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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.

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Sara TeareFounder
RKRoustem Karimov
Roustem KarimovFounder
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Dave TeareFounder
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Jeff ShinerFounder
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Jeff Shiner (CEO)Founder
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Natalia KarimovFounder
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Natalia KarimovaFounder

Investors · 12

Also in the syndicate · 1

OpenView Partnerslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$34M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2018–2021

  • $17MSeries BSep 2021 · 2 sources
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  • $17MraisedSep 2021 · 3 sources

    OpenView Partners (lead)

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Acquisitions · 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
Kolide

Kolide 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.