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strongDM is an infrastructure access platform that connects any person or service to infrastructure. It gives technical staff frictionless and auditable acce...
Strongdm has raised $110.0M across 7 funding rounds.
Key people at Strongdm.
Strongdm was founded in 2015 by Tim Prendergast (Founder) and Schuyler Brown (Founder) and Liz Zalman (Founder) and Justin Mccarthy (Founder).
Strongdm has raised $110.0M in total across 7 funding rounds.
Founded in 2015, StrongDM helps organizations manage and audit access to their databases, servers, clusters, and web applications. Their product enhances security while improving operational efficiency.
Key people at Strongdm.
Strongdm was founded in 2015 by Tim Prendergast (Founder) and Schuyler Brown (Founder) and Liz Zalman (Founder) and Justin Mccarthy (Founder).
Strongdm has raised $110.0M in total across 7 funding rounds.
Strongdm's investors include Anchor Capital, Jerry Neumann, Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments, Frontline Ventures, Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Singtel Innov8, True Ventures, Tiger Global, Godfrey Sullivan, Bloomberg Beta.
Strongdm has raised $110.0M across 7 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $34.0M Series C in May 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | $34M Series C | Anchor Capital | Jerry Neumann, Capital ONE Ventures, Cisco Investments, Frontline Ventures, GV, Sequoia Capital, Singtel Innov8, True Ventures | Announced |
| Sep 15, 2021 | $54M Series B | Tiger Global | Godfrey Sullivan, Bloomberg Beta, GV, HearstLab, Sequoia Capital, True Ventures | Announced |
| Oct 29, 2020 | $17M Series A | Douglas Leone | — | Announced |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $1M Venture Round | — | — | Announced |
| Dec 5, 2016 | $3M Venture Round | True Ventures | Jerry Neumann, Bloomberg Beta, Laconia Capital Group, Social Starts | Announced |
| Jun 22, 2016 | $250K Venture Round | Chris Wilkes | — | Announced |
| May 11, 2015 | $800K Seed | James Cham | Jerry Neumann, Data Collective, Social Starts | Announced |
StrongDM is an infrastructure access platform that provides secure, centralized, and auditable access to databases, servers, Kubernetes clusters, and other backend infrastructure. It serves technical teams such as IT, Security, DevOps, and Compliance by simplifying and unifying access management across legacy, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments. The platform enforces Zero Trust Privileged Access Management (PAM), continuously authorizing access based on dynamic policies and risk context, ensuring least privilege access and comprehensive session auditing. This reduces administrative overhead, improves security posture, and accelerates operational workflows[1][2][3][6].
Founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Zalman, Justin McCarthy, and Schuyler Brown, StrongDM emerged from the founders' vision to solve the complexity and security challenges of managing infrastructure access. Elizabeth Zalman’s leadership marked StrongDM as one of the early female-led startups supported by Hearst’s initiative for women-led ventures. The company has evolved from a startup to a recognized player in Zero Trust PAM, raising $34 million in Series C funding in 2024 from investors including Capital One Ventures and Cisco Investments[2].
StrongDM rides the growing trend of Zero Trust security and the increasing complexity of hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure environments. As enterprises accelerate cloud adoption and face stricter compliance requirements, the need for centralized, dynamic, and auditable access control becomes critical. StrongDM’s platform addresses these market forces by enabling secure, frictionless access that supports rapid innovation without compromising security. Its ability to unify access across diverse infrastructure stacks positions it as a key enabler in the evolving cybersecurity ecosystem[1][2][6].
Looking ahead, StrongDM is poised to expand its influence by deepening integrations with emerging cloud-native technologies and enhancing automation capabilities around access governance. Trends such as increased regulatory scrutiny, remote work, and the rise of DevSecOps will likely drive demand for its Zero Trust PAM solutions. The company’s focus on continuous policy enforcement and seamless user experience suggests it will continue to be a vital partner for organizations balancing security with agility. As infrastructure complexity grows, StrongDM’s platform could become a foundational component of secure infrastructure access management[2][6].
This trajectory ties back to StrongDM’s mission to eliminate friction and risk in infrastructure access, enabling technical teams to move fast and securely in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.