Smallstep, founded in 2016, develops a Device Identity Platform that automates TLS certificate management to secure distributed systems. The platform binds access to device silicon, providing authenticated encryption and service-to-service authorization across corporate Wi-Fi, VPNs, SaaS applications, and Kubernetes clusters.
The company's core technical domains span automated certificate management, device identity, and secure remote-execution. Its product suite includes step CLI, an open-source command-line tool for certificate management, and step-ca, an open-source certificate authority designed for modern infrastructure. These tools complement the commercial Device Identity Platform.
Smallstep is dedicated to open-source development and has co-developed standards with Google at the IETF. The company has raised $26 million across Seed and Series A funding rounds.
