David Kennedy

Active Investor

Invictus Growth Partners - Guild Member and Chief Security Officer at Invictus Growth Partners

Berea, Ohio

David Kennedy, Invictus Growth Partners - Guild Member and Chief Security Officer at Invictus Growth Partners is an active investor based in Berea, Ohio. This profile covers what David Kennedy backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. David Kennedy serves as a Board Member at Axiad. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Senior Principal Security Consultant at TrustedSec. Before creating TrustedSec, he was a Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Diebold Incorporated, a Fortune 1000 company. As a forward thinker in the security field, he has had the privilege of speaking at some of the nation's largest conferences, including Microsoft's BlueHat, DEF CON, Black Hat, and DerbyCon, which he co-created in 2011 and expanded into DerbyCon Communities. He is a regular contributor and subject matter expert on cybersecurity stories for Fox News, CNN, Bloomberg, BBC, and other high-profile media outlets. Further, his tools have been featured on a number of TV shows and movies, and he served as Technical Consultant for the critically acclaimed Mr. Robot TV show. He served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), focusing on cyber warfare and forensics analysis activities, including two tours to Iraq. He also served on the board of directors for (ISC)2, which is one of the largest security collectives and offers certifications such as the CISSP.

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre SeedSeed
Invests in: Artificial IntelligenceFintechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailClimate & EnergyDeveloper Tools & DataCybersecurityManufacturing & Industrial
Location: Berea, Ohio
Typical check: $250K
Past investments: 5

Notable investments

SCYTHESANS Technology InstituteAxiadvChatterDiebold

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