Key Deal Facts
Millennials are well aware of the dangers of social media, and want to protect their millions of kids between 9 and 14
Cyber Dive has already built an algorithm compatible with Instagram, VSCO, Google Chrome, Youtube, Snapchat, and Discord, with Tik Tok on the way, and completely device agnostic, it works for all platforms, on all iOS and Android devices
Our Co-Founders know the problem well, being parents themselves, and tackling it with their personal experience on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley, and one having the background of being a Captain in the US Army, where his focus was Military Intelligence, and monitoring the social media activity of radical insurgents and our adversaries while serving overseas
Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Jeffrey Gottfurcht
CEO & Co-Founder
Co-Founder and CEO Jeff Gottfurcht is the first person in the world to summit Mt. Everest with Rheumatoid Arthritis. He worked on Wall Street for 14 years as a Senior Vice-President at leading global financial firms including UBS Financial and Salomon Smith Barney. Additonally, he was selected as Man of the Year by United Nations and their International School for the philanthropic work he does speaking around the country, inspiring kids and adults to push through their obstacles and achieve success.
Derek Jackson
CTO & Co-Founder
Derek Jackson is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of CyberDive. He is an ex-military intelligence officer who previously served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, where his intelligence work focused on the social media activity of U.S. adversaries and radical insurgents. Jackson worked as an intelligence officer for five years and deployed in support of combat operations with the 1st Special Forces Group (airborne) to Kuwait, Jordan, and Syria. With more than 5 years of service to his country some of Derek's accolades include the Joint Commendation Medal for creating and leading the first social media intelligence collection team for the SOJTF-OIR headquarters.
Robert Basso
Board of Director
Mr. Basso is the founder and managing partner of BEST Partner LLC, an independent financial services consulting firm. In his distinguished career, Mr. Basso has held the title of Managing Director at investment firms UBS, PaineWebber, and Merrill Lynch, responsible for the clearing services business at each. Mr. Basso served as President/Chairman of Correspondent ServicesCorporation (CSC), a PaineWebber/UBS subsidiary. Prior to that success, Mr. Basso was responsible for Merrill Lynch’s entry into the clearing business. He established its subsidiary, Broadcort Capital Corp.serving as President. Under his direction, both entities became recognized leaders in the industry. Immediately prior to his retirement, Mr. Basso was an Executive Vice President of Fidelity’s National Financial Services unit following its acquisition of the CSC business from UBS. Mr. Basso began his Wall Street career with Loeb, Rhoades & Company. An acknowledged and respected leader in the financial services sector for over forty years, Mr. Basso also served the industry as a Trustee of the SIA’s (now SIFMA) Foundation for InvestorEducation; as Vice Chairman of the NASD (now FINRA) District 1 Conduct Committee and Chairman of its Nominating Committee; and, as Chairman of the SIA‘s Western District and as a member of its national board. He has served as an Advisor, Director, and/or Trustee to a number of both public and private companies, institutions, and charitable organizations. Mr. Basso also served his country in Vietnam.
Kelli Jackson
Director of Operations
Kelli Jackson is the Director of Operations at CyberDive. Kelli Jackson is the Director of Operations at Cyber Dive. She has an extensive background in leadership and operations from over five years of active duty service in the U.S Army. From planning large scale, out of state, multi-level missions to management of the day to day tasks necessary to keep her team moving forward, her innate ability to organize and streamline efforts propels her forward. Heading operations at Cyber Dive includes onboarding team members, conducting trainings and all other HR related matters, process implementation and improvement, customer service oversight, and direct marketing management.
Cibelle Montor
Software Engineer
Full-Stack Web Developer who successfully thrives in the startup landscape. A result-oriented self-starter who is focused on building data-driven, clean and user-friendly applications that naturally engage people.
David Cordova
Software Quality Assurance Lead
David Cordova is the Software Quality Assurance Lead at Cyber Dive. As a highly motivated engineer, he has created advanced user-friendly Full-Stack web applications in his pursuit of his passion for web development and user synergy. He remains enthusiastic in his voyage through the vast and intricate digital universe to find and implement digital solutions that generate harmony with human interactions. His drive to solve complex issues is a key trait.
