Dave Palmer

Dave is a General Partner of Ten Eleven Ventures, the industry’s original venture capital fund focused solely on investing in cybersecurity. The firm invests globally and is stage agnostic. Prior to joining Ten Eleven, Dave was the Chief Product Officer at Darktrace, overseeing the mathematics and engineering teams. Dave has also worked across UK intelligence agencies GCHQ and MI5, where he was responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure services, including replacing and securing entire global networks, the developing of operational internet capabilities, and the management of critical disaster recovery incidents. His insights on AI and the future of cyber security are also regularly featured in the UK media. He holds a first-class degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the University of Birmingham.