# Secret Double Octopus

> Secret Double Octopus is an enterprise cybersecurity company that helps organizations eliminate passwords. Its Octopus / ZeroPassword platform delivers phishing-resistant, passwordless multi-factor authentication across workstations, cloud apps, legacy systems and on-prem infrastructure. Founded in 2015 in Israel, the company's technology traces back to secret-sharing cryptography once used to protect nuclear launch codes, and it now processes hundreds of millions of authentications a year for mid-market to Fortune 50 customers in regulated industries.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Menlo Park, California, United States (R&D in Tel Aviv/Be'er Sheva, Israel)
- **Founders:** Raz Rafaeli (CEO & Co-Founder), Shimrit Tzur-David (CTO & Co-Founder), Shlomi Dolev (Chief Scientist & Co-Founder), Chen Tetelman (VP R&D & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~36-50 employees
- **Products:** Octopus Authentication Platform, ZeroPassword Enterprise, Octopus Authentication Server, Octopus Pro / Desktop MFA, ZeroPassword MSP Program
- **Notable:** Gartner 'Cool Vendor' (2016), Named to Business Insider's '50 startups that will boom' list (2018), Aite/Novarica 'Best in Class' for enterprise passwordless authentication

## Products & services

- **Octopus Authentication Platform** — The core passwordless MFA platform providing a unified way to authenticate to workstations, remote services, cloud applications and on-prem systems.
- **ZeroPassword Enterprise** — Turnkey passwordless enterprise offering that removes passwords across the full workforce environment, including legacy and hybrid systems.
- **Octopus Authentication Server** — FIDO2-certified server (v4.0+) that integrates with Active Directory on-prem and supports FIDO2 keys from Yubico, Feitian and Google Titan.
- **Octopus Pro / Desktop MFA** — Adds phishing-resistant desktop MFA and FIDO2 key authentication to Windows, Mac and corporate applications, including heterogeneous environments beyond Windows Hello.
- **ZeroPassword MSP Program** — Partner program enabling managed service providers to deliver passwordless authentication to their customers.

## Achievements

- Gartner 'Cool Vendor' (2016)
- Named to Business Insider's '50 startups that will boom' list (2018)
- Aite/Novarica 'Best in Class' for enterprise passwordless authentication
- 2023 SINET 16 Innovator Award
- FIDO2 certification for Octopus Authentication Server incl. on-prem Active Directory support
- Processes over 750 million authentications annually
- Raised ~$36M in total funding across seed to Series C

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Closed a $15M Series C round led by Benhamou Global Ventures with JVP, SCV/SBI and KDDI to fund global expansion of its passwordless technology.
- **2022-06** — Rebranded platform around 'ZeroPassword' / Octopus Passwordless Enterprise, expanding coverage to legacy and hybrid environments.
- **2023** — Received the SINET 16 Innovator Award and expanded its MSP partner program.

## Links

- Website: https://doubleoctopus.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secret-double-octopus
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/double_octopus
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretdoubleoctopus5220
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SecretDoubleOctopus/

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