Hello, World

I'm Andy Manoske

Building and investing in the intersection of enterprise security and AI

About Me

I’m a product leader, open source software developer, and angel investor who is passionate about technology that powers and defends the world’s critical infrastructure.

Building

CoreWeave

Product Lead: Security Products
(2025 – Current)

I lead CoreWeave’s Security Products team: an organization dedicated to building multi-cloud native security products that enable the top enterprises and AI labs in the world to deploy highly sensitive AI workloads and data on CoreWeave.

Manhattan NYC, NY

HashiCorp

Product Lead: Security, Cryptography, and Federal/National Security
(2016 – 2024)

I was HashiCorp’s first dedicated product manager and led the creation of HashiCorp’s Secure product line. Within Secure, I initially led Vault and led the creation of Vault Enterprise, Boundary, and Vault Radar from ideation to a 100+ person organization doing >$500M in ARR.

During this time, Vault was the fastest growing enterprise security product in history and the largest open source security project in the world. Vault helped popularize the term “Secrets Management” and has had a lasting impact on encryption and information security.

I also served as the technical lead for the creation of HashiCorp Public Sector. I supported US DoD and the intelligence community within units such as US CYBERCOM, Platform One, Iron Bank, Kessel Run, and Black Pearl.

SF, CA / Manhattan NYC, NY / Singapore

AlienVault

Sr. Product Manager: AlienVault Labs
(2013 – 2015)


I led the development of Open Threat Exchange (OTX): one of the premiere open source threat intelligence networks in the world.

In partnership with the FBI, INTERPOL, and DHS we used OTX to help attribute North Korea’s Korean People’s Army (KPA) in the 2014 Sony Pictures attack.

San Mateo, CA / Madrid, Spain / Austin, TX

NetApp

PM: Security, Encryption, National Security
(2009 – 2011)

I led NetApp’s compliance, product security, and encryption as the company’s first associate product manager.

As the youngest PM in the company’s history I managed cryptography and encryption for NetApp’s ONTAP operating system. I led the creation of NetApp NSE, NetApp FDE, and NetApp NVE while completing my senior year in college.

I also was the product lead for classified national security and encryption products at NetApp. This included work on the P-8A Poseidon and the development of Lockheed Martin’s BlackCloud.

Sunnyvale, CA / Washington Metro Area, DC

Investing

Angel Investing + Advisor

Personal Investing and Advisory

I am an angel investor and technology advisor focused on devops, enterprise AI, agentic and cloud infrastructure, and security startups.

My investments and advisorships include:
Skyflow (Series C)
Crafting (Seed)
Confidencial (Seed)

Amplify Partners

Advisor (formerly VC Principal)
(2015 – Current)

I’m a technology advisor and LP at Amplify Partners, where I was formerly a Principal before joining HashiCorp as its first PM.

GGV Capital

VC Associate
(2011 – 2013)

I was an associate at GGV Capital (the precursor to Noteable Capital and Granite Asia), where I invested in cloud infrastructure, storage, and security startups.

My investments I sourced or participated on included:

AlienVault (Acq’d by AT&T Cybersecurity in 2018)
Nimble Storage (IPO: $NMBL)
Curse (Acq’d by Twitch in 2014)

Upsight/Playhaven (Acq’d by Science,Inc in 2014)

Education

San Jose State University (SJSU)

Bachelors in Economics and Computer Science

Emphasis in Cryptography, Quantitative Economics
USAF ROTC for 17S
(Cyberspace Effects and Cyberwarfare Intelligence)

Life

Outside of work I enjoy traveling, martial arts, and gaming. I’ve been practicing Kendo (Japanese fencing) for ~20 years and hold the rank of 2-Dan (2nd degree black belt).

I also play competitive Warhammer 40k in ITC, where I main Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard for the Midnight Judges team.