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Assaf ArakiunlockedRishi: together at Intel Corporation (2014–2015)
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Rishi: together at Ciena Corporation
About
Rishi Bhargava is a co-founder of Descope. His areas of work include go-to-market strategy, product management, general management, enterprise security software, and product marketing.
Founder at Descope
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Descope's investors · 7
Dell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025J-VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $1M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025TriventuresHerzliya · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025Verissimo VenturesBedford
Co-founders at Descope
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Slavik MarkovichFounder
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Gilad ShrikiFounder
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Dan SarelFounder
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Doron SharonFounder
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Guy RinatFounder
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Meir WahnonFounder
Co-Founder at Demisto
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Demisto's investors · 8
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2018BrightmindAustin · since 2026ClearSkyWest Palm Beach · since 2018First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2018Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcWest Palm Beach · since 2018WingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks · since 2018Wipro VenturesBengaluru · $1M – $10M checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Demisto
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Slavik MarkovichCo-Founder and CEO
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Dan SarelCo-Founder and VP Product
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Guy RinatCo-Founder and VP Engineering
Experience
- DescopeCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
- ArmorCode Inc.Board of Directors2022 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
- Palo Alto NetworksVP, Product Strategy2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- DemistoCo-Founder2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- BotmetricAdvisor2013 — 2018
- Intel CorporationGM & VP, Software Defined Datacenter, Intel Security Solutions2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- CirroSecureAdvisor2013 — 2015
- McAfeeVice President, Product Management, Datacenter & Server Security2012 — 2014
- McAfeeSr. Director of Product Management, Risk & Compliance Business Unit2009 — 2012
- Solidcore SystemsDirector of Product Management2003 — 2009
- Ciena CorporationSenior Software Engineer2001 — 2003
- Cisco SystemsIntern2000
Skills & more
Start-up Leadership1Start-up Ventures1Product Management99Innovation Management3Computer Security34Enterprise Software99Entrepreneurship8datacenter1Virtualization44Product Marketing65Cloud Computing68Vision and Strategy1
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Data CenterInformation SecurityMobile ApplicationsPartner ManagementGo-to-market StrategySales EnablementSaaSMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsSecurityProduct Lifecycle ManagementSales OperationsLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rishi Bhargava?
- Rishi Bhargava is a co-founder of Descope. His areas of work include go-to-market strategy, product management, general management, enterprise security software, and product marketing.
- Where does Rishi Bhargava work?
- Rishi Bhargava is Co-Founder of Demisto and Founder at Descope.
- What companies did Rishi Bhargava found?
- Rishi Bhargava founded Demisto, Descope.
- Where did Rishi Bhargava go to school?
- Rishi Bhargava studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B.Tech, Computer Science); University of Southern California (M.S, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
University of Southern California mafia349
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Marc BenioffB.S.B.A.Founded SalesforceGabriel PereyraBachelor's degreeFounded HarveyKent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Brian CruverBAFounded Xenex +2Francisco TolmaskyBachelorsFounded RunKit +2Erica BresciaBSFounded Bitnami +1
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Intel Corporation mafia195
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Lip-Bu TanChief Executive OfficerFounded Walden Catalyst +2Micha Y. BreakstoneManager of the Statistical NLP groupFounded Chorus AI +2Ritik MalhotraSoftware EngineerFounded Savvy +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi mafia174
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Deepinder GoyalFounded ZomatoBinny BansalBachelorsFounded FlipkartArvind JainBTechFounded Glean +2Jyoti BansalBachelor of TechnologyFounded Unusual +4Garg RajulB TechFounded Leo +4Rajul GargB TechFounded GlobalLogic +2
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Demisto mafia2
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Descope mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi306
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldDeepinder GoyalCo-founder & CEO of ZomatoBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and Mobile
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Also attended University of Southern California970
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Palo Alto Networks91
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalGeorge ManuelianAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersEliza ChamberlainSenior Associate at Jump CapitalVicky BooksMarketing Director at Grove VenturesAvi ShulmanPartner at StageOne VenturesJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon Ventures
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Also worked at Intel Corporation679
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital
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