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Daniel Marashlian

Founder

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

San Diego

FoundedDrata

About

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

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

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Drata's investors · 21

AAF Management Ltd.WashingtonAlkeon CapitalNew York · since 2022Alkeon InnovationNew YorkBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksBasis Set VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $3M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checksCowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025Geek VenturesNew York · $200K – $800K checksGGV CapitalMenlo Park · since 2022ICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2022Leaders FundToronto · $20M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Modern TechnicalSan Francisco · $500K – $1M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025S VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark City

Co-founders at Drata

AMAdam Markowitz
Adam MarkowitzChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
TM
Troy MarkowitzChief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

Experience

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

Skills & more

CakePHP1MemcachedWeb Services4Sphinx1Object Oriented Design1Web Project Management2Infrastructure Planning1System Architecture3Technology Management1Mobile Applications39Mobile Devices7Web Development30
+12 moreFront-endWeb ApplicationsAPIsProgrammingMVCIntegrationPHPCodeIgniterJavaScriptjQueryCSS3HTML 5

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Frequently asked questions

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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Also attended University of Arizona122

Benjamin BrockwellVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersEmily FritzePartner at The Westly GroupPhil WickhamExecutive Managing Director at Sozo VenturesLaura SageDirector, Marketing & Investor Relations at Windham Capital PartnersDylan TaylorGlobal business leader, commercial astronaut, and philanthropist active in the NewSpace sector

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Also attended Northern Arizona University10

Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzSean DoctorPartner at Infinite CapitalMatthew GoldsteinVice President, Accounting & Corporate Controller at CleansparkDeven MitchellExecutive Director & CEO at Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationJulie BlouinChief of Staff at AZ Crown InvestmentsLauren OlsonInvestor at SeaChange

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Shared employers

Also worked at National University5

Lani NguyenExecutive Assistant at Founders Circle CapitalSebastien RitterGrowth Lending at ISAI GestionKim T. FolsomFounder, Chairperson & CEO at Founders First Capital PartnersSébastien RitterGeneral Partner at IsaiCandie O. PerkinsFounder at Datafy

Also worked at Instructure16

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystMitch BensonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESJosh CoatesInvestor at EPIC VENTURESJohn MayfieldPartner at Album VCEllen LevyFounder & Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect at SignalFire

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Also worked at Portfolium, Inc. (Acquired by Instructure)4

Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesNeal BloomManaging Partner at Interlock CapitalAllison Long PettineFounding Partner at Ad Astra VenturesAdam MarkowitzChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

Also worked at Plixi, Inc. (Acquired by Lockerz, Inc.)1

Hrach SimonianAdvisor at Driven