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Luke O'Malley

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Angel Investor at Self-employed
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Luke OMalley is the Co-founder and CPO of Semgrep, focusing on making software exploitation expensive. A graduate of MIT with a background in researching deep-space propulsion systems, he previously led developer tools teams at Palantir. He is also an active angel investor in developer tools and security.

Outside of his professional life, Luke is an avid sailor, actively participating in yacht club races and certified for international offshore safety. His diverse interests also include beekeeping, adventure motorcycling, typography, and repairing his old sailboat.

Unique fact: Before entering the software security world, Luke researched deep-space propulsion systems.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Angel Investor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Developer-First Security
Champions an "AppSec for Builders" philosophy, advocating for security tools that empower developers with guardrails rather than blocking them, a core principle of Semgrep's approach.
AI in Code Security
Focuses on combining LLMs with traditional static analysis to create hybrid systems that find and fix real security issues more effectively before build time.
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Career

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Angel Investor
Self-employed
12-2017
Founder, CPO
Semgrep
7-2014 - 12-2017
Forward Deployed Engineer, PM
Palantir Technologies
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Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor's of Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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