About me

I'm Padmanabhan Viswanathan — most people call me Paddy. I've spent a little over 25 years working in IT and cybersecurity, as a builder, a founder, and now an investor.

I founded and bootstrapped C3M Cloud Control, a cloud security company that grew to serve customers worldwide and was acquired by CyberArk in 2022. After the acquisition, I led cloud strategy and go-to-market for CyberArk, helping extend their work in identity security.

These days I'm building two things. Attyro.ai is trust infrastructure for the AI era — making claims, certifications, audits, and evidence verifiable for consumers, enterprises, and AI agents alike, with early applications in supply chain and food traceability. Alongside it, Fresh Farm Goodness (FFG) is my agri-tech venture focused on food safety and sustainability. Both are still early and largely heads-down.

I also run Cloud9 Ventures, my private investment firm, where I back early-stage founders in cybersecurity and agri-tech and stay close to the teams I invest in.

If any of this resonates, I'd be glad to connect.

Email — paddy@cloud9.ventures