Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek Joshi
Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek Joshi
Prateek Joshi
Passwords Are Broken: AI Agents Need Identity | Rishi Bhargava, cofounder of Descope
37 minutes Posted Dec 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
Rishi Bhargava is CEO of Descope, an identity management platform for customers and AI agents. They've raised $88M in funding from investors such as Notable Capital, Lightspeed, Unusual Ventures. The two previous he founded were acquired by Palo Alto Networks and McAfee.
Introduction
Origin story: why identity and passwords needed a rethink
Passwords vs passkeys explained in plain English
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Rishi Bhargava is CEO of Descope, an identity management platform for customers and AI agents. They've raised $88M in funding from investors such as Notable Capital, Lightspeed, Unusual Ventures. The two previous he founded were acquired by Palo Alto Networks and McAfee. (00:01) Introduction (00:08) Origin story: why identity and passwords needed a rethink (02:59) Passwords vs passkeys explained in plain English (05:06) Why logging in is still painful (and why passwords persist) (09:06...