Behind the scenes, much of the secure internet is a coordinated dance of point-to-point user-driven sharing. For example, we’ve all experienced attempting to open a Google Doc and being told permission is needed to access it. This is Google’s authorization as a centralized service in action — a concept elucidated in its landmark Zanzibar paper. When AuthZed co-founders, Jacob, Joseph S., and Jimmy dove into this paper, they immediately recognized managing authorization with scale and flexibility is an idea worth exploring and expanding. SpiceDB is their open-source, fine-grained permissions database that underlies AuthZed, which empowers customers like Canva (also part of the GC family) and many more. "Authorization stands as the bedrock of any application, and its complexity continues to grow alongside the evolution of software. Jake, Joey, and Jimmy have created what we believe is a powerful solution for permissions management that is evident in AuthZed's growing enterprise customer base." -GC’s Mark Crane We’re proud to lead AuthZed’s $12M Series A and welcome Jake, Joey, Jimmy, and the entire team to the portfolio. More from SiliconANGLE & theCUBE (full piece linked in comments) ↓
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Congratulations to the AuthZed team on this exciting milestone! It's fascinating to see how the Zanzibar paper has inspired such innovative solutions in the realm of authorization. SpiceDB sounds like a game-changer for managing permissions at scale.
Congratulations!
Full piece → https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/27/permissions-management-startup-authzed-raises-12m-accelerate-strategic-expansion/