Meet the team.
The people behind AvalonX, Artemis and Aether.
The team building AvalonX.
Intelligence, engineering and go-to-market experience from government operations, global enterprise security and venture-backed technology.
Craig Goodwin
Chief Executive OfficerA cybersecurity entrepreneur and former intelligence and security leader with more than 20 years across government operations and global enterprise security, including Fujitsu, Monster Worldwide and CDK Global. Founder of Bleach Security and Cyvatar, he leads AvalonX’s vision, strategy and execution.
Ricardo Valdes
Chief Technology OfficerA software architect and cybersecurity innovator who helped scale an AI company later acquired by IBM for the Watson platform, then founded UTMStack, an open-source SIEM, SOAR and XDR platform. He leads product development, platform architecture and AI research.
Ben O’Nion
Head of GrowthA technology entrepreneur who founded his first business at 13 and has since launched products across cybersecurity, AI, telecoms and fintech — including CyberProtect, winner of Vodafone’s Business Innovation of the Year. He leads growth strategy, partnerships and go-to-market.
The board behind it.
Decades of experience building, acquiring and scaling founder-led businesses from start-up to market leadership.
Aaron Brown
Board AdvisorA British entrepreneur and investor with more than two decades building and scaling companies across telecoms, cybersecurity, software and financial services. Co-founder of Onecom and Ridown Group, he advises on growth strategy, business development and commercial execution.
Darren Ridge
Board AdvisorFounder of Onecom, which he grew from a start-up into one of the UK’s leading business telecoms providers, and co-founder of Ridown Group. He advises on corporate strategy, operational scaling, mergers and acquisitions and long-term enterprise value.
Why we’re building AvalonX.
Most businesses don’t have six-figure security budgets, dedicated CISOs or in-house red teams. That shouldn’t mean they have to settle for less protection.
We’re building AvalonX to make enterprise-grade offensive security continuous, understandable and accessible to the businesses that have historically been left behind.