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Rishi Bhargava

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Founder at Descope · Co-Founder at Demisto

Los Altos, California, United States

FoundedDemistoDescope

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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 · 9

Cerca PartnersRa'anana · since 2025Dell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025J-VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $1M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025TriventuresHerzliya · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025Verissimo VenturesBedfordZero KnowledgeSan Francisco

Co-founders at Descope

SMSlavik Markovich
Slavik MarkovichFounder
GSGilad Shriki
Gilad ShrikiFounder
DSDan Sarel
Dan SarelFounder
DSDoron Sharon
Doron SharonFounder
GRGuy Rinat
Guy RinatFounder
MWMeir Wahnon
Meir WahnonFounder
AL
Aviad LichtenstadtFounder
RB
Rish BhargavaFounder

Co-Founder at Demisto

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Demisto's investors · 8

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2018BrightmindAustin · since 2026ClearSkyWest Palm Beach · since 2018First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M 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

SMSlavik Markovich
Slavik MarkovichCo-Founder and CEO
DS
Dan SarelCo-Founder and VP Product
GR
Guy RinatCo-Founder and VP Engineering

Experience

  1. DescopeCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
  2. ArmorCode Inc.Board of Directors2022 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
  3. Palo Alto NetworksVP, Product Strategy2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. DemistoCo-Founder2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. BotmetricAdvisor2013 — 2018
  6. Intel CorporationGM & VP, Software Defined Datacenter, Intel Security Solutions2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CirroSecureAdvisor2013 — 2015
  8. McAfeeVice President, Product Management, Datacenter & Server Security2012 — 2014
  9. McAfeeSr. Director of Product Management, Risk & Compliance Business Unit2009 — 2012
  10. Solidcore SystemsDirector of Product Management2003 — 2009
  11. Ciena CorporationSenior Software Engineer2001 — 2003
  12. Cisco SystemsIntern2000

Skills & more

Start-up Leadership1Start-up Ventures1Product Management99Innovation Management3Computer Security34Enterprise Software99Entrepreneurship8datacenter1Virtualization44Product Marketing65Cloud Computing68Vision and Strategy1
+12 moreData CenterInformation SecurityMobile ApplicationsPartner ManagementGo-to-market StrategySales EnablementSaaSMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsSecurityProduct Lifecycle ManagementSales Operations

Languages 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).

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