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StackBob

Techstars '23

Seattle, US · Founded 2022 · 10 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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StackBob.ai provides Agentic Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) using autonomous agents to bring any application into identity governance workflows without relying on APIs, SCIM, or pre-built connectors. It targets enterprise identity and access management teams seeking to govern applications left uncovered by legacy IAM tooling.

Also known as Stackbob · StackBob.ai

Founders & leadership

StackBob was founded in 2022 by Damon Ebanks, Ole, Yarik, and Nick Hunt.

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Damon EbanksFounder & CEO
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OleCo-founder
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YarikCo-founder
NHNick Hunt
Nick HuntCEO & Co-founder

Investors · 1

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Company profile

researched Sep 2026

StackBob.ai sells an "Agentic Identity Governance and Administration" platform that brings applications without SCIM, APIs, SAML SSO or pre-built connectors into a single identity governance workflow. The product is positioned to deploy alongside an organisation's existing IGA or identity provider (the company names SailPoint and Microsoft Entra ID Governance as systems it sits beside) rather than replacing them, with the incumbent platform remaining the system of record while StackBob extends coverage to applications it cannot natively reach. Stated capabilities include discovery of who has access to what, detection of orphaned accounts, automated joiner–mover–leaver provisioning and deprovisioning, role-based access control with audit trails, and bidirectional sync of identity data and provisioning actions with the primary IGA.

The company markets the platform on speed and low integration effort: one-click deployment, no-code setup, no SCIM/API upgrades or enterprise-plan licensing, and connection of most applications in under 48 hours versus the 1–3 months it attributes to traditional connector development. Press coverage frames the target problem as the "API and SSO tax" — connectivity features locked behind vendors' enterprise tiers — and multi-month IAM implementations requiring specialist engineers or consultants, which the company argues price small and mid-sized businesses out of enterprise-grade identity management (described as the "cybersecurity poverty line").

The platform is described as SOC 2 Type II certified with annual third-party audits.

Founding story

Co-founders Ole Shved and Yarik Rozum met at a previous B2B company, Ad-Lib, where Shved hired Rozum as a lead engineer; that company was later acquired by Smartly.io for around $100 million, with both working there as employees rather than founders. At the end of 2021 Rozum joined a Seattle-based company while Shved was in Lviv considering his next step. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine the two reconnected in Kyiv and decided to build a company together. Having repeatedly seen identity teams blocked by integration hurdles across their careers, and seeing the opportunity opened by LLM developments in 2022, they set out to bring every application into identity governance even where no integration support exists.

Business model

Subscription software sold in tiers based on the number of managed users. A Monitor plan at $4 per user per month (or $15,500 per year) covers agent-based app connection without SCIM or API, identity data sync for apps lacking native IGA connectors, and access monitoring and orphaned-account detection. A Govern plan at $6 per user per month (or $23,250 per year) adds bidirectional sync with the primary IGA, automated provisioning and deprovisioning, and role-based access control with compliance-ready audit trails. An Enterprise tier is custom-priced and adds a designated support representative, on-premise deployment options and custom feature development as an add-on. Annual billing is presented as a 20% saving.

Recurring per-user subscription fees billed monthly or annually, with custom-priced enterprise contracts and optional paid custom development.

Traction

Public evidence of traction is limited to named customer testimonials from Salto X, TresBien, Brights Software, 42DM agency and Medipyxis, SOC 2 Type II certification, and two awards at the IT Arena 2025 pitch competition.

Latest developments

Nick Hunt joined as CEO and co-founder in 2026 to lead enterprise expansion, alongside team growth, strategic partnerships and customer acquisition. In October 2025 the company took two awards at the IT Arena 2025 pitch competition in Lviv.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies

Market position

Positions itself as the first "Agentic IGA" offering, a complementary layer to incumbent IGA/IdP platforms such as SailPoint, Okta and Microsoft Entra ID Governance rather than a replacement. Its stated wedge is the share of applications left outside governance — the site cites 70% of apps operating outside IGA and 55% of orphaned accounts occurring in non-integrated applications — and affordability for organisations priced out of enterprise IAM.

