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YC S15

San Francisco, US · Founded 2015 · 255 employees · 22 known investors

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Teleport is an infrastructure identity platform that modernizes identity, access, and policy for computing environments. The company helps engineering teams reduce complexity and attack surface by simplifying trusted computing for critical infrastructure.

Also known as Gravitational

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDevSecOpsNext-gen Network SecurityUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S15)

Teleport was founded in 2015 by Ev Kontsevoy, Alexander Klizhentas, and Taylor Wakefield.

EKEv Kontsevoy
Ev KontsevoyCofounder, CEOEv Kontsevoy previously founded and led Mailgun, held a product role at Rackspace, and has software engineering expertise. He is currently CEO and cofounder of Teleport.
AKAlexander Klizhentas
Alexander KlizhentasFounderAlexander Klizhentas builds distributed infrastructure systems and leads engineering teams, focusing on developer productivity and technical skill growth.
TWTaylor Wakefield
Taylor WakefieldCo-Founder, COOTaylor Wakefield co-founded Mailgun, which was acquired by Rackspace in 2012, where he served as director of product for three years. He is a Boston College graduate and co-founded Teleport.
AK
Aleksandr KlizhentasFounder

Investors · 22

Bessemer Venture Partnerslisted by Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M

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Chemistrylisted by ChemistrySan Francisco

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Cisco Investmentslisted by Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose

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Kleiner Perkinslisted by Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Zillionizelisted by ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K
Active CapitalreportedSan Antonio · $100K – $1M

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Atento CapitalreportedTulsa · $500K – $1M

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CapitalXreportedLynnwood · $250Kvia Cindy Bi · inferred

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Crystal Towers CapitalreportedMountain View

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Escape Velocityreported

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Four CitiesreportedNewton

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Insight PartnersreportedNew York · $120M – $350M

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Insta VenturesreportedLimassol · $100K – $500K

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James Beshara FundreportedVenice

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S28 CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $5M

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SV AngelreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $20M

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The 81 CollectionreportedChicago

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Tuesday CapitalreportedSan Francisco

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WefunderreportedSan Francisco

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Whistler Capital PartnersreportedNashville

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$110M disclosed across 1 round · 2022

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Teleport went on to found or lead other companies.

Ev KontsevoyCo-founder and CEOFounded MailgunTaylor WakefieldCo-founder and COOFounded MailgunXin DingVP of ProductFounded Attune

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In the news

Teleport nabs $110M to provide identity-based infrastructure access – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · May 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Teleport do?
Teleport is an infrastructure identity platform that modernizes identity, access, and policy for computing environments. The company helps engineering teams reduce complexity and attack surface by simplifying trusted computing for critical infrastructure.
Who founded Teleport?
Teleport was founded by Ev Kontsevoy, Alexander Klizhentas, Taylor Wakefield in 2015.
Who are Teleport's investors?
Teleport's investors include 137 Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chemistry, Cisco Investments, Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, Zillionize, Active Capital and 14 more.
How much funding has Teleport raised?
Teleport has disclosed $110M raised across 1 round.
Where is Teleport headquartered?
Teleport is headquartered in San Francisco, US.