When was Permiso founded?

Permiso was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Permiso located?

Permiso is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Permiso?

Paul Nguyen and Jason Martin s of Permiso. Paul Nguyen has also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Permiso have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Permiso is 53.

Is Permiso a funded company?

Permiso is a funded company, having raised a total of $39.1M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 18, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Permiso?

Permiso's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 22, 2024, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Permiso rank among its competitors?

Permiso ranks 27th amongst 320 active competitors, of which 58 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Saviynt, which secured $700M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Permiso?

Permiso's top competitors include Akamai, Zscaler and Wiz. Among them, Saviynt secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Permiso - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of platform securing human, non-human, and AI identities. The platform discovers, protects, and defends identities across cloud and on-prem environments. It offers visibility, risk reduction, and threat defense for all identities. The platform provides identity visibility and intelligence, security posture management, and threat detection and response. It helps secure non-human and AI identities, reduce excessive privileges, and monitor insider threats.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$39.1M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 22, 2024, $*****

Investors

Altimeter Capital & 10 more

Ranked

27^th among 320 active competitors

Employee Count

53 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Zscaler & 293 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Okta (Jul 30, 2026)

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Permiso got acquired by Okta on Jul 30, 2026.

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Permiso has raised a total funding of $39.1M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 18, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 22, 2024 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Permiso has 6 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Permiso:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 22, 2024	9961472	Series A	4243381	1988623	2676342	2620477
Jan 18, 2022	8893794	Seed	4272706	7827354	Point72 Ventures	Foundation Capital & 8 more

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The founders of Permiso are Paul Nguyen and Jason Martin. Jason Martin and Paul Nguyen are the CEOs of Permiso.

Here are the details of Permiso's key team members:

Paul Nguyen: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Permiso and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jason Martin: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Permiso.

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Permiso's employee count trend

Permiso has 53 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Permiso's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Permiso include Akamai, Zscaler and Wiz. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Permiso, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Akamai 1998, Cambridge (United States), Public	Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services	$61.5M	Herald Investment Management, Battery Ventures ... & 9 others	83/100
2nd	Zscaler 2007, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	$148M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, CapitalG & 16 others	82/100
3rd	Wiz 2020, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud security platform for development, security, and operations	$1.9B	Greenoaks, Insight Partners & 24 others	80/100
4th	Tenable 2002, Columbia (United States), Public	Provider of exposure management solutions for cloud, vulnerability, and identity	$310M	Accel, Insight Partners & 9 others	78/100
5th	RSA 1982, Bedford (United States), Acquired	Provider of identity and access management solutions for diverse environments	$7.25M	Clearlake Capital Group, Asia Pacific Ventures ... & 5 others	75/100
6th	SailPoint 2005, Austin (United States), Public	Provider of identity security solutions for modern enterprise risk management	$26.6M	Thoma Bravo, Herald Investment Management ... & 8 others	73/100
7th	AppOmni 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of SaaS security posture management and AI security solutions	$123M	Thoma Bravo, Cisco Investments & 10 others	70/100
8th	SecureAuth 2005, Irvine (United States), Series C	Platform that features in customer identity and access management solutions	$238M	Toba Capital, K1 Investment Management & 1 others	69/100
9th	1Kosmos 2018, Edison (United States), Series B	Block-chain-based passwordless authentication for customers	$62M	ForgePoint Capital, Gula Tech Adventures & 4 others	68/100
10th	Saviynt 2010, El Segundo (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-based identity security and access management platform solutions	$870M	Carrick Capital Partners, KKR & 7 others	68/100
27th	Permiso 2020, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Provider of platform securing human, non-human, and AI identities	$39.1M	Work-Bench, 11.2 Capital & 9 others	62/100