Barak Schoster Goihman

Overview

Barak Schoster Goihman is a Partner at Battery Ventures [1], a position held since March 2024 [3]. Prior to this role, Goihman served as Venture Partner at Battery Ventures from November 2022 to March 2024 [4]. Goihman's investment interests include big data architecture, devOps, devsecops, cybersecurity, machine learning algorithms, open-source technologies, and leadership [2]. Before joining Battery Ventures, Goihman held the position of Senior Director, Chief Architect at Palo Alto Networks from March 2021 to November 2022 [5]. Goihman co-founded and served as CTO of Bridgecrew from February 2019 to November 2022 [6], which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks. Earlier experience includes roles as Senior Software Architect at RSA Security [7] and Data Engineer at Fortscale [9], which was acquired by RSA Security [8]. Goihman led a Big Data Team in the Israel Defense Forces from 2012 to 2015 [10]. Educational credentials include a Master of Business Administration in Information Technology from Bar-Ilan University [11] and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The College of Management Academic Studies [12].

Career history

1. PartnerMar 2024 to presentBattery Ventures
2. Venture PartnerNov 2022 to Mar 2024Battery Ventures
3. Senior Director, Chief ArchitectMar 2021 to Nov 2022Palo Alto Networks
4. BCTO & Co-founderFeb 2019 to Nov 2022Bridgecrew
5. RSSenior Software ArchitectApr 2018 to Feb 2019RSA Security
6. F-Software ArchitectFeb 2018 to Apr 2018Fortscale - Acquired by RSA Security
7. F-Data EngineerFeb 2016 to Feb 2018Fortscale - Acquired by RSA Security
8. Big Data Team Leader2012 to 2015Israel Defense Forces

Education

1. Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology2012 - 2015Bar-Ilan University
2. Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science2006 - 2010The College of Management Academic Studies