# Fortanix

> Fortanix sells enterprise data and AI security software, hardware-backed cryptographic services, and SaaS. Its Data Security Manager centralizes encryption keys and secrets; Key Insight identifies cryptographic risks; Confidential Computing Manager governs trusted execution environments; and Armet AI packages secure enterprise AI workflows.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Ambuj Kumar (Co-founder; founding CEO), Anand Kashyap (CEO and co-founder; formerly CTO)
- **Products:** Data Security Manager (DSM), Key Insight, Confidential Computing Manager, Armet AI, File System Encryption
- **Notable:** Reported 522% three-year growth in its September 2022 announcement and inclusion in the 2022 Inc. 5000., Reported more than 100 enterprise customers in a 2022 founder interview., Listed at No. 167 on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 according to its awards page.

## Products & services

- **Data Security Manager (DSM)** — Enterprise encryption, key lifecycle management, HSM services, secrets, tokenization and cloud key integrations; available through SaaS and appliance deployment options. Its predecessor SDKMS entered beta in 2017.
- **Key Insight** — Cryptographic inventory and risk assessment across supported on-premises and multicloud environments, including quantum-vulnerable assets.
- **Confidential Computing Manager** — Control plane for trusted execution environments, workload and infrastructure attestation, and policy-gated key release across supported CPUs and GPUs.
- **Armet AI** — Enterprise AI platform combining confidential computing, secure key release, governance and AI guardrails.
- **File System Encryption** — DSM capability for file-system encryption and granular user and process access policies, announced in August 2024.
- **Professional and customer success services** — Deployment, integration, technical support and customer success services for enterprise data-security customers.

## Achievements

- Reported 522% three-year growth in its September 2022 announcement and inclusion in the 2022 Inc. 5000.
- Reported more than 100 enterprise customers in a 2022 founder interview.
- Listed at No. 167 on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 according to its awards page.
- Announced inclusion as a Sample Vendor in five 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle reports; this is not a Gartner endorsement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — September 8: announced Sample Vendor recognition in five 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle reports, covering Confidential Computing and Key Management as a Service.
- **2025-10** — October 27: announced a joint solution with NVIDIA for secure, sovereign agentic AI.
- **2025-02** — February 25: announced expanded cryptographic capabilities, including ML-KEM and ML-DSA, for post-quantum readiness.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fortanix.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortanix/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fortanix
- GitHub: https://github.com/fortanix
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fortanix
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/fortanix/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01