Austin Arensberg

Senior Director, Okta Ventures

Austin leads Okta Ventures, overseeing startup investments in privacy, identity, and security. Austin started his career in Asia where he spent over 10 years investing around the world in both private equity and corporate development. The past 6 years Austin has invested in over 50 early stage technology startups based out of San Francisco.

Austin is passionate about international exchange and outreach and is Board Member Emeritus of the Princeton in Asia Fellowship program, and was also a Marshall Memorial Fellow.

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Recognizing trailblazers: Introducing The Identity 25 by Okta Ventures

In today’s digital age, when Identity lies at the core of every online interaction, the need for secure, scalable Identity management solutions has never been more pronounced. Enter The Identity 25, an initiative unveiled by Okta Ventures, the venture investment arm of Okta, a premier provider of Identity and Access Management solutions. This…

Recapping Cyber and Digital Identity Innovation Capitol Hill Day: Identity takes center stage at the US Capitol

Okta’s first Cyber and Digital Identity Capitol Hill Day took place last week at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The day began with Okta connecting six CEOs from its portfolio companies with senior staff from the House Homeland Security Committee, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the office of Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL)…

Founders in Focus: Karine Mellata of Intrinsic

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Karine Mellata of Intrinsic. What is Intrinsic, and what is your mission? Intrinsic is an enterprise AI content moderation platform. Our mission is to create a…

Predictions on Identity’s role in 2024 from Okta Ventures portfolio leaders

Secure browsers. Frontline worker digital security. Identity security posture management. Verifiable credentials. Software secure by design. At Okta Ventures, our interactions with visionary founders and teams give us a front-row seat to these new innovations. We asked eight founders for their perspectives on what is coming in 2024, and we got…

Okta Ventures’ 3.5-Year Journey: Key Milestones and Investment Areas

We launched Okta Ventures 3.5 years ago at Oktane19, with a vision to support founders building companies enabled by identity, privacy, and security. Since then, we have invested in and supported more than 30 companies through technical integrations and go-to-market (GTM) support. We work with companies that feel the same passion for our goal to…

Founders in Focus: Simon Taylor, Founder and CEO, HYCU

Each month we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Simon Taylor, Founder, and CEO of HYCU. What is HYCU, and what is your mission? HYCU is the world’s fastest-growing Data Protection as a Service company, with…

Founders in Focus: Dan Benjamin of Dig Security

Each month, we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Dan Benjamin, CEO and co-founder of Dig Security. What is Dig Security and what is your mission? Dig is a cloud data security company that helps organizations…

Founders in Focus: Tony Jamous of Oyster

Each month, we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Tony Jamous, CEO and co-founder of Oyster. What is Oyster, and what is your mission? Oyster is a global employment platform that empowers visionary founders, HR,…

Founders in Focus: Madhu Madhusudhanan of OLOID

Each month we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Madhu Madhusudhanan, co-founder and CTO of OLOID. What is OLOID and what is your mission? OLOID is driving a SaaS revolution to modernize physical identity and…

Founders in Focus: Wayne Chang of Spruce

Each month we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Wayne Chang of Spruce. What is Spruce and what is your mission? Spruce is an open-source software company with the mission to let users control their data across the…