# Asaph Schulman

> Asaph Schulman is Firebolt’s chief marketing officer, a former software engineer whose career moved through technical consulting, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity marketing and a two-year stretch as Coinmama’s CEO. His defining operating idea is that technical buyers have little patience for fluff, so a serious data product can be marketed with precise content, candid competitive positioning and a sense of play.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Firebolt
- **Organizations:** Firebolt, Angular Ventures, Coinmama, Checkmarx, Personyze, eToro, Defence Solutions Australia, A-NET Solutions, ClickSoftware, CTI2, ClearGiving, Techie Talkie
- **Education:** BA in Computer Science and Business, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Helped Checkmarx grow reported revenue from below $1 million to more than $85 million, an approximately 85-fold increase., Expanded the Checkmarx marketing team by a reported 20 times., Was reported as HubSpot’s first user in Israel in 2011.

## Career timeline

- **1998-2002** — Worked as a sales engineer at CTI2.
- **2003-2004** — Worked as a technical consultant at ClickSoftware.
- **2004-2006** — Co-founded A-NET Solutions in Australia.
- **2007-2009** — Co-founded Defence Solutions Australia.
- **2009-2010** — Served as eToro’s general manager for Australia and New Zealand.
- **2010-2011** — Served as vice president of marketing at Personyze.
- **2011-2017** — Led marketing at Checkmarx; published accounts credit his tenure with helping grow revenue from below $1 million to more than $85 million.
- **2017-2019** — Served as CEO of Coinmama.
- **2019-present** — Joined Firebolt as chief marketing officer.
- **2019-present** — Co-founded the peer-to-peer charity platform ClearGiving.
- **2019-2022** — Co-hosted the Techie Talkie podcast.

## Achievements

- Helped Checkmarx grow reported revenue from below $1 million to more than $85 million, an approximately 85-fold increase.
- Expanded the Checkmarx marketing team by a reported 20 times.
- Was reported as HubSpot’s first user in Israel in 2011.
- Built Firebolt’s early marketing around a technical, casual and playful brand position aimed at data engineers.
- Co-founded ClearGiving, a peer-to-peer charity platform designed so donation funds reach recipient families with transparent reporting.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Publicly welcomed Hemanth Vedagarbha’s appointment as Firebolt CEO after working with him on go-to-market leadership.
- **2025-06** — Promoted Firebolt Core, the company’s free, self-managed analytical database engine.

## Links

- Website: https://www.firebolt.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asaphs/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/asaphs

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Last updated: 2026-09-05