# Hemen Vimadalal

> Hemen Vimadalal is a cybersecurity entrepreneur and investor, founder and former CEO of Simeio and co-founder and CEO of 1Kosmos. His work spans enterprise identity operations, identity verification and passwordless authentication. He is listed among Simeio’s board and advisers and is part of Sprout & Oak’s investment team.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at 1Kosmos; founder and former CEO of Simeio, listed among its board and advisers
- **Organizations:** 1Kosmos, Simeio, Vaau, Sprout & Oak, Oathera
- **Education:** University of Mumbai, Master’s degree in engineering, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Founded and led Simeio through institutional investment and its 2020 ownership transition., Co-founded and leads 1Kosmos, unifying identity verification and passwordless authentication., Named a finalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 New Jersey.

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Moves from India to the United States for university; later describes identity theft during his student years.
- **Before 2007** — Works on the founding team of Vaau, subsequently acquired by Sun Microsystems.
- **2007** — Founds Simeio.
- **2015** — Leads Simeio when Welsh Carson invests to support expansion.
- **2020** — WCAS sells its Simeio investment to ZMC; in August Chris Schueler succeeds Vimadalal as CEO, with Vimadalal remaining chairman at the transition.
- **2021** — Announces 1Kosmos’s emergence from stealth with $15 million in funding.
- **2025** — 1Kosmos announces a $57 million financing package including a $10 million credit line.
- **2026** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey finalist; publicly listed as an Oathera founder.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Simeio through institutional investment and its 2020 ownership transition.
- Co-founded and leads 1Kosmos, unifying identity verification and passwordless authentication.
- Named a finalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 New Jersey.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — 1Kosmos announces that Kforce selected its identity-verification platform to help prevent candidate impersonation.
- **2026-04** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey finalist.
- **2025-08** — 1Kosmos announces $57 million in financing, including a $10 million line of credit; management team participates.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemen-r-vimadalal-2561b02
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hemenv

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Last updated: 2026-10-23