About Material
Material was founded in response to persistent, sophisticated attacks that continue to demonstrate that disparate point solutions for inbound attacks, compromised accounts, and leakage of sensitive content are insufficient to secure against the threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences inherent to the productivity suite. We are backed by Andreesen Horowitz and protect the world’s fastest-growing and agile companies like Figma, Mars, DoorDash, Lyft, MassMutual and more.
We think it takes at least as much creativity to protect a technology as it does to invent it. We know that usable security means making people safe and productive. We believe in common sense and not silver bullets, snake oil, or “next generation” technobabble. Our goal is resilience, and we build security that works — and works simply.
Founding story
We think it takes at least as much creativity to protect a technology as it does to invent it. We know that usable security means making people safe and productive. We believe in common sense and not silver bullets, snake oil, or “next generation” technobabble. Our goal is resilience, and we build security that works — and works simply.
What problem they were solving
Material Security secures the productivity suite by stopping attacks and reducing risk across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with unified cloud email and file security, data loss prevention and posture management.
Leadership
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Ryan co-founded Material in 2017 and has served as Chairman since 2023. He previously led engineering teams at Dropbox after it acquired his last company, Parastructure, and Ayasdi. Ryan holds an MS in Computer Networks and Security and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.
Ryan co-founded Material in 2017 and has served as Chairman since 2023. He previously led engineering teams at Dropbox after it acquired his last company, Parastructure, and Ayasdi. Ryan holds an MS in Computer Networks and Security and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.
Ryan co-founded Material in 2017 and has served as Chairman since 2023. He previously led engineering teams at Dropbox after it acquired his last company, Parastructure, and Ayasdi. Ryan holds an MS in Computer Networks and Security and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.
Ryan co-founded Material in 2017 and has served as Chairman since 2023. He previously led engineering teams at Dropbox after it acquired his last company, Parastructure, and Ayasdi. Ryan holds an MS in Computer Networks and Security and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.
Ryan co-founded Material in 2017 and has served as Chairman since 2023. He previously led engineering teams at Dropbox after it acquired his last company, Parastructure, and Ayasdi. Ryan holds an MS in Computer Networks and Security and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.
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Abhishek co-founded Material in 2017. Previously, he worked on collaboration and productivity products as an early product leader at Dropbox and engineer at Microsoft Research. Abhishek holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton.
Abhishek co-founded Material in 2017. Previously, he worked on collaboration and productivity products as an early product leader at Dropbox and engineer at Microsoft Research. Abhishek holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton.
Abhishek co-founded Material in 2017. Previously, he worked on collaboration and productivity products as an early product leader at Dropbox and engineer at Microsoft Research. Abhishek holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton.
Abhishek co-founded Material in 2017. Previously, he worked on collaboration and productivity products as an early product leader at Dropbox and engineer at Microsoft Research. Abhishek holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton.
Abhishek co-founded Material in 2017. Previously, he worked on collaboration and productivity products as an early product leader at Dropbox and engineer at Microsoft Research. Abhishek holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton.
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Chris, VP of Engineering at Material Security since 2017, co-founded the company. He led Dropbox infrastructure teams post-Parastructure acquisition and managed data privacy at Google. Chris holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Chris, VP of Engineering at Material Security since 2017, co-founded the company. He led Dropbox infrastructure teams post-Parastructure acquisition and managed data privacy at Google. Chris holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Chris, VP of Engineering at Material Security since 2017, co-founded the company. He led Dropbox infrastructure teams post-Parastructure acquisition and managed data privacy at Google. Chris holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Chris, VP of Engineering at Material Security since 2017, co-founded the company. He led Dropbox infrastructure teams post-Parastructure acquisition and managed data privacy at Google. Chris holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Chris, VP of Engineering at Material Security since 2017, co-founded the company. He led Dropbox infrastructure teams post-Parastructure acquisition and managed data privacy at Google. Chris holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Luke heads marketing at Material. Previously, he built Recharge Payments' marketing from Series A to $100m ARR and led demand generation at Duo Security through acquisition by Cisco. Luke's background includes running digital marketing for software, tech, and consumer brands.
Luke heads marketing at Material. Previously, he built Recharge Payments' marketing from Series A to $100m ARR and led demand generation at Duo Security through acquisition by Cisco. Luke's background includes running digital marketing for software, tech, and consumer brands.
Luke heads marketing at Material. Previously, he built Recharge Payments' marketing from Series A to $100m ARR and led demand generation at Duo Security through acquisition by Cisco. Luke's background includes running digital marketing for software, tech, and consumer brands.
Luke heads marketing at Material. Previously, he built Recharge Payments' marketing from Series A to $100m ARR and led demand generation at Duo Security through acquisition by Cisco. Luke's background includes running digital marketing for software, tech, and consumer brands.
Luke heads marketing at Material. Previously, he built Recharge Payments' marketing from Series A to $100m ARR and led demand generation at Duo Security through acquisition by Cisco. Luke's background includes running digital marketing for software, tech, and consumer brands.
