AuthZed

Private Company

Creators of SpiceDB: open-source permissions database inspired by Google's Zanzibar. YC W21.

Software Development
New York, NY
11-50 employees
Founded Jul 2020

About AuthZed

AuthZed's mission is to free engineering teams to focus on their product by providing robust authorization infrastructure. Its core offering is SpiceDB, an open-source, Google Zanzibar-inspired permissions database, complemented by managed cloud platforms and enterprise-grade solutions. AuthZed targets developers, startups, and large enterprises that need to build and scale fine-grained, relationship-based access control into their applications.

Company Classification

Customer Types
B2BB2DB2G
Business Models
Open Source / CommunitySubscriptionPay-Per-UseServices
Product & Service Types
Authorization-as-a-Service PlatformOpen-Source Permissions DatabaseDeveloper Tools & APIs

Funding

Total Funding

$15.90M

No. of Funding Rounds

2

Customers

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Netflix
Sponsored the design and development of the first‑ever attribute‑based access control (ABAC) model in an open source Zanzibar‑inspired permissions system, SpiceDB Caveats, to enable complex identity types.
Shopify
Shopify adopted AuthZed to manage fine‑grained authorization for its platform, enabling secure access control for merchants and their various product features.
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