Articles about Alex Gounares

Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

“Your code will be attacked.” That warning, so obvious today, was a blunt wake-up call 20 years ago for many… Read More

Polyverse raises $1M in new funding, readies Windows version of its Linux security product

Polyverse has secured an additional $1 million in funding months after its last round, bringing the total amount of money… Read More

Bellevue’s Polyverse brings on significant “strategic investors” as it raises $2M for its secure Linux product and courts the Pentagon

Interest from the federal government into Polyverse’s secure Linux product prompted several undisclosed “strategic investors” to get in on a… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ex-Microsoft VP Alex Gounares keeps moving, fighting cyberattacks with Polyverse

When asked how “we” — modern society — are doing in beating back cyberattacks, Alex Gounares offered a blunt assessment: “We’re… Read More

Former tech adviser to Bill Gates raises $2M for cybersecurity startup that discourages hackers

Cybersecurity company Polyverse has raised $2 million in a new round of funding to continue building out its “moving target… Read More

Ex-AOL CTO raises $1M for new cyber security startup Polyverse

Polyverse, a Kirkland-based company founded by former AOL CTO Alex Gounares, has raised $1 million in capital to help protect companies from large-scale data… Read More