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Okta Launches $50M Security-Focused Fund

After a decade in the security space, , a San Francisco cloud-based security company, has launched a $50 million fund to invest in startups that care about the same things they do: identity, security, and privacy.

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Okta plans to invest in startups that are already raising an early-stage round with an existing lead investor. It鈥檚 focused on companies that have the 鈥減otential to deliver unique value to Okta鈥檚 deep network of pre-built integrations,鈥 .

In addition to capital, Okta will offer its investments a range of services, like help with marketing and access to in-house technology and software. Startups can use Okta鈥檚 customer and workforce identity products for up to a year,.

Okta Ventures has already invested in one startup: , a block-chain company founded by former executives at , , and . Trusted Key, like Okta, focuses on proofing user identities.

These investments will also strategically benefit Okta.

鈥淏eyond investing in industry-wide innovation, we also recognize how valuable these advancements can be for our customers,鈥 said Frederic Kerrest, Okta鈥檚 chief operating officer and co-founder. He added that they expect the companies to 鈥渆xtend鈥 to their platform.

The company, which went public two years ago, is the latest in a series of corporations looking to invest in their younger competition: startups. This month alone, we wrote about several companies investing millions in startups, from Intel Capital, to Chevron, to Starbucks. 聽It鈥檚 a trend that we started noticing last year, and it doesn鈥檛 seem to be going away anytime soon, so expect a roundup from us.

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