Jeremy Hitchcock

Jeremy Hitchcock (born September 11, 1981) is co-founder and CEO of wifi management and IoT security startup, Minim,[1] based in Manchester, NH. He was also a co-founder and former CEO of Dyn. Hitchcock resigned from the business in May 2016[2] prior to the Oracle acquisition,[3] which officially closed on January 31, 2017.

Jeremy Hitchcock
Born
New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
TitleFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Minim Former Chief Executive Officer of Dyn
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Cash Hitchcock

He was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), graduating with a BS, Management Information Systems.[4] While at WPI he met his future wife and business partner, Elizabeth Cash Hitchcock.

Hitchcock began his academic career at WPI by studying chemistry but in his sophomore year, he met up with Tim Wilde, Chris Reinhardt and Tom Daly to work on a remote access project. This project has now become Dyn.

Upon graduating, Hitchcock moved the company to Manchester, New Hampshire, where it is still headquartered. As CEO, he funded the company until 2012 when it finally took its first round of outside capital – $38 million from North Bridge Venture Partners.[5] The company raised $100M total outside funding.[6]

Hitchcock is an active angel investor.

References
  1. "Dyn co-founder's startup tackles smart security | New Hampshire". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. "Dyn CEO steps down day after $50M investment - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. Lunden, Ingrid. "Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn, subject of a massive DDoS attack in October". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  4. "Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Business". Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. Lardinois, Frederic (October 2, 2012). "Dyn Raises $38M Series A Round Led by North Bridge, Adds Jason Calacanis To Its Board". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. "Dyn raises $50M to help companies optimize their Internet performance | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
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