Slavik Markovich
About Slavik Markovich
Slavik Markovich is co-founder and CEO of Descope, an authentication and user management platform for developers. He is based in Los Altos, California. He studied computer science at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and served five years in the Israel Defense Forces as a team leader.
He co-founded the database security company Sentrigo and was its CTO. McAfee acquired Sentrigo in 2011, and he became VP and CTO of database technologies at McAfee. He then co-founded Demisto, a security orchestration (SOAR) company, in early 2015 with Rishi Bhargava. Palo Alto Networks bought Demisto in March 2019 for a reported $560 million, and Markovich served there as SVP of Product.
Descope was founded by eight members of the Demisto core team. It has since expanded into identity controls for AI agents and MCP servers.
Descope's company biography describes him as an investor in dozens of startups and a board member and advisor to several security startups. Crunchbase lists 13 personal investments and CB Insights lists 10, and the two counts differ. Crunchbase dates his recorded rounds from late 2021 (Garnet Labs) through March 2026 (Raven.io and Huskeys).
Other rounds on Crunchbase's timeline include runZero (Series A, March 2022), Flow Security (August 2022), Axiom (December 2022), Sublime Security (February 2023), 8Flow (June 2023), Clarity (August 2023) and Vorlon (Series A, April 2024). In most of these he is one of several named investors rather than a lead.
His most recent AI-related round on the Lounge deals desk is Huskeys, which came out of stealth in March 2026 with an $8M seed round. Huskeys is a Tel Aviv company that sells an edge security management platform. It places an agentic AI layer over CDN, WAF, infrastructure and application security. Markovich was named among the cybersecurity angels in the round, alongside 10D, SV Angel, toDay Ventures, CCL and Alumni Ventures.
He also took part in Raven.io's $20M seed round in March 2026. Norwest Venture Partners led that round, and Descope was also listed as a participant. Raven builds runtime application security and positions itself against AI-generated exploits.
His public record points to seed and Series A rounds in cybersecurity and enterprise software. The companies are mainly in the US and Israel. He has not published a check size or stated investment criteria that we found. Third-party databases give conflicting figures, so none are repeated here.
- Huskeys: edge security management platform using agentic AI, $8M seed, March 2026
- Raven.io: runtime application security, $20M seed led by Norwest, March 2026
- Vorlon: Series A, April 2024
- Clarity: seed round, August 2023
- 8Flow: round announced June 2023
- Sublime Security: round announced February 2023
- Axiom: round announced December 2022
- Flow Security: round announced August 2022
- runZero: Series A, March 2022
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Investing activity
Slavik Markovich appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M. The most recent is Huskeys (Seed, $8M, Mar 2026).
Slavik Markovich most often invests alongside Ofer Ben Noon, Michael Dolinsky, Benny Schnaider and Ariel Maislos, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Slavik Markovich
Does Slavik Markovich invest in AI startups?
Yes. He was a named angel in Huskeys' $8M seed in March 2026. Huskeys builds an agentic AI layer for edge security. His wider portfolio centres on cybersecurity and enterprise software.
What stage does Slavik Markovich invest at?
His recorded rounds are mostly seed, with some Series A, including runZero in 2022 and Vorlon in 2024. He usually joins rounds alongside other investors.
What is Slavik Markovich's check size?
He has not published one and we found no reliable public figure. Aggregator sites disagree with each other, so we do not list a number.
What companies has Slavik Markovich founded?
He co-founded Sentrigo, which McAfee acquired in 2011, and Demisto, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in 2019. He is now co-founder and CEO of Descope.
What sectors does Slavik Markovich back?
His investments are mainly in cybersecurity, identity and enterprise software. Most of the companies are in the US or Israel.
How can founders reach Slavik Markovich?
We did not find a verified personal site, LinkedIn or X profile. Founders can look for him through Descope or through co-investors in his portfolio rounds.
Is Slavik Markovich an angel investor?
Yes. Slavik Markovich invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Slavik Markovich invested in?
Slavik Markovich's AI investments include Huskeys. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Who does Slavik Markovich co-invest with?
Slavik Markovich's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ofer Ben Noon (1 deal), Michael Dolinsky (1 deal), Benny Schnaider (1 deal), Ariel Maislos (1 deal) and Maty Siman (1 deal).