John Hrvatin, VP Product & Design at Material, previously led product teams at Microsoft and Dropbox. With 20 years' experience, he drives product excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction, shaping Material Security's strategic vision and execution.
John Hrvatin, VP Product & Design at Material, previously led product teams at Microsoft and Dropbox. With 20 years' experience, he drives product excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction, shaping Material Security's strategic vision and execution.
John Hrvatin, VP Product & Design at Material, previously led product teams at Microsoft and Dropbox. With 20 years' experience, he drives product excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction, shaping Material Security's strategic vision and execution.
John Hrvatin, VP Product & Design at Material, previously led product teams at Microsoft and Dropbox. With 20 years' experience, he drives product excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction, shaping Material Security's strategic vision and execution.
John Hrvatin, VP Product & Design at Material, previously led product teams at Microsoft and Dropbox. With 20 years' experience, he drives product excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction, shaping Material Security's strategic vision and execution.
Scott, VP Finance at Material, previously pioneered the finance function at Dealpath and contributed to Talkdesk's rapid 10x growth. His career spans finance and operational roles in software startups and institutional equity investment.
Scott, VP Finance at Material, previously pioneered the finance function at Dealpath and contributed to Talkdesk's rapid 10x growth. His career spans finance and operational roles in software startups and institutional equity investment.
Scott, VP Finance at Material, previously pioneered the finance function at Dealpath and contributed to Talkdesk's rapid 10x growth. His career spans finance and operational roles in software startups and institutional equity investment.
Scott, VP Finance at Material, previously pioneered the finance function at Dealpath and contributed to Talkdesk's rapid 10x growth. His career spans finance and operational roles in software startups and institutional equity investment.
Scott, VP Finance at Material, previously pioneered the finance function at Dealpath and contributed to Talkdesk's rapid 10x growth. His career spans finance and operational roles in software startups and institutional equity investment.
Kevin is VP of Sales at Material, previously an early sales leader at Okta. He leads all revenue driving functions and brings a decade of enterprise sales and team leadership skills along with a passion for security as well as dedication to helping customers realize value.
Kevin is VP of Sales at Material, previously an early sales leader at Okta. He leads all revenue driving functions and brings a decade of enterprise sales and team leadership skills along with a passion for security as well as dedication to helping customers realize value.
Kevin is VP of Sales at Material, previously an early sales leader at Okta. He leads all revenue driving functions and brings a decade of enterprise sales and team leadership skills along with a passion for security as well as dedication to helping customers realize value.
Kevin is VP of Sales at Material, previously an early sales leader at Okta. He leads all revenue driving functions and brings a decade of enterprise sales and team leadership skills along with a passion for security as well as dedication to helping customers realize value.
Kevin is VP of Sales at Material, previously an early sales leader at Okta. He leads all revenue driving functions and brings a decade of enterprise sales and team leadership skills along with a passion for security as well as dedication to helping customers realize value.
Marielle Smith leads People Operations at Material and has previously built HR functions at Apigee, GoodHire, and Narvar. She scales organizations and mentors professionals, serving on Bonafide's board and as a SHRM volunteer.
Marielle Smith leads People Operations at Material and has previously built HR functions at Apigee, GoodHire, and Narvar. She scales organizations and mentors professionals, serving on Bonafide's board and as a SHRM volunteer.
Marielle Smith leads People Operations at Material and has previously built HR functions at Apigee, GoodHire, and Narvar. She scales organizations and mentors professionals, serving on Bonafide's board and as a SHRM volunteer.
Marielle Smith leads People Operations at Material and has previously built HR functions at Apigee, GoodHire, and Narvar. She scales organizations and mentors professionals, serving on Bonafide's board and as a SHRM volunteer.
Marielle Smith leads People Operations at Material and has previously built HR functions at Apigee, GoodHire, and Narvar. She scales organizations and mentors professionals, serving on Bonafide's board and as a SHRM volunteer.
Rajan brings 20+ years of technology experience across the tech, advertising, finance, and consulting industries. Prior to Material, Rajan was most recently a Director of Security at Dropbox, leading the Data Security, Account Security, and Security TPM teams.
Rajan brings 20+ years of technology experience across the tech, advertising, finance, and consulting industries. Prior to Material, Rajan was most recently a Director of Security at Dropbox, leading the Data Security, Account Security, and Security TPM teams.
Rajan brings 20+ years of technology experience across the tech, advertising, finance, and consulting industries. Prior to Material, Rajan was most recently a Director of Security at Dropbox, leading the Data Security, Account Security, and Security TPM teams.
Rajan brings 20+ years of technology experience across the tech, advertising, finance, and consulting industries. Prior to Material, Rajan was most recently a Director of Security at Dropbox, leading the Data Security, Account Security, and Security TPM teams.
Rajan brings 20+ years of technology experience across the tech, advertising, finance, and consulting industries. Prior to Material, Rajan was most recently a Director of Security at Dropbox, leading the Data Security, Account Security, and Security TPM teams.
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