Tony Zirnoon, CISSP
Seasoned Sales GTM , BizDev and Strategic Partnerships Leader focused on the intersection of AgenticAI and Cybersecurity, GRC and AI Infra | Investor | Advisor
Tony Zirnoon, CISSP - Actian | LinkedIn With over 25 years in the IT and cybersecurity sector, Tony is a seasoned leader currently heading the Strategic Partnerships and Alliances for Americas at Actian - The Data and Analytics Division of HCL Software.
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He is helping define and execute the company's vision to land and expand its presence and growth through strategic alliances and channel partners helping customers make their Data Evolution, Gen AI / LLM journey easy by focusing on how they can break data silos, increase data quality, optimize their data integration and analytics while enhancing their data governance needs. Tony's credentials include extensive certifications and a proven ability to develop and manage strategic relationships with leading technology vendors like Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and several others. His expertise also extends to the venture space, having advised and invested in various innovative security startups including Seclytics and DuploCloud, ai, Avid Secure (Sophos), and Accuknox, Constantly seeking new opportunities and challenges, Tony is committed to leveraging his deep industry knowledge and network to contribute significantly to the enhancement and resilience of the security landscape from SMBs to Critical infrastructure. He has been a founding member of Tortora Brayda Insititute, and National Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity ISAO
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- CBO / VP of Sales1Y
CBO / VP of Sales
AIRRIVED
• Spearheading the sale go-to-market strategy and execution for Airrived.ai, a pioneering startup offering a No-CODE AgenticAI Platform tailored for Cybersecurity, GRC, and IT Business Leaders • Collaborating with Fortune 100/200 leaders and large MSSPs to address critical challenges using our NO-CODE AgenticAI platform. • Already have been delivering 25+ purpose-built Agents and Agentic Apps enhancing operational efficiency (60X productivity gain & > 3.5X ROI for every dollar spent in AgenticAi without the need for scarce AI talent while helping abridge the 4.8M Cybersecurity Talent Gap
- NAIC ISAOJOB
- Founding Member - US Natio…5Y 6M
Founding Member - US National AI and Cybersecurity ISAO
NAIC ISAO
AI technology is deficient in cybersecurity controls, regulations, and the policies to govern it. While AI benefits cybersecurity, it also presents new risks and threats. AI is vulnerable to exploitation and weaponization by bad actors & cybercriminals. AI systems require ethical and technical guardrails to ensure integrity. The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity requires the framework, policies, laws, and solutions to support it. The National Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity ISAO (NAIC – ISAO) maintains a technological advantage while defending against threats, it adopts a whole-of-nation approach and operates with cohesion across all sectors. The Nation…
- INSTASECUREJOB
- Seed Investor3Y 1M
Seed Investor
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Excited about the journey ahead for the avid team at InstaSecure. InstaSecure has developed a swift, seamless solution to build a secure boundary using existing, native security controls and rules. These are the stones that construct the 'castle' of data perimeters - providing robust, layered defenses around your cloud infrastructure and (sensitive) data. Its preventive and protective approach caters to the following: 1. Rapid Deployment: Operationalizing a secure boundary in as little as 30 minutes to hours rather than months. 2. Seamless Integration: Leveraging existing native cloud configurations because of its cloud-native and agentless nature – requiring no installations. 3. Compatibi…
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Executive Chairman | Advisory | Investor
Human Capital Ventures Corp.
- Founder, CEO4Y 3M
Founder, CEO
Human Capital Ventures Corp.
