Cerby, an identity security automation startup that focuses on helping secure “unmanageable” and nonstandard apps that exist outside the normal enterprise framework, today announced it has raised $40 million in a new funding round.

The Series B round was led by DTCP Capital with participation from existing backers including Okta Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures. The company previously raised $17 million in a Series A round in August 2023.

Founded in 2020, Cerby automates the management of nonstandard and disconnected applications that involve credentials and authentication. The company especially assists enterprises in managing the increasing sprawl of software-as-a-service portfolios, private network apps and artificial intelligence systems that are “disconnected” or sit outside the reach of traditional identity tools.

To update these systems, many last-mile security workflows depend on manual issue generation, Cerby said. Still hinging on spreadsheets, ticket queues and follow-ups. This thicket of human work can create an extra layer of potential error.

“Our platform brings automation to that complexity — extending modern identity controls to any app, even the ones most tools leave behind,” said co-founder and Chief Executive Belsasar Lepe. “We’ve built a range of automation approaches — from UI-based workflows to advanced agentic AI, powered by our patent-pending integration engine.”

The company helps automate the full lifecycle of disconnected applications. It can operate with enterprise password management, identity and access management, identity governance and administration, and privileged access management systems to help customers extend protection to applications outside the reach of traditional tools.

Ideally, it can do this without making it difficult for the customer. By using robotic user interface detection and integrating application programming interfaces with artificial intelligence, the platform can onboard new applications, Lepe said. The platform also provides identity and access management professionals with deep visibility and control of employee-onboarded applications.

Cerby claims several customers using its product to support their identity security automation amid the Fortune 100, including L’Oréal S.A., Fox Corp., Colgate-Palmolive Co., Dentsu Inc. and Chime Financial Inc.

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