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AccessOwl
YC S22Berlin, DE · Founded 2022 · 15 employees · 9 known investors
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AccessOwl is an access governance and identity management platform that automates SaaS access administration tasks like employee onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews. It serves IT teams, engineering managers, and people operations at companies with lean IT operations.
Also known as Omni Owl Inc.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BComplianceSecurityGermanyEuropeFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
AccessOwl was founded in 2022 by Philip Eller and Mathias Nestler.
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Philip EllerCEO & Co-FounderPhilip Eller was CEO and co-founder of blik, an IoT device company that supplied BMW and Volkswagen, and later built business units for Compado in ad-tech before co-founding AccessOwl.
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Mathias NestlerCTO & Co-FounderHe previously served as CTO and co-founder at FRIDAY.de, an insurance technology company, and as CTO at viafintech.com, with over a decade of experience in software development and financial technology.
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Philip Eller Mathias NestlerFounder
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Jlo CalaHiring Manager
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Bee BrionesHiring Manager
Investors · 9
E Nugget Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)listed by E Nugget Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)
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Maiora Rebel Ventureslisted by Maiora Rebel Ventures
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Rebel Fundlisted by Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Sandhill (ex Stonks)reportedSan Francisco
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TA VenturesreportedFrankfurt am Main · $100K – $1M
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Twenty Two VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $50K – $250K
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UpHonest CapitalreportedSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M
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Utopian VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $25K – $200K
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- What does AccessOwl do?
- AccessOwl is an access governance and identity management platform that automates SaaS access administration tasks like employee onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews. It serves IT teams, engineering managers, and people operations at companies with lean IT operations.
- Who founded AccessOwl?
- AccessOwl was founded by Philip Eller, Mathias Nestler in 2022.
- Who are AccessOwl's investors?
- AccessOwl's investors include E Nugget Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschränkt), Maiora Rebel Ventures, Rebel Fund, Y Combinator, Sandhill (ex Stonks), TA Ventures, Twenty Two Ventures, UpHonest Capital and 1 more.
- Where is AccessOwl headquartered?
- AccessOwl is headquartered in Berlin, DE.