David Ulevitch

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David Ulevitch
Born (1981-12-10) December 10, 1981 (age 42)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis
Occupations
Known for Enterprise software, SaaS, security, networking, privacy, DNS
Website david.ulevitch.com

David A. Ulevitch (born December 10, 1981) is an American entrepreneur and Venture capital investor. He was the founder and CEO of the enterprise security company OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco) and founder of EveryDNS (acquired by Dyn). In December 2016, Ulevitch was named the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Security Business. [1] In October 2018, Ulevitch joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner [2] investing in American Dynamism, Enterprise, SaaS, National Defense, National Security, Cybersecurity, and other areas. [3]

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Career

Ulevitch entered the Internet industry while in junior high school, working at San Diego area Internet service provider Electriciti, at a time when Electriciti and its president Chris Alan were founding members of Packet Clearing House, which was then building one of the first Internet exchange points, at nearby UC San Diego. [4]

In May 2001, while a student at Washington University in St. Louis, Ulevitch created EveryDNS to fill his need for web-based DNS management software. [5] EveryDNS grew from a personal project to a service with nearly 100,000 users worldwide within a few years. In January 2010, EveryDNS was acquired by Manchester, NH company, Dyn, Inc, [6] who was later acquired by Oracle Corporation. [7]

In July 2006, Ulevitch launched OpenDNS, [8] a recursive DNS service focused on performance and security. On June 30, 2015 Cisco announced that it was buying OpenDNS for $635 million. [9]

In October 2018, Ulevitch left Cisco Systems [10] and joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner. [2]

In June 2019, Ulevitch joined the board of directors of AnyRoad as part of a $9.2 million investment into the company by Andreessen Horowitz. [11]

Awards and recognition

In 2014, Inc. Magazine named Ulevitch to their annual "35 Under 35" list of entrepreneurs. [12] Ulevitch's company, OpenDNS, was selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2011. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Robbins, Chuck (December 8, 2016). "Congrats @davidu - you are the right person to lead @CiscoSecurity for the future! @Cisco". @ChuckRobbins. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "David Ulevitch". Andreessen Horowitz. October 2, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "He sold his last company to Cisco for $635 million. Now, he's the newest investor with Andreessen Horowitz". Business Insider. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Krazit, Tom (June 3, 2020). "Five Questions For: David Ulevitch, general partner, Andreessen Horowitz". Protocol.
  5. ↑ "Launch in 1 days". EveryDNS.net. May 18, 2001. Archived from the original on May 18, 2001.
  6. ↑ "Xconomy: Dyn Inc. Buys EveryDNS". Xconomy. January 7, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/oracle-buys-dyn-112116.html.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Company History | OpenDNS". OpenDNS. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire OpenDNS". Cisco. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ "David Ulevitch is now a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz — a big get and the firm's fourth new GP since June". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ "David Ulevitch - Andreessen Horowitz". Andreessen Horowitz. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ How a Dorm Room Startup Became an Internet Security Powerhouse Inc. Magazine
  13. ↑ Empowering People and Transforming Society: The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2011 World Economic Forum, p. 22

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