Travis McPeak

Overview

Travis McPeak is an angel investor and the CEO of Resourcely, a company that enables platform, security, and DevOps engineering teams to offer simple self-service to their developers. Prior to founding Resourcely, Travis served as the Head of Product Security at Databricks and led the application security team at Netflix, where he developed Repokid, a tool that automates least privilege at scale. His extensive background in application and cloud security has equipped him with a deep understanding of the challenges in these domains. As an angel investor, Travis focuses on early-stage startups in the cloud security, application security, and developer tools sectors. His investment strategy emphasizes backing companies that address critical security challenges and offer innovative solutions. He has been involved in advising and investing in several startups, including Temporal, Truffle Security, and AuthZed. His approach combines his technical expertise with a keen eye for market needs, aiming to support ventures that can make a significant impact in the cybersecurity landscape. Travis is also an active member of the security community, leading the OWASP Bay Area chapter and mentoring individuals entering the field. He co-hosts the '404 Security Not Found' podcast and has been a speaker at conferences such as AWS re:Invent, Black Hat USA, and QCon SF. His commitment to both the technical and entrepreneurial aspects of cybersecurity underscores his dedication to advancing the industry and supporting its growth through strategic investments and community engagement.

Investment Focus

• Innovative solutions to critical security challenges
• Strong technical leadership
• Scalable business models

Portfolio Companies