# Jayaram Bhat

> Jayaram Bhat is a Series A investor at Monetize360 (San Francisco) backing Mobile and Security. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Monetize360](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monetize360)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaram-bhat-69716/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/burgundy_fan
- Website: https://x.com/burgundy_fan

Jayaram Bhat is a Series A investor at Monetize360 in San Francisco focused on Mobile and Security. Jayaram has spent the last 30 years in software. Founding, building and growing enterprise software companies have been his passion. Jayaram currently serves on the board of Crittercism and advises CEOs of CloudPassage and Resilinc. Most recently Jayaram was the founding CEO of Zenprise which was acquired by Citrix in 2013. Between 1993 and 2001as the first CMO of Mercury Interactive, he helped to drive it to a dominant market position, IPO, explosive growth and a market cap in excess of $10Billion. Before Mercury, Jayaram had marketing and sales roles at Cadence Design Systems, EDA Systems and Daisy Systems. Jayaram started his career at Intel as the product manager of the 286 microprocessor.Jayaram was an advisor and a board member of Tealeaf Technology which was acquired by IBM in 2012. He has also served as a director of Electric Cloud and Cyber Arc. In addition, Jayaram has mentored and advised CEOs and founders of Centerrun (Acquired by Sun Microsystems), VA Software and Euclid Software. Jayaram holds a MBA from University of Texas at Arlington, a MS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from National Institute for Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India and a BSEE from University of Mysore, India. He has a passion for collecting wines of Burgundy, travel, skiing and bicycling.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Network Security | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skycure | Skycure is a predictive mobile threat defense (MTD) company with proactive defense solutions that actively detect and prevent mobile cyberattacks while preserving user privacy and experience and reducing the burden on IT. Skycure’s mission is to secure both BYO and corporate-owned mobile devices to allow companies to mobilize without compromise.Skycure closes the mobile security gaps in organizations to protect against network-based threats, malware, vulnerability exploits, and other targeted attacks originating from both internal and external sources. Skycure's patented technology employs a dual protection mechanism, which consists of a client-side module that resides on the device and protects it 24/7, together with a server-side service that provides heavy lifting analysis. Skycure’s predictive technology (often referred to as "waze" of mobile security) is based on mobile threat intelligence gathered via massive crowd intelligence and sophisticated machine learning. Skycure’s research team is accredited with cutting edge publications (such as Accessibility Clickjacking, Cookie Stealer, No iOS Zone, Malicious Profiles, WifiGate, HRH, LinkedOut), ensuring the solution is always ready for future threats.Skycure was founded in 2012 by Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit, two Unit 8200 veterans (U.S. National Security Agency equivalent), who possess extensive and proven technological and managerial experience in the security industry. The company is funded by Shasta Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital, NYL and other strategic investors. | $16.5M | Series B | Jul 19, 2016 |  |
| Skycure | Skycure is a predictive mobile threat defense (MTD) company with proactive defense solutions that actively detect and prevent mobile cyberattacks while preserving user privacy and experience and reducing the burden on IT. Skycure’s mission is to secure both BYO and corporate-owned mobile devices to allow companies to mobilize without compromise.Skycure closes the mobile security gaps in organizations to protect against network-based threats, malware, vulnerability exploits, and other targeted attacks originating from both internal and external sources. Skycure's patented technology employs a dual protection mechanism, which consists of a client-side module that resides on the device and protects it 24/7, together with a server-side service that provides heavy lifting analysis. Skycure’s predictive technology (often referred to as "waze" of mobile security) is based on mobile threat intelligence gathered via massive crowd intelligence and sophisticated machine learning. Skycure’s research team is accredited with cutting edge publications (such as Accessibility Clickjacking, Cookie Stealer, No iOS Zone, Malicious Profiles, WifiGate, HRH, LinkedOut), ensuring the solution is always ready for future threats.Skycure was founded in 2012 by Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit, two Unit 8200 veterans (U.S. National Security Agency equivalent), who possess extensive and proven technological and managerial experience in the security industry. The company is funded by Shasta Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital, NYL and other strategic investors. | $8M | Series A | Mar 24, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New York Life Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-life-insurance-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New York Life Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-life-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Monetize360

VC Fund

We’re proud to be the company bringing the best-in-class, no-code pricing and billing solution to market. Our customers are able to automate routine financial processes and quickly monetize their products and services, in even the most complex scenarios. No pricey custom development, no arduous onboarding required.

3 contacts available at Monetize360.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indu Navar | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indu-navar-ba22 |
| Jayaram Bhat | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jayaram-bhat |
| Murali Saravu | Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/murali-saravu-34ec |

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## FAQ

### What does Jayaram Bhat invest in?

Jayaram Bhat invests primarily in Mobile, Security and Cyber Security startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jayaram Bhat last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jayaram Bhat closed in Jul 2016. Shizune tracks 2 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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