SGNL
9 known investors
SGNL provides privileged identity management and access control solutions for enterprises, helping CISOs manage and secure access to sensitive information across human and non-human identities. The platform modernizes legacy PAM and IGA systems with flexible policies and business context-aware authorization.
Founders & leadership
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Erik Gustavsonin𝕏Co-founder & CTOHe previously co-founded and served as CTO of the identity and access management company Bitium, and after its acquisition by Google led engineering for several Google Workspace teams, including Security and Cloud Directory; he co-chairs the OpenID FastFed working group, participates in the SCIM working group, and holds a B.A. in physics from Colby College.
Investors · 9
Aviso VenturesSeattle
BrightmindAustin
Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose
FikaCulver City · $1M – $10M
Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M
Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M
Costanoa VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $8M
Also in the syndicate · 2
Brightmind PartnersleadM12
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AMar 2025
Brightmind Partners (lead), Cisco Investments, Costanoa Ventures, M12
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2025Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Okta43 shared keywordsOkta provides identity and access management products designed to protect the identities of workforce and customer users. The company serves enterprises and organizations that need to manage identity authentication and authorization across digital environments.
Crowdstrike32 shared keywordsCrowdStrike provides an AI-native cybersecurity platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, and AI protection to detect and stop breaches for enterprise organizations. It combines automated response with human-led security operations including managed detection and response, threat hunting, and security services.
Vendelux31 shared keywordsVendelux runs an AI-based event intelligence platform that helps B2B teams pick events, book meetings and attribute pipeline.
Cloudflare Turnstile24 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
Auth018 shared keywordsAuth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SGNL do?
- SGNL provides privileged identity management and access control solutions for enterprises, helping CISOs manage and secure access to sensitive information across human and non-human identities. The platform modernizes legacy PAM and IGA systems with flexible policies and business context-aware authorization.
- Who founded SGNL?
- SGNL was founded by Scott Kriz, Erik Gustavson.
- Who are SGNL's investors?
- SGNL's investors include Aviso Ventures, Brightmind, Cisco Investments, Fika, Moonshots Capital, Resolute Ventures, Costanoa Ventures.