Barak Sofer

Barak Sofer is a cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CTO of former company Bridgecrew, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2021 for $200 million. Sofer is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Battery. He has worked with the global leadership team at Palo Alto Networks and is looking for other companies with global presence in areas such as cybersecurity, open-source, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, data, and Machine Learning. Sofer is an expert in building open-source companies, PLG companies, and has invested in Battery's Mine and Wing Cloud. Before joining Battery, Sofer was a senior architect and leader at Palo Alto Networks, where he led the company's product development and innovation efforts. He has also worked as an architect and engineer in the software industry.