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Authy (YC W12) — Authy is a Two-Factor authentication platform for developers

Authy provides strong authentication for the connected world, protecting people and the enterprise against malicious attacks. Our two-factor authentication (2FA) security solution enables organizations to minimize risk while enhancing the user experience.

Authy is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2012 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Authy is a Two-Factor Authentication platform for developers. The founders listed are Daniel Palacio (Founder/CEO), Gleb Chuvpilo (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 23, 2011).

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Authy

New accelerator entry · 2011-11-23 · the record

Winter 2012
batch
201
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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BatchWinter 2012
Announced2011-11-23
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size201
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsSecurity
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://authy.com

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Authy provides strong authentication for the connected world, protecting people and the enterprise against malicious attacks. Our two-factor authentication (2FA) security solution enables organizations to minimize risk while enhancing the user experience. Authy 2FA provides a fast-to-implement, highly scalable and proven 99.999 % reliable alternative to passwords. Used by 11,000+ websites serving 2 million consumers worldwide, it's designed to give users the ability to self-service or easily manage their own 2FA experience. Coinbase, CloudFlare, Humble Bundle and Twitch.tv are just some Authy clients. Authy is a Twilio company. Follow us on: Twitter at @Authy Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/authysec Google+ at https://plus.google.com/+Authy GitHub at https://github.com/authy

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