Smallstep
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$295k
1 round on record
Latest round
$295k
Convertible Note · Nov 2024 · 23 mo ago
Revenue
$1M
2024 · SEC Form D 0002045272-25-000002
The money's age
Due for its next round
23 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 80%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | Nov 2024 | $295k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Small Step, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Zachary GlicksmanExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Michael MeaneyExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Tyler GageExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
ACME device attestation, smallstep and pkcs11: attezt
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Your Device Identity Is Probably a Liability
The NCSC requires unique, verifiable device identity for Zero Trust. Most organizations think certificates cover it. Here's why that assumption is a liability.
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Trusted Device Inventory for Jamf
Lock down Jamf MDM enrollment to only verified company-owned devices with Smallstep's next-gen device identity.
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Build a Tiny Certificate Authority For Your Homelab
Let's make a tiny, standalone CA! We'll use a Raspberry Pi 4, YubiKey 5 NFC, and Infinite Noise TRNG.
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You shouldn't run NSA-grade Wi-Fi at home. Here's how to do it
For our 2023 holiday project, we're setting up an WPA3 Enterprise certificate-authenticated Wi-Fi network at home! And when your family from out of town asks to "jump on the Wi-Fi real quick," you'll learn why this type of network is such a hassle to mana
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Bringing Privacy and Security Full Circle Through Automated Authentication - Sigstore Blog
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Access your homelab from anywhere with a YubiKey and mutual TLS
By combining YubiKey's smart card support with mutual TLS client certificates, hardware-bound private keys, and device attestation, you can expose your homelab to the internet in a way that carries very low security risk.
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Never DIY Your PKI
A good PKI is essential for most organizations' security models. However, building one from scratch is much easier said than done. Don't build your own PKI. Take it from me; I tried to, and this is my (horror) story.
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3 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Use Public CAs for Internal Infrastructures
Public web certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt were not designed to support internal use cases. What you need is a private certificate authority.
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SSH Agent Explained
The SSH agent acts behind the scenes to keep you safe. Here's how it works.
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People
Zachary Glicksman
Executive Officer, Director
Michael Meaney
Executive Officer, Director
Tyler Gage
Executive Officer, Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Menlo Park
United States
HQ
Financials
Est. Annual Revenue
$500k
2024
Total raised
$295k
Latest round
Convertible Note
Funding rounds
1
Revenue
0% YoY
Estimate
Low-high range
Modelled from public signals, not audited accounts - read it as an order of magnitude.
| Year | Estimate | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $500k | $1 | $1M |
| 2024 | $500k | $1 | $1M |
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | 2024 | $295k | Details |