Aaron Neil
Vice President
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Bio
Professional summary
Barak Schoster is a Partner in Battery Ventures' Tel Aviv office focused on application and infrastructure software. He specializes in cybersecurity, open-source companies and product-led growth, and is involved with Battery's investments in Hush Security, Mine and Tenzai. Before Battery, he co-founded and served as CTO of Bridgecrew, worked at Palo Alto Networks, and held engineering roles at Fortscale and the Israel Defense Forces.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Hush SecurityMineTenzaiBridgecrew
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Battery VenturesPartner2022 – Present
- Palo Alto NetworksSenior Director and Chief Architect
- BridgecrewCo-founder and CTO
- FortscaleSoftware Architect and Data Engineer
- Israel Defense ForcesEngineering Team Leader
Education
- College of Management Academic StudiesBS in Computer Science
- Bar-Ilan UniversityMBA in Information Technology
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