# Dimitri Sirota

> Dimitri Sirota is the co-founder and CEO of BigID, an enterprise data security, privacy and AI governance company founded with Nimrod Vax in 2016. His earlier ventures include eTunnels and Layer 7 Technologies, acquired by CA Technologies in 2013. Born in Ukraine and raised partly in Israel and Winnipeg, he studied physics at McGill and engineering physics at the University of British Columbia.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at BigID
- **Organizations:** BigID, Layer 7 Technologies, eTunnels, CA Technologies
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** B.Sc. Honors in Physics, McGill University, M.Sc. in Engineering Physics, University of British Columbia
- **Known for:** Co-founded three enterprise software companies., Layer 7 Technologies was acquired by CA Technologies in 2013., Led BigID when it won the 2018 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox contest.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2003** — Co-founded eTunnels, focused on secure virtual private networks.
- **2003** — Co-founded Layer 7 Technologies, focused on API management and security.
- **2013** — CA Technologies acquired Layer 7; Sirota subsequently worked on strategy at CA.
- **2016** — Co-founded BigID with Nimrod Vax.
- **2018** — BigID won the RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox contest.
- **2024** — BigID closed a $60 million growth financing led by Riverwood Capital.

## Achievements

- Co-founded three enterprise software companies.
- Layer 7 Technologies was acquired by CA Technologies in 2013.
- Led BigID when it won the 2018 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox contest.
- Named a 2021 EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in New York.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discussed responsibility for AI governance in a Ctrl+Alt+AI video published by Truth in IT.
- **2026-05** — BigID appointed Mahesh Chukkapali as chief operating officer.
- **2026-01** — BigID introduced Concierge, supplementing customer teams with experienced BigID operators.

## Links

- Website: https://bigid.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitrisirota
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dimitrisirota

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Last updated: 2026-10-22