# Cyber Company Profiles: Descope

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## At a Glance

- Website: [descope.com](https://www.descope.com)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/descope
- Type: Security for AI
- Market readiness: Established (26/40)
- Defensibility: Contested (14/21)
- Founded: 2022
- Funding: $88M total
- Last updated: 2026-07-10

## Executive Summary

Descope sells customer-login software to businesses such as Databricks. From that base it also sells identity infrastructure for AI agents and MCP servers, the interfaces that expose tools to agents, issuing each agent credentials limited to approved tools. That credential function is documented, with customer examples such as You.com running its MCP server behind Descope's Agentic Identity Hub. Descope publishes each example as a customer story, so none is independent proof yet. The founding team built and sold the security company Demisto to Palo Alto Networks. That platform and team are a head start rather than a durable lead. Okta and Auth0, which Descope meets in customer login, could add agent credential issuance to suites enterprises already license.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Descope gives developers identity infrastructure for AI agents and MCP servers, adding authentication, access control, credential management, and policy controls through its Agentic Identity Hub. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2022 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Los Altos, California, US | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Funding | $88M total | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | Seed, $53M led by Lightspeed and GGV Capital (February 2023), later extended to $88M total | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Deployment | SaaS | [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Compliance | CSA STAR Level 2, FedRAMP High, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 | [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Descope | Identity platform for AI agents and MCP servers that authenticates agents with scoped OAuth tokens, brokers their credentials to external tools, and governs and audits what each agent may do. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [AI Defense Matrix](https://aidefensematrix.com) [\[f6\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Agent Identities |  | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |

Descope is an identity platform for AI agents and MCP servers that authenticates agents with scoped OAuth tokens, brokers their credentials to external tools, and governs and audits what each agent may do. It is mapped to the AI Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

**Established (26/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-05. Scope: AI-agent and agentic-identity line (Agentic Identity Hub, Inbound and Outbound Apps).

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 3/5 |
| Capability Depth | 4/5 |
| Market Timing | 3/5 |
| Team Credibility | 4/5 |
| GTM Proof | 3/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 3/5 |
| Category Clarity | 3/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 3/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Contested (14/21)**

