authzed (YC W21) — Authorization infrastructure securing AI at OpenAI, Zoom, & more
We build the tools companies need to provide performant and scalable authorization for their applications. We’re founded by 3 successful entrepreneurs with expertise in enterprise software, most recently as leaders at Red Hat.
authzed is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2021 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Authorization Infrastructure securing AI at OpenAI, Zoom, & more. The founders listed are Jake Moshenko (Founder), Jimmy Zelinskie (Founder), Joseph Schorr (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, June 29, 2021).
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We build the tools companies need to provide performant and scalable authorization for their applications.
We’re founded by 3 successful entrepreneurs with expertise in enterprise software, most recently as leaders at Red Hat. Jake and Joey met on the APIs team at Google in 2010. They went on to found Quay, where Jimmy joined as their first hire. Over the past decade, they’ve changed the landscape for building and deploying software.
Jake Moshenko
Founder
Jimmy Zelinskie
Founder
Joseph Schorr
Founder
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