Austin Arensberg

Senior Director, Okta Ventures

Austin leads Okta Ventures, overseeing startup investments in privacy, identity, and security. Austin started his career in Asia where he spent over 10 years investing around the world in both private equity and corporate development. The past 6 years Austin has invested in over 50 early stage technology startups based out of San Francisco.

Austin is passionate about international exchange and outreach and is Board Member Emeritus of the Princeton in Asia Fellowship program, and was also a Marshall Memorial Fellow.

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Okta SaaS Startup Competition 2024 results: Showcasing innovation in Identity-driven tech

The inaugural Okta SaaS Startup Competition, held at Oktane24 in Las Vegas, celebrated groundbreaking innovations in Identity security and application development. Focused on fostering early-stage startups, this competition provided a platform for companies leveraging Identity-enabled workflows to present their solutions to a global audience. …

Founders in Focus: Paul Klein IV of Browserbase

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month, we’re speaking with Paul Klein of Browserbase. To learn more about Browserbase’s recent Series A fundraising announcement, check out their launch here. What is Browserbase and…

Founders in Focus: Rajeev Behera of Every

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month, we’re speaking with Rajeev Behera of Every. What is Every’s mission? Every’s mission is to be the entire back office for founders going from $0 to their first $1 million in…

Founders in Focus: Kieran Donovan of k-ID

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month, we’re speaking with Kieran Donovan of k-ID. To learn more about k-ID’s recent Series A fundraising announcement, check out this TechCrunch article. What is k-ID and what is your…

Founders in Focus: Emanuel Salmona of Nagomi Security

Each month we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Emanuel Salmona of Nagomi Security. What is Nagomi Security, and what is your mission? Nagomi Security is changing the way security teams balance risk and defense…

Recognizing trailblazers: Introducing The Identity 25 by Okta Ventures

In today’s digital age, when Identity lies at the core of every online interaction, the need for secure, scalable Identity management solutions has never been more pronounced. Enter The Identity 25, an initiative unveiled by Okta Ventures, the venture investment arm of Okta, a premier provider of Identity and Access Management solutions. This…

Recapping Cyber and Digital Identity Innovation Capitol Hill Day: Identity takes center stage at the US Capitol

Okta’s first Cyber and Digital Identity Capitol Hill Day took place last week at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The day began with Okta connecting six CEOs from its portfolio companies with senior staff from the House Homeland Security Committee, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the office of Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL)…

Founders in Focus: Karine Mellata of Intrinsic

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Karine Mellata of Intrinsic. What is Intrinsic, and what is your mission? Intrinsic is an enterprise AI content moderation platform. Our mission is to create a…

Predictions on Identity’s role in 2024 from Okta Ventures portfolio leaders

Secure browsers. Frontline worker digital security. Identity security posture management. Verifiable credentials. Software secure by design. At Okta Ventures, our interactions with visionary founders and teams give us a front-row seat to these new innovations. We asked eight founders for their perspectives on what is coming in 2024, and we got…

Okta Ventures’ 3.5-Year Journey: Key Milestones and Investment Areas

We launched Okta Ventures 3.5 years ago at Oktane19, with a vision to support founders building companies enabled by identity, privacy, and security. Since then, we have invested in and supported more than 30 companies through technical integrations and go-to-market (GTM) support. We work with companies that feel the same passion for our goal to…