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authzed
AddedFeb 16, 2024
UpdatedJun 18, 2026
authzed

authzed

Seed

AuthZed: Pioneering open-source, scalable authorization solutions and SpiceDB for businesses.

HQ
New York City, NY, US
Founded
2020
Accelerator
Y Combinator logoY CombinatorW21
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AuthZed, founded by Jake, Joey, and Jimmy, is an innovative startup focused on providing scalable authorization solutions inspired by Google's Zanzibar. The company offers SpiceDB, an open-source permissions database designed for high performance and consistency. AuthZed aims to help businesses implement fine-grained access control across their applications, ensuring secure and efficient authorization processes.

The founding team brings extensive experience from their previous roles at Red Hat and Google. Notably, they co-founded Quay, a successful enterprise software venture. AuthZed has quickly gained recognition for its impactful contributions to the open-source community and has attracted a growing user base. Their work is transforming how companies manage authorization, making it more scalable and reliable.

authzed - Products & Services

  • AuthZed Cloud logo

    AuthZed Cloud

    AuthZed Cloud is AuthZed's hosted service for running SpiceDB authorization.

    Competing Products

    Oso logo
  • SpiceDB logo

    SpiceDB

    SpiceDB is AuthZed's Zanzibar-inspired authorization database for ReBAC systems.

    Competing Products

    Oso logo

authzed - Similar Companies

Oso logo

Oso

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Petricorp logo

Petricorp

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Aserto logo

Aserto

aserto.com

Styra logo

Styra

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Warrant logo

Warrant

PropelAuth logo

PropelAuth

propelauth.com

Auth0 logo

Auth0

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Cloudentity logo

Cloudentity

cloudentity.com

SuperTokens logo

SuperTokens

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SlashAuth logo

SlashAuth

Permit.io logo

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Clerk logo

Clerk

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Sgnl logo

Sgnl

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ConductorOne logo

ConductorOne

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Bytebase logo

Bytebase

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authzed - Quick Facts

Who are authzed's competitors?

Companies similar to authzed include Oso, Petricorp, Aserto and Styra.

When was authzed founded?

authzed was founded in 2020.

Where is authzed's headquarters located?

authzed's headquarters is located in New York City, NY, US.

When was authzed's last funding round?

authzed's most recent funding round was for $3.9M (USD) in April 2021.

How much has authzed raised to-date?

As of Apr 21, 2021, authzed has raised a total of $3.9M (USD).

How many employees does authzed have?

authzed has 17 employees as of Apr 23, 2024.

authzed - Classification

Ownership
  • Venture Capital
Technology
  • API
  • Data
Geographic Exposure
  • Global
Revenue
  • Recurring
  • Software
Customer
  • Enterprise
Tags
  • DevOps
  • SaaS
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541500Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541510Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 541511Custom Computer Programming Services
SIC
  • 7300Business Services
  • 7370Computer Programming, Data Processing, And Other Computer Related
  • 7371Computer Programming Services
Show 5 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 513200Software Publishers
  • 510000Information
  • 513000Publishing Industries
  • 513210Software Publishers
SIC
  • 7372Prepackaged Software