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OC500 2024: Stuart McClure

STUART MCCLURE 

CEO

WETHOS AI, QWIET AI, NUMBERONE AI  

 

WHY: Co-founded internet security company Cylance Inc., which he sold to Canada-based BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB) for $1.5B in 2019. Since then, CEO of San Jose-based cybersecurity firm Qwiet and CEO of workplace dynamics company Wethos AI in Newport Beach; founded incubator NumberOne AI to spur innovation. 

IN THE NEWS: New venture Wethos AI raised $7.5M in seed funding. 

QUOTABLE: “I see with Qwiet the ability to prevent against 100% of cyberattacks by empowering developers to code securely.” 

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