Rick Grinnell is a venture capital investor at Glasswing Ventures who brings a rare combination of deep technical engineering background—having helped create video compression algorithms that power modern platforms like Zoom and FaceTime—and over two decades of specialized investing in security and infrastructure, leading deals like EqualLogic (Dell) and Resilient Systems (IBM). He's known for his distinct thesis on using AI to secure data directly and merge cyber and physical security operations, while maintaining strong ties to East Coast academic AI talent through his MIT and Harvard roots and active involvement in university entrepreneurial programs. Rick Grinnell is a venture capital investor at Glasswing Ventures who brings a rare combination of deep technical engineering background—having helped create video compression algorithms that power modern platforms like Zoom and FaceTime—and over two decades of specialized investing in security and infrastructure, leading deals like EqualLogic (Dell) and Resilient Systems (IBM). He's known for his distinct thesis on using AI to secure data directly and merge cyber and physical security operations, while maintaining strong ties to East Coast academic AI talent through his MIT and Harvard roots and active involvement in university entrepreneurial programs.