David Ulevitch
David Ulevitch | |
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| Born | 10 December 1981 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Known for | Enterprise software, SaaS, security, networking, privacy, DNS |
| Website | david |
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]
Career
[edit]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 of 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Robbins, Chuck (8 Dec 2016). "Congrats @davidu - you are the right person to lead @CiscoSecurity for the future! @Cisco". @ChuckRobbins. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ a b "David Ulevitch". Andreessen Horowitz. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "He sold his last company to Cisco for $635 million. Now, he's the newest investor with Andreessen Horowitz". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Krazit, Tom (3 June 2020). "Five Questions For: David Ulevitch, general partner, Andreessen Horowitz". Protocol.
- ^ "Launch in 1 days". EveryDNS.net. 18 May 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-05-18.
- ^ "Xconomy: Dyn Inc. Buys EveryDNS". Xconomy. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/oracle-buys-dyn-112116.html.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Company History | OpenDNS". OpenDNS. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire OpenDNS". Cisco. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "David Ulevitch is now a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz — a big get and the firm's fourth new GP since June". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "David Ulevitch - Andreessen Horowitz". Andreessen Horowitz. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ How a Dorm Room Startup Became an Internet Security Powerhouse Inc. Magazine
- ^ Empowering People and Transforming Society: The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2011 World Economic Forum, p. 22