Belsasar (Bel) Lepe is Co-Founder and CEO of Cerby~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Where he drives identity security innovation by extending SSO and lifecycle management to nonstandard apps, eliminating password managers and enabling passwordless auth for 100+ global customers with 10x growth post-$40M Series B in 2025. Previously Head of Product at Impira, he led product lifecycle, support, and marketing to deliver 4x revenue growth while pivoting from DAM strategy; before that, as Co-Founder/CTO at Ooyala, he oversaw global tech/product strategy, led 300+ teams across 5 countries managing $70M+ revenue lines in 170+ countries, integrated acquisitions, and achieved $440M+ exits including Telstra's $420M buyout. Starting as a Google Software Engineer on enterprise collaboration and Stanford CS alum, Lepe transitioned from engineering to founder/operator roles, advising Yalo/Impira and investing in LatAm startups.Topics

How Cerby extends identity security to shadow IT apps without manual offboarding or password sprawl
Growing Ooyala to $420M Telstra exit during late-stage scaling at $440M+ total valuation
How workforce identity platforms are becoming the central control layer for enterprise applications.

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Belsasar Lepe, Cerby, Co-Founder & CEO on Identity Security

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Belsasar Lepe, Cerby, Co-Founder & CEO on Identity Security