Jason Hishmeh
Co-Founder, CTO, CISO
AI, Cybersecurity, Tech
New York, NY, USA
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Jason Hishmeh is an entrepreneur, investor, and technology leader with 25+ years building and securing technology, from early-stage startups to the Fortune 500. Co-founder, partner, and CTO/CISO at Varyence and Equet, he helps companies put AI to work where it moves real business outcomes, with security and compliance built in from day one.
Jason has been featured in over 150 articles by leading news outlets, sharing expert insights on AI, cybersecurity, business, technology, finance, compliance, and startups.
For over 25 years Jason Hishmeh has been leading those areas at startups, SMBs, and Fortune 500 companies (including GE, Standard & Poor’s, Allstate, and many more).
Jason Hishmeh regularly speaks on topics such as AI, tech leadership, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, financial leadership, startups, and enterprise product development.
Equet
Ideas are everywhere. Execution is rare.
Most companies stall in the gap between a great idea and a working business: chasing capital on the wrong terms, fighting fragmented teams, and burning cash on work AI should already be doing.
Since 2012, Equet has been helping close that gap. They back companies with their own capital, their own execution teams, and their own AI, brought together as one bridge from idea to scale. Not just a check. Not just advice.
What they bring:
- Capital from their own balance sheet, matched to your stage, before a traditional raise.
- Executive leadership and engineering teams that build and ship your product.
- AI Ops and automation IP that accelerates company growth.
Since 2012, they’ve invested their own capital in 30+ companies, supported by 100+ in-house specialists.
Jason Hishmeh is also featured on our premiere Features Page, and you can read the Podcast Interview Transcript.
