Varun Kohli — ABCD – Advisor, Board Member, CMO, and a Dad → 10/12 Exits
ABCD – Advisor, Board Member, CMO, and a Dad → 10/12 Exits
Varun Kohli ranks #495 of 18,341 LinkedIn creators in Higher Education, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 17.5K followers and published 22 posts in the last 30 days at a 1.0% average engagement rate.
- 17.5K followers
- 22 posts / 30d
- 1.0% avg engagement
- 84 follower growth / 30d
The roast
Varun claims to be the Father of RiskOps, which explains why he spends his time tracking IIT alumni rankings like a suburban dad obsessing over his kid’s travel baseball stats. With a 0.23 percent engagement rate, he’s not leading a market—he’s just a guy throwing a parade for himself in an empty parking lot.
About Varun
𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 is a category-creating seasoned Silicon Valley Go-To-Market leader ranked among the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 250 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 and 𝗧𝗼𝗽 3 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝘂𝘄𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗶. This recognition reflects his industry impact as a winner of prestigious accolades including 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 - 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 and 𝗖𝗠𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 - 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀. Varun has an exceptional track record of 10 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 12 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 (IPOs or acquisitions), with the remaining two pre-IPO companies, including FinTech unicorn Feedzai, generating north of $100M in revenues. 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 & 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲: At Cequence Security, Varun led go-to-market for the pioneer in Unified API Protection (UAP). Recognized as the "𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗢𝗽𝘀", he launched this category at FinTech unicorn Feedzai. With 37,000+ hours of cybersecurity marketing experience, he seamlessly "helicopters up and down" from strategic leadership of large teams to hands-on execution. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: • 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰/𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗰𝗼𝗺: Led 50+ marketers driving Global Demand, PMO and Strategic Marketing for $2.4B Enterprise Business • 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 (acquired by Symantec): US employee #1, created Mobile Threat Defense category • 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 (acquired by HP): Only Valley company to IPO in 2009. Led team of 70+ marketers. • 𝗖𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 - Jay Chaudhry's (from ZScaler) earlier company (acquired by McAfee/Intel). 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 (acquired by Cisco). 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Featured in 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗕𝗖'𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄, 𝗠𝗦𝗡𝗕𝗖, 𝗙𝗢𝗫, 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵, and other major outlets. Active advisor to multiple startups. 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: • B.Tech Computer Science - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati • M.S. Computer Science - UC Riverside • Marketing Studies - UC Berkeley 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: B2B SaaS GTM, Category Creation, API Security, Cybersecurity, Financial Risk Management, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Strategic Partnerships Open to CMO/VP Marketing roles, board positions, advisory and GTM strategic roles and partnerships in cybersecurity, fintech, and B2B SaaS.
Highlights
- Top 5% in United States — Ranked #173 of 5774 creators
- Consistent Creator — 22 posts in 30d · top 5%
- Top 10% in Higher Education — Ranked #13 of 208 creators
- Big Audience — 17,540 followers · top 10%
Recent posts
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