The security industry has a math problem: 12 million job postings, only 7 million qualified professionals. The solution? AI.
Edward Wu spent nearly a decade at ExtraHop, pioneering AI-driven security detection. But instead of just alerting security teams about potential threats, he saw a bigger opportunity — what if AI could act as an actual security analyst? That question led to Dropzone, a company that's not just throwing AI at security but strategically using it to solve one of the most overwhelming problems in the industry — alert fatigue.
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Edward and Partner Vivek Ramaswami dive into:
Watch/Listen to the full conversation for insights from Edward on what it takes to build in one of the most competitive categories in security today.
Transcript: https://www.madrona.com/dropzones-edward-wu-security/
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