Governs applications without requiring APIs, SCIM, SAML SSO or custom connectors, removing the need to buy vendor enterprise plans purely for connectivity; deploys alongside existing IGA/IdP systems without migration or re-architecture; connects most applications in under 48 hours; and pairs agentic automation for routine tasks with deterministic, narrowly scoped models plus a Guardian approval proxy for privileged operations.

Technology

The core technology is described as No-Code Autonomous Provisioning (NCAP™), which connects to applications and cloud systems without APIs or pre-built connectors. The system is hybrid: routine, low-risk tasks run through agentic automation, while high-risk or privileged operations use deterministic single-step automations generated by a pipeline of narrowly scoped, pre-trained models, each handling one function with defined input/output behaviour to avoid non-deterministic responses. A Guardian module sits above the execution layer as a proxy for all commands, classifying intent and inspecting context; sensitive, ambiguous or anomalous requests are blocked from autonomous execution and routed to human operators at StackBob.

Go-to-market

Direct sales led by tailored live demos and demo-booking calls-to-action on the website, self-serve plan selection for Monitor and Govern tiers and quote requests for Enterprise, supported by customer stories and content on extending existing IGA platforms. The company also uses startup competitions and ecosystem events for visibility, having pitched at IT Arena 2025 in Lviv.

Identity and access management and security teams at small and mid-market companies as well as larger organisations with complex identity environments; the website frames the buyer as teams with applications outside their existing IGA/IdP coverage, while press coverage emphasises SMEs and mid-market firms that cannot afford or operate enterprise IAM platforms. Named customer voices on company pages include Salto X, TresBien, Brights Software, 42DM agency and Medipyxis.

Geography

Ukraine-founded, with activity centred on Lviv and Kyiv; the company presents itself to an international, English-language enterprise buyer base and one co-founder previously worked for a Seattle-based company.

History

The founders began work in 2022 around the question of how to govern applications with no SCIM, API or connector support, developing the NCAP™ no-code autonomous provisioning approach and a hybrid agentic/deterministic execution architecture with a Guardian safety layer. In October 2025 the company won 3rd prize in the Business Track and the "most interesting startup" award at IT Arena 2025 and received coverage of its SME-focused IAM positioning. In 2026 Nick Hunt joined as CEO and co-founder, bringing more than 25 years of identity and access management experience, with Ole Shved as CPO and co-founder and Yarik Rozum as CTO and co-founder. The company describes its current phase as expanding the team, building partnerships and accelerating customer adoption.

Risks & controversies

Coverage notes the company was founded and operates against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, which disrupted the founders' plans before the company was started.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Application connection timeJan 2026Most applications connected in less than 48 hours
Govern plan annual priceJan 2026$23.3K
Govern plan price per user per monthJan 2026$6
HeadcountAug 202610
Monitor plan annual priceJan 2026$15.5K
Monitor plan price per user per monthJan 2026$4

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2026
Nick Hunt joins as CEO and co-founder

Nick Hunt, with more than 25 years of experience in identity and access management, joined the team as CEO and co-founder to accelerate enterprise expansion; Ole Shved serves as CPO and co-founder and Yarik Rozum as CTO and co-founder.

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Oct 2025
Won 3rd prize in Business Track and 'most interesting startup' at IT Arena 2025

StackBob won two prizes in the pitch competition at IT Arena 2025 in Lviv: 3rd prize in the Business Track and the most interesting startup of the IT Arena.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does StackBob do?
StackBob.ai extends identity governance to applications that lack SCIM, APIs or connectors using autonomous agents.
Who founded StackBob?
StackBob was founded by Damon Ebanks, Ole, Yarik, Nick Hunt in 2022.
Who are StackBob's investors?
StackBob's investors include Techstars.
Where is StackBob headquartered?
StackBob is headquartered in Seattle, US.