Dug Song

Board Member, US EDA; Co-Founder, Duo Security

Ann Arbor / Duo Security / Arbor Networks

Benchmark archetype; ultimate infrastructure & ecosystem validator.

Co-founder and former CEO of Duo Security, acquired by Cisco Systems in 2018 for $2.35 billion. Previously chief architect at Arbor Networks (acquired by Danaher/NETSCOUT). Currently serves on the board of the U.S. Economic Development Administration and leads regional ecosystem initiatives in Michigan.

The definitive gold standard for Capital Archetype 5. Technical credibility across network security, authentication primitives and cloud-native trust architectures means his participation validates the isolated Rust kernel and Ink Receipts as fundamental infrastructure rather than an enterprise application wrapper.

Capacity to write $50,000–$300,000 directly or via personal vehicles. A technical diligence memo or public endorsement of the open-core verifier de-risks the company for national lead VCs. Securing him unlocks three vectors: immediate technical proof through kernel review; mobilization of the Ann Arbor operator-angel network (Oberheide, Urlocker); and direct introductions to True Ventures, Benchmark, Index Ventures and Google Ventures.

Ecosystem Anchor & Archetype Benchmark

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True Ventures, Benchmark, Index, Alphabet / GV

US EDA, Cisco Enterprise, Fortune 500 CISOs

Grand Ventures, UMich Innovation Partnerships

None; complementary to security stack.