LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Company update highlighting ClawCon Seattle with AWS, a private roundtable with the CEO, a new interactive RAG demo, and a redesigned docs site.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
AuthZed is an authorization infrastructure company focused on fine-grained permissions for modern apps and AI. Its core offering is SpiceDB, a Zanzibar-inspired permissions database, delivered through managed products like AuthZed Cloud and AuthZed Dedicated.
Primary product
SpiceDB authorization infrastructure (via AuthZed Cloud and AuthZed Dedicated)
Founded
2020
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
30-40 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Authorization infrastructure / security software
Offices
New York, NY, United States (HQ)
Business model
managed SaaS
usage-based cloud
self-hosted enterprise licensing
open source
support and services
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder & CPO
Community and Partnerships Lead
Head of Revenue
Work & culture
Remote-first, open-source, software-driven, and highly engineering-centric, with a close-knit team culture and intentional in-person offsites.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public job postings show transparent salary bands for some roles, plus benefits such as healthcare/insurance, a 3% 401(k) contribution for U.S. employees, and perks like summer Fridays and offsites. Examples seen publicly include Senior Software Engineer pay bands around $150k-$195k, Frontend Engineer around $145k-$185k, and Enterprise AE around $240k-$300k OTE.
Benefits
remote-first work
flexible scheduling
US healthcare and other insurance
3% 401(k) company contribution
twice-yearly in-person offsites
summer Fridays
Product & market
Pricing
Managed cloud uses usage-based billing; dedicated and self-hosted offerings are quote-based / subscription-based; open source is free.
Differentiators
- —authorization-only focus
- —Zanzibar-inspired relationship-based authorization
- —open-source core plus managed cloud
- —strong consistency and scale
- —built for AI/RAG authorization
- —enterprise support and private deployments
Technology
Go
TypeScript
Python
gRPC
REST
Kubernetes
Terraform
Docker
Prometheus
Grafana
PostgreSQL
CockroachDB
Google Cloud
HubSpot
React
Node.js
Customers
OpenAI
Workday
Redpanda
Matillion
Turo
Netflix
Spot AI
moment.dev
Competitors
Oso
WorkOS FGA
OpenFGA / Auth0 FGA
Permify
Aserto / Topaz
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
1.9K
Traffic estimate as of May 2026
Latest news
AuthZed Blog · Jun 2026
Announced a 50% discount on AuthZed Cloud for YC-funded companies and YC alumni founders for two years.
AuthZed Blog · May 2026
Technical/product post showing how to model and deploy a complex GitHub-style permission system using AuthZed Cloud and SpiceDB.
PR.com · Jun 2025
Press release announcing official support for RAG and agentic AI authorization workflows, with examples like document pre-filtering and agent tool permissions.
Business Wire · Jun 2024
Series A announcement led by General Catalyst, with continued participation from Work-Bench, Y Combinator, and Amplify Partners.
Jobs and careers at authzed
3 jobs at authzed
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
Engineering
United States
1w ago
Remote
Full-time
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer
Remote
Engineering
United States
3mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Sr. Developer Advocate (US-Based)
Remote
Product
United States
8mo ago
Remote
Full-time