaging security company. Acquired by Secure Computing in 2006 for $273 million.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD, computer science
Morehouse College
BS, computer science
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