Partnering with investors and innovators who are passionate about addressing cybersecurity risks & emerging cyber threats affecting Service Providers, Enterprise and SMBs. Leveraging a nurtured and trusted human network abridge the gap between the technology builder, buyer and investors. Help build and accelerate growth strategies for Innovators leveraging ML, AI and Blockchain technologies to solve Cybersecurity challenges in a border-less digital age where devices, data, users and processes are all interconnected. Focusing on Intersection of Cybersecurity and IOT to solve for SOT: Security of Things as well as synergies with Fintech (AML, Fraud, etc) and HealthCare (Enabling and driving…
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Peachscore
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Director of Channel & Strategic Partnerships. ISV, OEMs - Americas
Actian
- Job: AIRRIVED — CBO / VP of Sales · 2025-08 – present — • Spearheading the sale go-to-market strategy and execution for Airrived.ai, a pioneering startup offering a No-CODE AgenticAI Platform tailored for Cybersecurity, GRC, and IT Business Leaders • Collaborating with Fortune 100/200 leaders and large MSSPs to address critical challenges using our NO-CODE AgenticAI platform. • Already have been delivering 25+ purpose-built Agents and Agentic Apps enhancing operational efficiency (60X productivity gain & > 3.5X ROI for every dollar spent in AgenticAi without the need for scarce AI talent while helping abridge the 4.8M Cybersecurity Talent Gap
- Job: NAIC ISAO — Founding Member - US National AI and Cybersecurity ISAO · 2021-02 – present — AI technology is deficient in cybersecurity controls, regulations, and the policies to govern it. While AI benefits cybersecurity, it also presents new risks and threats. AI is vulnerable to exploitation and weaponization by bad actors & cybercriminals. AI systems require ethical and technical guardrails to ensure integrity. The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity requires the framework, policies, laws, and solutions to support it. The National Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity ISAO (NAIC – ISAO) maintains a technological advantage while defending against threats, it adopts a whole-of-nation approach and operates with cohesion across all sectors. The Nation…
- Job: InstaSecure — Seed Investor · 2023-07 – present — Excited about the journey ahead for the avid team at InstaSecure. InstaSecure has developed a swift, seamless solution to build a secure boundary using existing, native security controls and rules. These are the stones that construct the 'castle' of data perimeters - providing robust, layered defenses around your cloud infrastructure and (sensitive) data. Its preventive and protective approach caters to the following: 1. Rapid Deployment: Operationalizing a secure boundary in as little as 30 minutes to hours rather than months. 2. Seamless Integration: Leveraging existing native cloud configurations because of its cloud-native and agentless nature – requiring no installations. 3. Compatibi…
- Job: Human Capital Ventures Corp. — Founder, CEO · 2017-06 – 2021-09 — Partnering with investors and innovators who are passionate about addressing cybersecurity risks & emerging cyber threats affecting Service Providers, Enterprise and SMBs. Leveraging a nurtured and trusted human network abridge the gap between the technology builder, buyer and investors. Help build and accelerate growth strategies for Innovators leveraging ML, AI and Blockchain technologies to solve Cybersecurity challenges in a border-less digital age where devices, data, users and processes are all interconnected. Focusing on Intersection of Cybersecurity and IOT to solve for SOT: Security of Things as well as synergies with Fintech (AML, Fraud, etc) and HealthCare (Enabling and driving…
- Job: DuploCloud Inc. — Strategic Advisor - GTM Strategy · 2020-06 – 2025-09 — Duplocloud is helping small, medium, and large enterprises to adopt the public cloud. We do this by bringing subject matter expertise and technology to bridge the knowledge gap in AWS, Azure & GCP infrastructure. This allows our clients' developers to move faster & more accurately as they increasingly focus on what they do best and leverage Duplocloud Digital Workers for DevOps/DevSecOps Automation and Augmentation
- Job: Unibui, Inc. — Pre-Seed Investor | Advisor · 2021-08 – 2025-09
- Job: Actian — Director of Channel & Strategic Partnerships. ISV, OEMs - Americas · 2023-10 – 2025-07
- Job: Peachscore — Executive Chairman - Peachscore Angel Group · 2024-08 – 2025-02
- Job: AccuKnox — Strategic Advisor - Business Development and GTM · 2021-03 – present
- Job: Peachscore — Pre-Seed Investor | Board Advisor · 2021-01 – 2025-09
- Job: Human Capital Ventures Corp. — Executive Chairman | Advisory | Investor · 2021-09 – present
- Job: Seclytics — Senior Advisor - Investor · 2017-04 – 2025-09
- School: California State University, Sacramento — Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Minor Spanish
- School: SAN JOSE DE CALASANZ — High School Diploma, Biological and Physical Sciences
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