Descope
Descope is a cybersecurity startup that sells no-code and low-code tools for managing user identities and preventing account takeovers. The company has raised $88M in seed funding and serves customers including GoFundMe, Databricks, and Navan.
The growth story
Descope grew from 2 to 117 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $88M along the way, most recently a Seed in September 2025.
About
Descope provides software development kits and APIs that help companies manage customer and partner identities across web and mobile apps. Its tools aim to reduce login friction while improving security against account takeovers.
The company launched in 2022 and has grown to 117 employees. Its $88M seed round is unusually large for a company at this stage, suggesting strong investor confidence in its cybersecurity approach.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 28% of Descope's workforce, with 33 engineers. The company is led by founders with backgrounds in cybersecurity and enterprise software.
The Descope org chart
Slavik Markovich (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 37 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 27 (-4% YoY), Sales 25 (+25% YoY), Business Development 13 (0% YoY), Operations 11 (+83% YoY), Marketing 8 (+14% YoY), Human Resources 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Descope's team comes primarily from cybersecurity firms, with Palo Alto Networks being the top source. Employees have also joined from SentinelOne, McAfee, and Okta. Alumni have gone on to roles at smaller security startups.
Most common previous employers of Descope staff: Palo Alto Networks (26), SentinelOne (7), McAfee (7), Okta (7), Sentrigo (5), Clari (4). Former Descope employees most often moved to SpearPoint BD (1), RunReveal (1), Revix (1), The Virtual VP (1), OpenObserve (1), KnowBe4 (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 48% direct, 14% search, 5% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Descope: Leadership (39), Management (34), Software as a Service (SaaS) (34), Business Development (30), Cloud Computing (29), Enterprise Software (29), SQL (29), Customer Service (27).
Where the team actually sits
Descope people are concentrated in California, United States (15), Israel (14), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Tel Aviv District, Israel (9).
Search footprint
Descope attracts about 12,040 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $126K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,822 ranking keywords and lost 3,283 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Descope has 117 employees as of September 2026.
Descope has raised $88M in total, most recently a Seed round in September 2025.
Descope was founded in 2022 by Slavik Markovich, Rishi Bhargava, Doron Sharon, Guy Rinat, Meir Wahnon.
Slavik Markovich (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Descope's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Descope staff are Palo Alto Networks (26 people), SentinelOne (7 people), McAfee (7 people).
Former Descope employees most often move to SpearPoint BD (1), RunReveal (1), Revix (1).
Descope attracts about 12,040 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $126K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Descope staff are Leadership, Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Business Development, Cloud Computing.
Descope staff are concentrated in California, United States (15), Israel (14), San Francisco Bay Area (9).
Descope has about 27 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Descope has about 25 people in Sales, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 96 current and 31 former Descope profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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