# Varun Badhwar

> Varun Badhwar is the Palo Alto-based co-founder and CEO of Endor Labs. He previously co-founded CipherCloud and RedLock, joined Palo Alto Networks following its 2018 acquisition of RedLock, and helped build Prisma Cloud as SVP and general manager. His work focuses on helping engineering teams identify and fix software security risks without overwhelming developers.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Endor Labs
- **Organizations:** Endor Labs, Palo Alto Networks, RedLock, CipherCloud, Salesforce, KPMG
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Co-founded three cybersecurity companies: CipherCloud, RedLock and Endor Labs., All three ventures reached RSA Innovation Sandbox finals: 2011, 2017 and 2023., RedLock’s acquisition agreement was announced in October 2018 at approximately $173 million in cash; the buyer later reported $158.2 million in purchase consideration under acquisition accounting.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — Worked in security at Salesforce.
- **2010** — Co-founded CipherCloud; worked on product strategy and field engineering.
- **2015** — Co-founded RedLock with Gaurav Kumar.
- **2018** — RedLock acquired by Palo Alto Networks; subsequently helped build Prisma Cloud as SVP and GM.
- **2021** — Founded Endor Labs with Dimitri Stiliadis.
- **2022** — Endor Labs launched publicly with $25 million in seed financing.
- **2023** — Endor Labs reached the RSA Innovation Sandbox finals and announced a $70 million Series A.
- **2025** — Endor Labs announced a $93 million Series B led by DFJ Growth.
- **2026** — Announced Endor Zero-Day Patches and founding membership in Project Akrites.

## Achievements

- Co-founded three cybersecurity companies: CipherCloud, RedLock and Endor Labs.
- All three ventures reached RSA Innovation Sandbox finals: 2011, 2017 and 2023.
- RedLock’s acquisition agreement was announced in October 2018 at approximately $173 million in cash; the buyer later reported $158.2 million in purchase consideration under acquisition accounting.
- Helped build Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks.
- Led Endor Labs through its April 2025 $93 million Series B.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced Endor Zero-Day Patches and Endor Labs’ participation as a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s Project Akrites.
- **2026-03** — Discussed security for agent-driven code in a Techstrong TV interview.
- **2025-04** — Announced Endor Labs’ $93 million Series B led by DFJ Growth, with Salesforce Ventures participating.

## Links

- Website: https://www.endorlabs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vbadhwar
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/varun__badhwar

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