Band guidance: reinforce or reposition. Analyzed 2026-07-10. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 2/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 2/3 |
| Layer | 3/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 1/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [Descope: Identity provider for AI Agents and MCP Servers](https://www.descope.com/use-cases/ai) | official | 2026-07-09 |
| f2 | [TechCrunch on the Descope seed round](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/passwordless-authentication-startup-descope-lands-whopping-53m-seed-round/) | press | 2026-06-13 |
| f3 | [FinSMEs on the Descope seed round](https://www.finsmes.com/2023/02/descope-raises-53m-in-seed-funding.html) | press | 2026-06-13 |
| f4 | [Descope extends and closes seed round with $88M total funding](https://www.descope.com/press-release/seed-funding-advisory-board) | official | 2026-06-13 |
| f5 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog entry](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/descope/) | other | 2026-06-13 |
| f6 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog mapping](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/descope/) | other | 2026-06-23 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Descope identity provider for AI agents and MCP servers](https://www.descope.com/use-cases/ai) “Identity provider for your AI agents” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s2 | [Descope Agentic Identity Hub documentation](https://docs.descope.com/agentic-identity-hub) | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s3 | [Introducing the Descope Agentic Identity Control Plane](https://www.descope.com/blog/post/agentic-identity-control-plane) | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s4 | [Inbound Apps: Make Your Apps and APIs Agent-Ready](https://www.descope.com/blog/post/inbound-apps) “Inbound Apps: Make Your Apps and APIs Agent-Ready” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s5 | [Outbound Apps: Connect AI Agents With External Tools](https://www.descope.com/blog/post/outbound-apps) “Outbound Apps: Connect AI Agents With External Tools” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s6 | [Descope customer stories](https://www.descope.com/customers) “For MCP developers and AI agent builders that are seeking secure identity infrastructure” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s7 | [Databricks customer story](https://www.descope.com/customers/databricks) | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s8 | [Descope pricing](https://www.descope.com/pricing) “Start for free and scale as you go.” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s9 | [Introducing Descope Agentic Identity Hub 2.0](https://www.descope.com/blog/post/agentic-identity-hub) “Introducing Descope Agentic Identity Hub 2.0 ... January 26, 2026” | official | 2026-06-16 |
| s10 | [Descope AI Launch Week June 2026](https://www.descope.com/launch-week/june-2026) “Unveiling Agentic Identity Hub 2.5” | official | 2026-06-16 |
| s11 | [TechCrunch on the Descope seed round](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/passwordless-authentication-startup-descope-lands-whopping-53m-seed-round/) “Descope was founded last April by the members of the core team that built the security operations platform Demisto, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in March 2019.” | press | 2026-06-13 |
| s12 | [FinSMEs on the Descope seed round](https://www.finsmes.com/2023/02/descope-raises-53m-in-seed-funding.html) “Descope, a Los Altos, CA-based company that provides passwordless authentication technology, raised $53 million in seed funding” | press | 2026-06-13 |
| s13 | [Descope extends and closes seed round with $88M total funding](https://www.descope.com/press-release/seed-funding-advisory-board) “Descope Extends and Closes Seed Round With $88M Total Funding, Announces Advisory Board ... said Slavik Markovich, Co-Founder and CEO of Descope” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s14 | [TechCrunch on Descope competing with Okta-backed Auth0](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/passwordless-authentication-startup-descope-lands-whopping-53m-seed-round/) “there's a wealth of competition in the user authentication space, like ConductorOne, Stytch, Transmit Security and Okta-backed Auth0” | press | 2026-06-13 |
| s15 | [Descope advisory board with GoFundMe, Databricks, and GoodRx leaders](https://www.descope.com/press-release/seed-funding-advisory-board) “Arnie Katz, Chief Product and Technology Officer, GoFundMe ... Naveen Zutshi, Chief Information Officer, Databricks ... Nitin Shingate, Chief Technology Officer, GoodRx” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s16 | [You.com Customer Story \| Descope](https://www.descope.com/customers/you-com) “Descope's Agentic Identity Hub sits in front as the OAuth-compliant authorization layer, handling the spec-mandated pieces like PKCE, client registration, consent, and token issuance.” | official | 2026-06-16 |
| s17 | [Linktree Customer Story \| Descope](https://www.descope.com/customers/linktree) “Linktree: Modernizing Customer Auth at Scale” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s18 | [KuppingerCole Rising Star: Descope (Alejandro Leal)](https://www.kuppingercole.com/research/rs81397/rising-star-descope) “Rising Star Descope” | research | 2026-06-30 |
| s19 | [CSA STAR Registry: Descope CAIQ Level 1 self-assessment (v4.0.3)](https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/registry/descope/services/descope) “CAIQ Self-assessment v4.0.3. Created or renewed ... on September 21, 2025.” | research | 2026-06-30 |
