# Deke George

> Deke George is a seed investor backing Cyber Security and Network Security. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dekegeorge

Deke George is a seed investor in Minneapolis focused on Cyber Security and Network Security. Deke George, a co-founder of NetSPI, is a business-oriented IT executive. He has significant entrepreneurial experience as both a member and founder of multiple startups. He began his career as a founder of the computer forensics program at Ontrack (now Kroll-Ontrack). In this capacity, he has worked on high-profile computer fraud and computerevidence cases in the United States and abroad. As an entrepreneur with a focus on creating client oriented solutions, Deke has been involved in a variety of roles including consultant, sales, and leadership for a number of technology based organizations. Deke holds a B.A. in Physics from Middlebury College in Vermont.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 100% |
| Network Security | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wirespeed | Wirespeed is a cybersecurity firm that strives to simplify security for enterprises of all sizes while disrupting attackers at the speed of computing. |  | Seed | May 21, 2025 | https://wirespeed.co/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grossman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gossman-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mairs & Power Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mairs-power-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RNP Capital Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rnp-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Deke George invest in?

Deke George invests primarily in Cyber Security and Network Security startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Deke George last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Deke George closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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