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Daniel Marashlian is Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder of Drata.

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Daniel Marashlian founded Drata.

Where did Daniel Marashlian go to school?

Daniel Marashlian studied at University of Arizona (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Northern Arizona University (Master of Education (M.Ed.), Leadership).

Daniel Marashlian

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Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

San Diego

FoundedDrata

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Founder, technologist and investor; co-founder and CTO of Drata.

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

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AAF Management Ltd.Washington Alkeon CapitalNew York · since 2022 Alkeon InnovationNew York Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Basis Set VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks ConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checks Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025 Darkmode Ventures$150K – $250K checks FOG Venturessince 2022 Geek VenturesNew York · $200K – $800K checks GGV CapitalMenlo Park · since 2022 ICONIQSan Francisco ICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2022 Leaders FundToronto · $20M checks · since 2021 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021 Modern TechnicalSan Francisco · $500K – $1M checks Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022 Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025 S VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checks Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022 SINEWAVE VENTURESSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2021 Valkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark City

Co-founders at Drata

Adam MarkowitzChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Troy MarkowitzChief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

Experience

DrataCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2020 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
National UniversityTechnical Advisory Board Member2019 — 2021La Jolla, CA
InstructureSenior Director Of Engineering2019 — 2020San Diego County, California, United States
Portfolium, Inc. (Acquired by Instructure)Co-Founder & CTO2014 — 2019San Diego County, California, United States
RapidEngage (Acquired by QuestionPro, Inc.)Co-Founder & CTO2013 — 2014San Diego County, California, United States
Lockerz, Inc. (Acquired by LightInTheBox)Director Of Engineering2011 — 2013San Diego County, California, United States
Pelotonics, LLCCo-Founder & CTO2008 — 2012San Diego County, California, United States
Plixi, Inc. (Acquired by Lockerz, Inc.)CTO2009 — 2011San Diego County, California, United States
Epic Cycle InteractiveSoftware Engineer2007 — 2008San Diego County, California, United States
Rio Salado CollegeWeb/Database Applications Developer2005 — 2007Tempe, AZ

Skills & more

CakePHP1MemcachedWeb Services4Sphinx1Object Oriented Design1Web Project Management2Infrastructure Planning1System Architecture3Technology Management1Mobile Applications39Mobile Devices7Web Development30

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Front-endWeb ApplicationsAPIsProgrammingMVCIntegrationPHPCodeIgniterJavaScriptjQueryCSS3HTML 5

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Who is Daniel Marashlian?: Founder, technologist and investor; co-founder and CTO of Drata.
Where does Daniel Marashlian work?: Daniel Marashlian is Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder of Drata.
What companies did Daniel Marashlian found?: Daniel Marashlian founded Drata.
Where did Daniel Marashlian go to school?: Daniel Marashlian studied at University of Arizona (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Northern Arizona University (Master of Education (M.Ed.), Leadership).

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Lani NguyenExecutive Assistant at Founders Circle Capital Kim T. FolsomFounder, Chairperson & CEO at Founders First Capital Partners Candie O. PerkinsFounder at Datafy Trina IngallsChief Executive Officer at MemorialCare Surgical Center at Orange Coast Ken RuggieroFounder at Ascentfunding

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Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo Ventures Neal BloomManaging Partner at Interlock Capital Allison Long PettineFounding Partner at Ad Astra Ventures Adam MarkowitzChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

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