Okta
Okta is the leading independent identity and access management company, securing how people — and increasingly AI agents — connect to technology. Its workforce and customer identity platforms (including Auth0) provide authentication, authorisation and identity security for thousands of organisations worldwide.
- Sector
- Identity and access management
- Business model
- B2B SaaS (identity management)
- Founded
- 2009
- Founders
- Todd McKinnon, Frederic Kerrest
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
Sources: okta.com, okta.com, en.wikipedia.org
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Milestones
- 2009 Founded as SaaSure Inc. by Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest okta.com
- 2010 Renamed to Okta en.wikipedia.org
- Sept 2025 Completed acquisition of Axiom Security siliconangle.com
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