When was Proxy founded?

Proxy was founded in 1994 and raised its 1st funding round 11 years after it was founded.

Where is Proxy located?

Proxy is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Proxy have?

As of Feb 28, 2026, the latest employee count at Proxy is 18.

Is Proxy a funded company?

Proxy is a funded company, having raised a total of $130M across 15 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 22, 2005.

When was the latest funding round of Proxy?

Proxy's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Mar 16, 2020, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is Security & Surveillance Technology. In United States, the Security & Surveillance Technology sector has seen $170M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Proxy rank among its competitors?

Proxy ranks 4th amongst 324 active competitors, of which 20 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Spintly, which secured $8M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Proxy?

Proxy's top competitors include Openpath, Brivo and OpenKey. Among them, Spintly secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

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Q: Is Proxy an acquired company?

Proxy got acquired by Oura on May 09, 2023.

Company Details

Proxy is a provider of mobile reader-based access control systems. The company provides hardware and software solution which can be used to provide access control solution in enterprises, commercial real estate, small business, and multi-family residential purpose. The mobile application provided by the company is available for Android and iOS.

Website: proxy.com
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Founded Year

1994

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$130M in 15 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Mar 16, 2020, $*****

Investors

Scale Venture Partners & 13 more

Ranked

4^th among 324 active competitors

Employee Count

18 as on Feb 28, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Motiv

Similar Companies

Openpath & 363 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Oura (May 09, 2023)

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Proxy is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PROXY, INC CIN: 593766356 , United States, Active	Sep 25, 2007	-	-	-
PROXY TECHNOLOGIES, INC CIN: 200455755 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	5 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-
Proxy Technologies,Inc CIN: 20045575 , Belgium, Active	Feb 13, 2005	-	5 (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-

Proxy got acquired by Oura on May 09, 2023 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Proxy has raised a total funding of $130M over 15 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 22, 2005. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 16, 2020 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Proxy has 14 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Proxy:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 16, 2020	6850853	Series B	7033082	4150959	4439721	5956366
Mar 28, 2019	4113706	Series A	3848117	3507529	5364809	WeWork & 2 more
Aug 30, 2016	3730898	Seed	8578644	7979064	Blackbird Ventures	Y Combinator

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The founders of Proxy are Simon Ratner and Denis Mars.

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

Simon Ratner: Co-Founder & CTO of Proxy and founder of 1 other company.
Denis Mars: Co-Founder & CEO of Proxy and founder of 1 other company.

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Proxy's employee count trend

Proxy has 18 employees as of Feb 26. Here is Proxy's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Proxy include Openpath, Brivo and OpenKey. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Proxy, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Openpath 2016, Culver City (United States), Acquired	Security solutions provider: access control, video security, and critical communications	$63M	Allegion, Greycroft & 10 others	74/100
2nd	Brivo 1999, Bethesda (United States), Acquired	Developer of AI and cloud-based integrated access control systems	$92M	Egis Capital Partners, Duchossois Capital Management ... & 3 others	72/100
3rd	OpenKey 2014, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of keyless entry solutions for hotels	$8M	Phoenix American Financial Services, Ashford	57/100
4th	Proxy 1994, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of mobile reader based access control systems	$130M	Coatue, Zillionize & 12 others	57/100
5th	iLOQ 2003, Oulu (Finland), Acquired	Developer of programmable lock & key systems for homes	-	Sandhill, Sievi Capital	56/100
6th	Scytale 2017, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Identity and access management soltion	$8M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Work-Bench & 3 others	53/100
7th	Spintly 2018, Milpitas (United States), Series A	Provider of a cloud-based, wireless access control platform allowing users to access doors using their smartphones	$13.9M	Accel, RiSo Capital & 23 others	53/100
8th	Accessy 2018, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Provider of digital access control systems	-	Novax, Stronghold	50/100
9th	Photosynth 2014, Minato City (Japan), Public	Provider of cloud-based access control systems	$52.6M	The Norinchukin Bank, NN Group & 18 others	46/100
10th	Akuvox 2012, Xiamen (China), Series A	Provider of IoT services	-	Xyzq	45/100