Okta - About the company
Okta is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2009 by Frederic Kerrest and Todd McKinnon. It operates as a Provider of identity management solutions for workforces, customers, and AI. Okta has raised $228M in funding from Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. The company has 775 active competitors, including 164 funded and 87 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BitGo, LifeLock and Evrotrust.
Company Details
Provider of identity management solutions for workforces, customers, and AI. The company delivers platforms securing various identities within an identity security fabric. It offers solutions by identity type and industry. The company provides resources, support, and developer tools.
- Website
- www.okta.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@okta.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$228M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 775 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
Employee Count
7,934 as on Sep 30, 2026
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Okta
Okta is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OKTA, INC. CIN: 4794941 , United States, Active | Mar 12, 2010 | - | - | - |
Okta UK Ltd CIN: 0663.545.524 , Belgium, Active | Sep 01, 2016 | - | - | - |
OKTA, INC. CIN: 1660134 , United States, Active | Mar 11, 2010 | $1B+ (As on Jan 31, 2026) | 5908 (As on Jan 31, 2024) | - |
OKTA, Inc CIN: 26-4175727 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2017 | - | 5908 (As on Jan 31, 2024) | - |
OKTA IDENTITY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999DL2023FTC409426 , India, Active | Jan 05, 2023 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - |
Okta's IPO details
Okta got listed on Apr 07, 2017.
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Okta's funding and investors
Okta has raised a total funding of $228M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 02, 2009. Okta has 15 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Okta:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 21, 2018 | $300M | Post IPO | - | - | - | - |
Sep 08, 2015 | $75M | Series F | $1.2B | - | - | |
Jun 09, 2014 | $75M | Series E | - | - |
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Okta's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Okta's key team members:
- Frederic Kerrest: Co-Founder of Okta and founder of 3 other companies, 515 Ventures, Herophilus and PassProtect. They are also an angel investor in 30 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Todd McKinnon: Co-Founder & CEO of Okta and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
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Okta's employee count trend
Okta has 7,934 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Okta's employee count trend over the years:
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Okta's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Okta include BitGo, LifeLock and Evrotrust. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Okta, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Okta 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of identity management solutions for workforces, customers, and AI | $228M | 88/100 | |
2nd | BitGo 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Platform that offers crypto based financial services | $170M | 81/100 | |
3rd | LifeLock 2005, Tempe (United States), Acquired | Cyber identity theft protection and prevention platform | $192M | 79/100 | |
4th | AI based identity verification and e-Signing solution provider | $13.8M | 73/100 | ||
5th | Mantra Softech 2006, Ahmedabad (India), Series A | Biometrics-based security and surveillance solutions | $14.2M | 72/100 | |
6th | Microblink 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Platform offering card scanning apps-based consumer payments | $60M | 68/100 | |
7th | Provider of digital identity solutions for secure online transactions and signatures | $29.3M | 68/100 | ||
8th |  1Kosmos 2018, Edison (United States), Series B | Block-chain-based passwordless authentication for customers | $62M | 68/100 | |
9th |  Persona 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of a cloud based identity verification solutions | $418M | 66/100 | |
10th |  HYPR 2014, New York City (United States), Series D | Provider of passwordless multi-factor authentication, identity verification, and risk management | $121M | 66/100 |
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Okta's Investments and acquisitions
Okta has made 53 investments in companies including Huskeys and Sapiom. Okta has also acquired 10 companies including Permiso and Axiom Security.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 02, 2026 | Investments | 2025 | ||
Aug 05, 2026 | Investments | 2026 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Jul 31, 2026 | Investments | 2023 | New York City (United States) |
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Reports related to Okta
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News related to Okta
Filter this listMedia has covered Okta for a total of 107 events in the last 1 year, 59 of them have been about company updates and 10 about partnerships.
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Daytona Raises $60M at $1B Valuation for AI Agent InfrastructureTechStartups.com•Oct 20, 2026•Daytona, Prism Data, Okta, FirstMark and 3 others
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NVIDIA and Cisco Introduce New Pluggable Optics Form Factor to Scale AI FactoriesHpcwire•Oct 13, 2026•Cisco, Nvidia, Harting, Okta and 3 others
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Microsoft is discontinuing a 25-year-old Windows featureKaldata•Sep 28, 2026•Microsoft, Okta, Nvidia
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Okta Leverages Dex AI Agent for Internal Efficiency and Product TestingSiliconAngle•Sep 25, 2026•Okta
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Okta Adds AI Agent Runtime Gateway, Forms Blueprint Alliance with AWS and CrowdStrikeSiliconAngle•Sep 22, 2026•Okta
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Okta Stock Soars 28% in a Month, Leading Cybersecurity Rally as $200 Target LoomsWall St.•Sep 17, 2026•Okta
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Okta Expands Identity Governance & Access Security with New Features and Permiso Security IntegrationSecurityBrief•Sep 16, 2026•Okta, CrowdStrike
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Auth0 by Okta launches new identity capabilities for B2C and B2B businessesExpress Computer•Sep 07, 2026•Okta, Auth0
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CrowdStrike, Okta Shares Surge on Strong Q2 Earnings and Raised OutlooksSiliconAngle•Aug 27, 2026•Okta, CrowdStrike
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