Security News > 2021 > April > Passwordless Authentication Firm HYPR Raises $35 Million
HYPR, a company that provides a cloud-based passwordless authentication platform, has raised $35 million in a Series C financing, doubling the company's total funding to more than $70 million.
The company's multi-factor authentication technology helps companies go passwordless by leveraging the convenience of a smartphone with the added security of a smart card.
"The shift to remote work has propelled passwords to the top of every security organization's list of priorities. As the sophistication and volume of cyber-attacks grows, we're seeing unprecedented urgency for a solution to the password problem," said George Avetisov, HYPR Co-Founder and CEO. HYPR says its customers include brands such as Norwegian Airlines, Point72, Rakuten, Otis Worldwide, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, CVS Health, Fiserv, and City National Bank.
HYPR is one of several recently funded startups looking to provide passwordless authentication solutions.
Others include Beyond Identity, which has raised a total of $105 million, Axiad, which raised $20 million in growth funding in January, and Secret Double Octopus, which has raised more than $22 million since being founded in 2015.
"That's the inevitable conclusion I think more and more people are reaching as we watch passwordless standards become more firmly established and passwordless authentication methods grow in number and sophistication," he wrote in a late 2019 SecurityWeek column.