Nicole Perlroth — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founding Partner at Silver Buckshot Ventures since 2024, a cyber moonshot fund.
Venture Partner at Ballistic Ventures since 2022.
New York Times Bestselling Author of 'THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS', which won the FT-McKinsey “Business Book of the Year Award” and the Arthur Ross "Foreign Policy Book of the Year" prize.
Host of the 2025 podcast 'TO CATCH A THIEF', which became one of the most popular podcasts on Apple, Spotify, and Audible.
Served as lead cybersecurity reporter at The New York Times for over a decade, with investigations leading to U.S. hacking charges against the Chinese military and the blacklisting of NSO Group.
Advisory Board Member for multi-stage cybersecurity companies including Rubrik, Veza, Nudge, Nozomi, Cape.Co, Pryon, SAFE, and Talon.
Serves on the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CISAC) and the Council on Foreign Relations’ Cyber Task Force.

Biography

Nicole Perlroth is a Founding Partner at Silver Buckshot Ventures and Chief Cyber Raconteur at Rubrik. She also serves as a Venture Partner at Ballistic Ventures and advises multi-stage cybersecurity companies. Perlroth has dedicated her career to advancing cybersecurity awareness and fostering innovation to address AI-enabled attacks.

For over a decade, Perlroth was the lead cybersecurity reporter at The New York Times.