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Smallstep

Smallstep Labs, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016.

Funding reportedLast round: Series A

Computer & network securitySan Francisco, United States

About Smallstep

Smallstep Labs, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016.

The company specializes in a Device Identity PlatformTM that supports Zero Trust security by ensuring that only trusted, company-owned devices can access sensitive enterprise resources. Smallstep aims to simplify cryptography and secure identity for engineering and security teams, enabling safe connections between people, devices, and services. The Device Identity PlatformTM includes several key components, such as a Certificate Manager for automating public key infrastructure (PKI) administration, ACME Device Attestation for automating certificate enrollment, and SSH Safeguard for securing Secure Shell protocol authentication. Smallstep's solutions are designed for organizations that require stringent security measures, including Fortune 100 companies in financial services and technology sectors. The company has raised $26 million in funding and is led by CEO Mike Malone.

What company datasets say Smallstep raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all$26Min dollars
Rounds2
Last roundSeries A
Last round size$19M
Last round dateApr 2022
Investors listed7
SEC Form D$1.0M sold, 6 filings, last Mar 2025

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Each firm lists Smallstep 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

vpn securitycertificate managementsecuritysecure device onboardinghardware co-processorshardware attestationmtlscredential bindingsecurity standardsinformation technology & servicesdevice revocationdevice keybindinghardware security modules integrationpkiinformation technologyenterprise device management

Built with from their website

Google WorkspacePostgreSQLGoogle Cloud HostingGoogle MeetOpenTelemetryGoTrustRadius3M 360 Encompass - Health Analytics SuiteZipkinTerraform

+8 more

AWS VPNTwilio AuthyKubernetesBashMailgunNS1Google Search ConsoleGmail

Sector
Computer & network security
Industry code
NAICS 54151, 51321, SIC 7375, 7372
Region
California
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