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Hosted by three veteran security pros -- journalist Ryan Naraine and malware paleontologists Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade -- the weekly show attracts a highly engaged audience of security researchers, corporate defenders, CISOs, and policymakers.
&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ryanaraine"&gt;Connect with Ryan on Twitter&lt;/a&gt; (Open DMs).
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&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ryanaraine"&gt;Connect with Ryan on Twitter&lt;/a&gt; (Open DMs).
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- Binarly, the firmware security experts (https://binarly.io)
- Binary Risk Hunt (https://risk.binarly.io)

In this reboot of the Security Conversations interview series, Foundation Capital partner Sid Trivedi weighs in on major changes to the RSA Innovation Sandbox, the mandatory $5M uncapped SAFE investment for all 10 finalists, and red-flag concerns around discounts and pro-rata rights.

Also discussed: controversial pay-for-play dynamics involving CISOs and venture capital firms,  ethical implications of CISOs taking advisory positions in startups, and the challenges of investing in seed-stage startups amidst a trend towards platformization.  </itunes:subtitle>
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Binarly (https://binarly.io)
Binary Risk Hunt (https://risk.binarly.io)
In this reboot of the Security Conversations interview series, Foundation Capital partner Sid Trivedi weighs in on major changes to the RSA Innovation Sandbox, the mandatory $5M uncapped SAFE investment for all 10 finalists, and red-flag concerns around discounts and pro-rata rights.
Also discussed: controversial pay-for-play dynamics involving CISOs and venture capital firms,  ethical implications of CISOs taking advisory positions in startups, and the challenges of investing in seed-stage startups amidst a trend towards platformization.  
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    <![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode sponsors:</strong></p>

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<li>Binarly (<a href="https://binarly.io" rel="nofollow">https://binarly.io</a>)</li>
<li>Binary Risk Hunt (<a href="https://risk.binarly.io" rel="nofollow">https://risk.binarly.io</a>)</li>
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<p>In this reboot of the Security Conversations interview series, Foundation Capital partner Sid Trivedi weighs in on major changes to the RSA Innovation Sandbox, the mandatory $5M uncapped SAFE investment for all 10 finalists, and red-flag concerns around discounts and pro-rata rights.</p>

<p>Also discussed: controversial pay-for-play dynamics involving CISOs and venture capital firms,  ethical implications of CISOs taking advisory positions in startups, and the challenges of investing in seed-stage startups amidst a trend towards platformization.  </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="RSA’s Innovation Sandbox: Cybersecurity Startups Must Accept $5 Million Investment" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.securityweek.com/rsa-conference-will-take-equity-in-innovation-sandbox-startup-finalists/">RSA’s Innovation Sandbox: Cybersecurity Startups Must Accept $5 Million Investment</a></li><li><a title="RSA Innovation Sandbox: $50 Million Annual Investment Program for Top 10 Finalists" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rsaconference.com/library/press-release/rsa-conference-2025-innovation-sandbox-contest-celebrates-20th-anniversary">RSA Innovation Sandbox: $50 Million Annual Investment Program for Top 10 Finalists</a></li><li><a title="RSA Conference - How do SAFEs work?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/programs/innovation-sandbox/safe">RSA Conference - How do SAFEs work?</a></li><li><a title="This VC Built A Cybersecurity Unicorn Machine. Then Came A Conflict Of Interest Mess." rel="nofollow" href="https://archive.ph/RRHHE">This VC Built A Cybersecurity Unicorn Machine. Then Came A Conflict Of Interest Mess.</a></li><li><a title="The Gili Ra’anan model: CISOs and VCs controversy" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1a1jn00hc">The Gili Ra’anan model: CISOs and VCs controversy</a></li><li><a title="Sid Trivedi bio" rel="nofollow" href="https://foundationcapital.com/member/sid-trivedi/">Sid Trivedi bio</a></li><li><a title="Foundation Capital" rel="nofollow" href="https://foundationcapital.com/">Foundation Capital</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode sponsors:</strong></p>

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<li>Binarly (<a href="https://binarly.io" rel="nofollow">https://binarly.io</a>)</li>
<li>Binary Risk Hunt (<a href="https://risk.binarly.io" rel="nofollow">https://risk.binarly.io</a>)</li>
</ul>

<p>In this reboot of the Security Conversations interview series, Foundation Capital partner Sid Trivedi weighs in on major changes to the RSA Innovation Sandbox, the mandatory $5M uncapped SAFE investment for all 10 finalists, and red-flag concerns around discounts and pro-rata rights.</p>

<p>Also discussed: controversial pay-for-play dynamics involving CISOs and venture capital firms,  ethical implications of CISOs taking advisory positions in startups, and the challenges of investing in seed-stage startups amidst a trend towards platformization.  </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="RSA’s Innovation Sandbox: Cybersecurity Startups Must Accept $5 Million Investment" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.securityweek.com/rsa-conference-will-take-equity-in-innovation-sandbox-startup-finalists/">RSA’s Innovation Sandbox: Cybersecurity Startups Must Accept $5 Million Investment</a></li><li><a title="RSA Innovation Sandbox: $50 Million Annual Investment Program for Top 10 Finalists" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rsaconference.com/library/press-release/rsa-conference-2025-innovation-sandbox-contest-celebrates-20th-anniversary">RSA Innovation Sandbox: $50 Million Annual Investment Program for Top 10 Finalists</a></li><li><a title="RSA Conference - How do SAFEs work?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/programs/innovation-sandbox/safe">RSA Conference - How do SAFEs work?</a></li><li><a title="This VC Built A Cybersecurity Unicorn Machine. Then Came A Conflict Of Interest Mess." rel="nofollow" href="https://archive.ph/RRHHE">This VC Built A Cybersecurity Unicorn Machine. Then Came A Conflict Of Interest Mess.</a></li><li><a title="The Gili Ra’anan model: CISOs and VCs controversy" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1a1jn00hc">The Gili Ra’anan model: CISOs and VCs controversy</a></li><li><a title="Sid Trivedi bio" rel="nofollow" href="https://foundationcapital.com/member/sid-trivedi/">Sid Trivedi bio</a></li><li><a title="Foundation Capital" rel="nofollow" href="https://foundationcapital.com/">Foundation Capital</a></li></ul>]]>
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