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HYPR
Where HYPR appears on the record (3)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 3 in all.
- In the vendor directory (3)
- Passwordless authentication and authenticators vendors · primary category
- Identity verification vendors · category
- Identity threat detection and response vendors · category
What the company sells
HYPR is the Identity Assurance Company, providing passwordless authentication, adaptive risk mitigation and automated identity verification as an end-to-end identity security platform. HYPR founders founded the company in 2014 as the Passwordless Company. HYPR secured $30M in funding from Silver Lake Waterman, indicating it is a privately held, venture-backed company. The platform combines HYPR Authenticate, HYPR Adapt and HYPR Affirm to cover authentication, risk policy and identity verification across the identity lifecycle.[2]
- Categories
- Headquarters
- Not established from our sources
- Founded
- 2014[1]
- Ownership
- Privately held
- CISO on record
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- Website
- hypr.com
Products and services
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HYPR Authenticate
Passwordless multi-factor authentication using phishing-resistant passkeys for desktop to cloud access.
HYPR Adapt
Identity risk engine and adaptive authentication that applies risk policy and orchestration across logins.
HYPR Affirm
Identity proofing and verification service for enterprise onboarding and account recovery.
HYPR AgentPass
AI gateway and agent control plane for securing enterprise AI agents.
Competitors and alternatives
The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of HYPR's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.
On passwordless authentication and authenticators, HYPR competes with Beyond Identity, Oloid, OneSpan, Secret Double Octopus, Yubico, 1Kosmos, Silverfort, Auth0, Descope, Judy Security and 2 more.
On identity verification, HYPR competes with 1Kosmos, AU10TIX, Incode, Jumio, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Nametag, Persona, Socure, Trulioo, Veriff and 6 more.
On identity threat detection and response, HYPR competes with Silverfort, Permiso, Semperis, Beyond Identity, Abnormal AI, Blackpoint Cyber, Cayosoft, CrowdStrike, Cygrid, Delinea and 11 more.
References
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- [1]CompanyHYPR · hypr.com · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [2]Press releasesHYPR · hypr.com · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
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Security leadership
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Questions CISOs ask about HYPR
- What does HYPR sell?
- HYPR sells HYPR Authenticate, HYPR Adapt, HYPR Affirm and HYPR AgentPass. HYPR Authenticate: Passwordless multi-factor authentication using phishing-resistant passkeys for desktop to cloud access. HYPR Adapt: Identity risk engine and adaptive authentication that applies risk policy and orchestration across logins. HYPR Affirm: Identity proofing and verification service for enterprise onboarding and account recovery. HYPR AgentPass: AI gateway and agent control plane for securing enterprise AI agents.
- How does CISO Tribune file HYPR?
- CISO Tribune files HYPR under Passwordless authentication and authenticators, with Identity verification and Identity threat detection and response as secondary categories.
- When was HYPR founded?
- HYPR was founded in 2014.
- Who owns HYPR?
- HYPR is privately held.
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