# AuthZed: Information technology & services, New York, United States

> AuthZed: AuthZed is a New York-based software company founded in 2020 that specializes in permissions systems as a service. Based in New York, United States.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/authzed (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# AuthZed

AuthZed is a New York-based software company founded in 2020 that specializes in permissions systems as a service.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Information technology & services New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 34 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $20M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Jun 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for AuthZed has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About AuthZed

AuthZed is a New York-based software company founded in 2020 that specializes in permissions systems as a service.

The company offers a scalable, fine-grained authorization platform tailored for modern applications and AI systems. AuthZed operates an open-core business model centered around its open-source project, SpiceDB, and provides a fully managed cloud platform for enterprise-grade authorization. The company's primary products include SpiceDB, a distributed permissions database designed for low latency and high scalability, and Authzed Cloud, a self-service cloud platform for managing authorization systems. AuthZed also offers an Authorization API for developers to manage application permissions and managed services for organizations needing high-availability solutions. AuthZed primarily serves enterprise software developers and cybersecurity teams, targeting those in the tech industry who require robust authorization systems.

## What company datasets say AuthZed raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$20M** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **$12M**

Last round date **Jun 2024**

Investors listed **5**

Y Combinator **W21**

## Founders and team

From AuthZed's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Jake Moshenko** CEO
- **Joey Schorr** CTO

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners)
- [Work-Bench](https://millionrounds.com/fund/work-bench)
- [Humans of the Internet (HOTI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/humans-of-the-internet-hoti)

Each firm lists AuthZed on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

security multi-region deployment confidentiality and compliance rbac painless datastore migration enterprises authorization information technology & services relational storage support zero-trust architecture cloud computing enterprise software information technology custom workflows scalability access control

Built with from their website

Zendesk CloudFlare CDN Google Tag Manager Prometheus Twilio SendGrid Email Marketing Campaigns Priority Hints React CockroachDB HSTS Microsoft Exchange

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 513210, 541512, SIC 7375, 7372, 7379
- **Region:** New York
- **Revenue:** $1.2M a year, as listed

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