- Raised $35M Seed round, Feb 2025
- Raised $53M Seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Feb 2023
About
Slavik Markovich is a serial entrepreneur with a strong background in cybersecurity. He co-founded Sentrigo, a database security startup acquired by McAfee in 2011. He then co-founded Demisto, a SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) leader, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2019 for $560 million. Currently, he is the CEO and co-founder of Descope, an authentication platform that helps developers build secure, frictionless user authentication experiences. Markovich was born in Minsk, Belarus, and moved to Israel with his family in 1980. He graduated with a degree in computer science from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He is also an investor and advisor to numerous security startups.
Portfolio
Investment activity
1 portfolio exit on record.
Portfolio by sector
Q&A
- What is Slavik Markovich's primary investment focus?
- Slavik Markovich primarily focuses on the Cyber Security sector, with all five of his portfolio companies operating in this space.
- Has Slavik Markovich had any notable exits recently?
- Yes, Slavik Markovich saw an exit in March 2024 with the acquisition of Flow Security by CrowdStrike for $200M.
- What are some of Slavik Markovich's most recent portfolio companies?
- Slavik Markovich has invested in Clarity and Raven.io, both founded in 2022. Clarity focuses on Media AI Manipulation Detection, while Raven.io specializes in Runtime Application Prevention.
- What stages of funding does Slavik Markovich typically invest in?
- Slavik Markovich has invested across various stages, including Seed, A Round, and B Round. Three of his investments have been at the Seed stage.
- Can you name a B2B company in Slavik Markovich's portfolio?
- Slavik Markovich has invested in apiiro, a B2B Cloud Application Security Platform that has raised $135M.
- What is the total amount raised by Slavik Markovich's portfolio company Sepio?
- Sepio, an Asset Risk Management company in Slavik Markovich's portfolio, has raised $48M through its B Round.
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| Founded | 2022-4 |
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Patents
| EPO | 5 |
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