StrongDM is an American technology company that develops an infrastructure access platform. In 2024 the company raised a $34,000,000 series C from Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments, Frontline Ventures, and Singtel Innov8s.[1][2]

StrongDM
IndustrySoftware, Remote Management
FoundersSchuyler Brown, Elizabeth Zalman, Justin McCarthy
Key people
  • Tim Prendergast (CEO)
  • Amol Kabe (CPO)
  • Justin McCarthy (CTO)
ProductsPrivileged Access Manager
Number of employees
94
Websitestrongdm.com

History

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StrongDM was founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Zalman, Justin McCarthy, and Schuyler Brown. The company was one of the first female led startups backed by Hearst's initiative to invest in women led startups.[3] In 2024, the company raised $34,000,000 in their Series C round.[4]

Software

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The software is a Zero Trust Privileged Access Management for aggregating secure access and permissions.[5][6] It centralizes backend infrastructure access for legacy or multi-cloud environments. The software also integrates with identity providers, secret stores, and SIEM tools.[7][8]

The platform provides and manages user access to backend infrastructure like serves and databases,[9][10] and logs user actions in video replay.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "StrongDM raises $34M to enhance zero-trust privileged access management". SiliconANGLE. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  2. ^ www.ETCIO.com. "StrongDM secures $34M Series C funding for Europe and Asia expansion - ETCIO SEA". ETCIO.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ "The rise of the world's most valuable, female-led startup". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ "StrongDM raises $34M to enhance zero-trust privileged access management".
  5. ^ Sharma, Lakshman (2022-07-28). "Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Solutions in 2023". Geekflare. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  6. ^ "The 3 Security Trends Impacting Engineering Workflows". Software Engineering Daily. 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  7. ^ "strongDM Integrates with Okta and Azure AD". www.devopsdigest.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  8. ^ Bowen, Mark (2022-06-20). "Olive benefits from modern and scalable approach to infrastructure access with strongDM". Intelligent CIO North America. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  9. ^ Davis, Jessica (2016-04-03). "Microsoft Updates HDInsight, Kafka Training Gets A Boost: Big Data Rou". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  10. ^ "Olive Selects Strongdm to Secure Infrastructure Access". AiThority. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  11. ^ Sharma, Ray. "65% of Organisations Rely on Shared Logins, says strongDM". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.