Kolide
Founded 2005 · 3,240 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors
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1Password Enterprise Password Manager (EPM) is a zero-knowledge secrets manager that centralizes passwords, passkeys, SSH keys, API tokens, and AI agent credentials in encrypted, policy-governed vaults. It targets enterprise security and IT teams, offering least-privilege access controls, SIEM audit streaming, and developer secret management as part of its Unified Access platform.
Founders & leadership
Kolide was founded in 2005 by Sara Teare and Roustem Karimov.
Investors · 12
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Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$34M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2018–2021
- $17MSeries BSep 2021 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- $17MraisedSep 2021 · 3 sources
OpenView Partners (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Acquisitions · 1
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsKolide provides device compliance and security software with over a hundred pre-built "checks" that measure endpoint configurations against an organization's security goals, covering macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android devices. It ties remediation to end users via Okta-driven workflows and delivers security guidance to end users without requiring SQL queries.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kolide do?
- 1Password Enterprise Password Manager (EPM) is a zero-knowledge secrets manager that centralizes passwords, passkeys, SSH keys, API tokens, and AI agent credentials in encrypted, policy-governed vaults. It targets enterprise security and IT teams, offering least-privilege access controls, SIEM audit streaming, and developer secret management as part of its Unified Access platform.
- Who founded Kolide?
- Kolide was founded by Sara Teare, Roustem Karimov in 2005.
- Who are Kolide's investors?
- Kolide's investors include Accel, Flume Ventures, ICONIQ, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix, Primary Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Tau Ventures and 3 more.
- How much funding has Kolide raised?
- Kolide has disclosed $34M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.








