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Announcing the 2025 Identity 25: Highlighting a community of digital Identity trailblazers

Okta’s annual Identity 25 report — Celebrating innovation in Identity Okta Ventures is proud to announce the release of the Identity 25 report for 2025, our annual tradition spotlighting the visionaries who are redefining what’s possible in digital Identity. Identity lies at the core of every online interaction, making secure and scalable Identity…

Key insights from Okta's CSO survey: Challenges and opportunities for Okta Ventures portfolio

Okta Ventures invests in founders building across a range of IT, security, consumer, and enterprise domains. In our discussions with portfolio founders, shared customers, and industry experts, we’re in a privileged position to hear first-hand about new trends, challenges, regulations, and technology shifts as they unfold and affect security…

Founders in Focus: Joel Bauman of Synqly

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll learn more about them and how they work with Okta. This month, we’re speaking with Joel Bauman of Synqly. What is Synqly, and what is your mission? Synqly offers the first Integration Platform-as-a-Service (IPaaS) for security and infrastructure vendors…

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: Itamar Golan of Prompt 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 Itamar Golan of Prompt Security. What is Prompt Security and what is your mission? Prompt Security is a platform that helps enterprises adopt generative AI …

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…

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