CrowdStrike CTO Departs to Launch AI-Cyber Fund
CrowdStrike CTO Zaitsev is leaving after 13 years to launch Cognition with Gur Talpaz and Tayler Sipperly. The trio argues AI and agentic systems create new cyber attack surfaces and a platform reset, hunting for technical teams for seed and Series A funding. Cognition plans three to four concentrated investments annually with checks averaging $6M at seed and $15M at Series A.