Elise Thompson
Digital Marketing Associate
Elise Thompson is a digital marketing associate at Cyber Dive. Her bachelor’s honor thesis analyzed and researched the evolving job acquisition process in the business field for recent college graduates. Her passion is business entrepreneurship and marketing. She is an integral part of running our social accounts and assisting with all digital marketing strategies. She has been a key feature in developing our brand and launching our first marketing efforts.
Genavieve Holmberg
Backend Engineering Manager
Gen Holmberg is the Backend Engineering Manager at Cyber Dive. Having obtained her Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science at the age of 20, some of her academic achievements consist of Graduating Magna Cum Laude and building technological solutions from the ground up, now including Cyber Dive's full backend. She continues to facilitate her skills as a software engineer, manager, and team member by consistently learning and implementing new technological solutions. Leading her team, they maintain and add all social media platforms to the stack, app functionality, and new features. Her organic drive is a perfect trait for the work she does at CyberDive.
Jordan Arnold
Associate Brand Manager
Jordan Arnold is the Associate Brand Manager at Cyber Dive. Her passion and training focus on Strategic Communications and Leadership. She brought her creative visions and passion for writing to life within various student organizations. From building a multi-stage marketing campaign to designing and implementing a cohesive brand image, her ability to enhance the customer experience motivates her to grow. Managing the Cyber Dive brand includes creating eye-catching graphics and engaging designs for the website, app and social media, as well as constantly improving the functionality and visual aesthetics of all the evolving projects.
Micah Gross
Digital Content Creator
Micah Gross is the Digital Content Creator at Cyber Dive. With more than eight years of experience in industry-standard software, digital content creation, and a degree in Film Production and Business, Micah is well equipped to cater to Cyber Dive's ever-evolving digital content needs. His passion for effective storytelling is rooted in deliberate and intentional creative decision making to ensure Cyber Dive's digital content is in-depth, on-brand, and audience-oriented.
Siva Saketh
Software Engineer
Saketh is a software engineer at CyberDive working on our full-stack, especially focusing on the backend development. He has earned his Masters Degree in Information Technology. He is passionate about building apps and adds extreme value to the team. He has been working in the software industry for 6 years and worked with a variety of clients including understanding their requirements and delivering the best products to those users. With his customer-centric thought process and intense motivation he has been a great addition to our team at CyberDive.
Harshini Kanukuntla
Artifical Intelligence & Machine Learning Manager
Harshini Kanukuntla is the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Manager at Cyber Dive. Her Masters in Business Administration and in Information Technology evidence her deep hunger for continued solving complex problems. She is a meticulous and detail-oriented leader dedicated to perfecting our company's AI and ML stack. Her role involves both the oversight and direct involvement in creating the algorithms that analyze a child's data to turn it into easy and simple digestible information on a parent's dashboard.
Rashmi Bongirwar
Artifical Intelligence & Machine Learning Engineer
Rashmi Bongirwar is an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer at Cyber Dive. She has a Masters in Information Technology and a steadfast drive to push our AI abilities forward. Her role is key to creating our complex and complicated stack, and she thrives getting over obstacles as she knows the deep importance of what we have built for parents.
Siddhesh Rao
Software Engineer
Siddesh Rao is a Software Engineer at Cyber Dive. His Masters in Computer Science and experience as a Full Stack Developer make him an unstoppable force in our front end team. He is responsible for making all things client-facing both user friendly and intuitive. His deep understanding of user behavior is key to our tools.
Alex Reyes
Software Engineer (Part-Time)
Alex Reyes is a software engineer at Cyber Dive. His passion for coding took him halfway around the world to earn his Bachelor's in Computer Science. He is responsible for building a highly scalable API to enable our client interface to perform under extreme load. His deep organic and built-in knowledge of quick learning enables him to pick up new languages, frameworks, deployment, and automation. Alex works part-time (a total of 24 hours per week) for Cyber Dive.