| s20 | [Israel Registrar of Companies: DESCOPE TECHNOLOGIES ISRAEL (2022) LTD, company 516574746, active, incorporated 06/03/2022, Tel Aviv-Yafo](https://data.gov.il/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=f004176c-b85f-4542-8901-7b3176f9a054&q=516574746) “שם באנגלית: DESCOPE TECHNOLOGIES ISRAEL (2022) LTD, מספר חברה: 516574746, סטטוס חברה: פעילה, תאריך התאגדות: 06/03/2022” | regulatory | 2026-06-30 |
| s21 | [The Hacker News on nOAuth in Microsoft Entra ID, first disclosed by Descope in June 2023 (Ravie Lakshmanan)](https://thehackernews.com/2025/06/noauth-vulnerability-still-affects-9-of.html) “First disclosed by Descope in June 2023, nOAuth refers to a weakness in how SaaS applications implement OpenID Connect (OIDC), which refers to an authentication layer built atop OAuth to verify a user's identity.” | press | 2026-06-30 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Descope identity provider for AI agents and MCP servers](https://www.descope.com/use-cases/ai) “Every action an agent takes is logged in the Descope Agentic Identity Hub and fully exportable to any SIEM provider. Each agentic identity is associated with a user, tenant, and relevant metadata, giving you a clear chain of accountability from agent action back to the delegating user.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s2 | [Inbound Apps: Make Your Apps and APIs Agent-Ready](https://www.descope.com/blog/post/inbound-apps) “Inbound Apps: Make Your Apps and APIs Agent-Ready” | official | 2026-06-17 |
| s3 | [Outbound Apps: Connect AI Agents With External Tools](https://www.descope.com/blog/post/outbound-apps) “Outbound Apps: Connect AI Agents With External Tools” | official | 2026-06-17 |
| s4 | [You.com customer story: User and MCP Auth Under One Roof](https://www.descope.com/customers/you-com) “Descope's Agentic Identity Hub sits in front as the OAuth-compliant authorization layer, handling the spec-mandated pieces like PKCE, client registration, consent, and token issuance. On the back end, Descope provisions and stores an API key per user in Descope Connections.” | official | 2026-06-17 |
| s5 | [Descope pricing tiers and MAU model](https://www.descope.com/pricing) “You must move to the Pro tier if your app hits any of the limits, more than 7500 MAUs, 10 tenants, or 3 SSO connections. (Free meters include 10,000 M2M exchanges, 2,000 MACs, 2,000 MATKs. Tiers: Free, Pro, Growth from $799/mo, Enterprise.)” | official | 2026-07-10 |
| s6 | [Descope customer stories](https://www.descope.com/customers) “For MCP developers and AI agent builders that are seeking secure identity infrastructure” | official | 2026-06-17 |
| s7 | [Descope security and compliance attestations](https://www.descope.com/security-compliance) “SOC 2 Type 2 certified. ISO 27001 certified. FedRAMP High Authorized. Multi-region data residency. (Displayed badges: SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HIPAA, GDPR, CSA STAR Level 2, PCI DSS.)” | official | 2026-07-10 |
| s8 | [Descope closes seed at $88M total and names advisory board](https://www.descope.com/press-release/seed-funding-advisory-board) “Descope has announced the appointment of an advisory board composed of customers, partners, and industry leaders from companies such as GoFundMe, Databricks, GoodRx, and MongoDB. Descope will use the new funding to further R&D investment in agentic identity.” | official | 2026-06-17 |
| s9 | [Descope seed extension investors and Demisto founding team](https://www.descope.com/press-release/seed-funding-advisory-board) “Notable Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Unusual Ventures, Cerca Partners, and Triventures participating in the round ... Descope was founded in 2022 by a team of serial cybersecurity entrepreneurs that previously founded Demisto.” | official | 2026-06-17 |
| s10 | [TechCrunch on the Descope seed round and competitors](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/passwordless-authentication-startup-descope-lands-whopping-53m-seed-round/) “there's a wealth of competition in the user authentication space, like ConductorOne, Stytch, Transmit Security and Okta-backed Auth0” | press | 2026-06-17 |
| s11 | [TechCrunch on the Descope founders and Demisto exit](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/passwordless-authentication-startup-descope-lands-whopping-53m-seed-round/) “Descope was founded last April by the members of the core team that built the security operations platform Demisto, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in March 2019.” | press | 2026-06-17 |
| s12 | [FinSMEs on the Descope seed funding and HQ](https://www.finsmes.com/2023/02/descope-raises-53m-in-seed-funding.html) “Descope, a Los Altos, CA-based company that provides passwordless authentication technology, raised $53 million in seed funding” | press | 2026-06-17 |
| s13 | [Descope AI use-case page customer logo wall and testimonials](https://www.descope.com/use-cases/ai) “Trusted by innovative AI companies like yours (logo wall: Databricks, You.com, 6Sense, Cequence Security, Reco, Token Security, Daylight Security). Trusted by AI scaleups and innovators (named testimonials with case studies: You.com, Cequence Security, Wisdom AI).” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s14 | [Descope pricing page plan SLAs and support channels](https://www.descope.com/pricing) “Community support. 99% SLA. Web and Slack support. 99.99% SLA. Premium support add-on. Dedicated CS engineer. FedRAMP High deployments. (Plan cards: Free carries community support and 99% SLA, Pro and above web and Slack support and 99.99% SLA, Enterprise and Growth list the add-ons.)” | official | 2026-07-10 |

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