Cybersecurity is not the usual career move for a ballet dancer, but that is the background of the founder behind a startup that has raised $4.2 million in seed funding. The company is building cybersecurity software, according to Crunchbase, which profiled the founder as part of a series on venture funding for non-tech founders.
Before entering the security industry, the founder worked as a magician's assistant and as a ballet dancer. The Crunchbase report focuses on this unusual path rather than on the product's technical details or the identities of the investors.
The seed round is the latest example in the publication's series highlighting founders who do not come from traditional technology backgrounds. It underscores that early-stage investors are willing to back cybersecurity startups led by people with non-technical experience.