Cyber startup Descope, led by 8 founders who sold their last startup to Palo Alto Networks, have raised $35 million more to take on Okta in securing a Wild West of AI agents gone rogue.
I might be wrong but I feel like the trend these days is to favor small nimble companies that can build a product around your needs.
Not that this is smth new, but in the past, many companies would shy away from this kind of partnership because you never know how long the company will be around to support you with that custom solution.
I wonder if funding rounds in tens of millions gives customers more confidence. Or maybe the cost of switching between SaaS platforms is not as high as it used to be.
I might be wrong but I feel like the trend these days is to favor small nimble companies that can build a product around your needs.
Not that this is smth new, but in the past, many companies would shy away from this kind of partnership because you never know how long the company will be around to support you with that custom solution.
I wonder if funding rounds in tens of millions gives customers more confidence. Or maybe the cost of switching between SaaS platforms is not as high as it used to be.
That's really helpful perspective, thank you for sharing!