Okta Partner
“Can Okta become the universal identity layer connecting workforce, customer, and open finance authentication across enterprise and developer ecosystems?”
Founded2009
HQSan Francisco, California, United States
Latest roundPost-IPO Equity
IndustryInfrastructure / Identity
The story
Okta was founded as an enterprise workforce identity platform, enabling Single Sign-On and multi-factor authentication for employees accessing cloud and on-premises applications. Its acquisition of Auth0 in 2021 extended its portfolio into customer identity, serving developers building authentication into products. Okta's partnership with Plaid, highlighted in the known_customer_listings evidence, signals a move to embed identity and open finance authentication workflows — positioning Okta as identity infrastructure for open banking and fintech use cases.
Product timeline
2009
Okta founded as a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) platform targeting enterprise workforce identity.· pivot
2021
Okta acquired Auth0, a developer-focused customer identity platform, for approximately $6.5B, expanding into Customer Identity Cloud.· acquisition
The stack
Open banking
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