Tesseral
DefunctYC W24San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 5 employees · 1 known investors
Tesseral is an open source platform that provides identity and access management for business software, with features including single sign-on, user provisioning, role-based access control, and audit logging. It serves organizations managing access for employees, customers, services, and AI agents.
Also known as Codomain Data · Okapi · SSO Ready · ssoReady · SSOReady
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSecurityOpen SourceAPIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)
Tesseral was founded in 2023 by Ned O'Leary and Ulysse Carion.
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Ned O'Learyin𝕏Cofounder & CEO2023–2026Ned O'Leary is cofounder and CEO of Tesseral, an open source identity and access management platform for business software.
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Ulysse Carionin𝕏Cofounder, CTOHe previously worked at Segment, where he developed permissions and identity resolution systems, and at Gem. Carion has contributed to IETF standards, including RFC 8927.
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SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeed RoundMay 2025 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Tesseral do?
- Tesseral is an open source platform that provides identity and access management for business software, with features including single sign-on, user provisioning, role-based access control, and audit logging. It serves organizations managing access for employees, customers, services, and AI agents.
- Who founded Tesseral?
- Tesseral was founded by Ned O'Leary, Ulysse Carion in 2023.
- Who are Tesseral's investors?
- Tesseral's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Tesseral headquartered?
- Tesseral is headquartered in San Francisco, US.