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Clef replaces passwords on the web. Walk up to any computer, hold up your phone, and Clef instantly
Overview
Location
United States, California, Oakland
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$1.6M
Founded date
2013
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 10
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| Mar 17, 2017 | When two-factor authentication app Clef shuts down in June, its staff will join Authy | Clef was a mobile authentication app that I chose for increasing my own WordPress security when I started blogging years ago — as did a million other sites. However, the app is officially and unexpectedly shutting down on June 6th; former e... |
| May 12, 2016 | Check out Oakland's Rising Stars in emerging tech | These five startups embody the growing tech hub east of the San Francisco Bay Oakland has become an increasingly attractive venue to establish roots as a tech startup. That's why Vator today is hosting its Splash Spring entrepreneur festiva... |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Clef Offers Two-Factor Authentication Without All The Codes | The last year has been full of security breaches that have shown the importance of having strong safeguards for our data. As we put more personal and private information in the cloud, there are ever more avenues of attack to reach the thing... |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Our Top Five Startups At StartX’s Fall 2014 Demo Day | StartX, the Stanford-funded and affiliated incubator, just held its demo day for the Fall 2014 batch of startups at its headquarters in Palo Alto. The 20 companies presenting ran the gamut from Bitcoin and cybersecurity to open source machi... |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 11/21/14 | Kik, Accompani, LiveAuctioneers, Veradocs, Eyeview, Marley Spoon, Bellhops, CipherCloud, Kiip, Prezi Seed stage Managed by Q, a smart office cleaning platform, raised $1.65 million in seed funding fromHomebrew Ventures, RRE Ventures and Sem... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Two-factor authentication firm Clef lands $1.6M, integrates with Touch ID | Two-factor authentication company Clef just raised a $1.6 million dollar round, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Clef stands apart from other two-factor authentication services by using barcode techn... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Clef Secures $1.6M in Seed Funding | Clef, an Oakland, Calif.-based provider of technology for secure login, secured $1.6m in seed funding. Backers included Morado Ventures and angel investors across healthcare, financial services, and Bitcoin. Led by Brennen Byrne, co-founder... |
| May 8, 2014 | The winner of Splash Oakland is... OppSites! | Congratulations also to our People's Choice Winner ShopPad! This year's Vator Splash Oakland was our biggest event yet, with more than 950 registered attendees and a slew of panels and speakers. But we didn't forget what Splash is still all... |
| Dec 19, 2013 | It's Finally Time for the Password to Die | Image via flickr We've been promised a post-password future. Many of the web's brightest minds and deepest wallets are working on making it happen. There are dozens of ideas on the table, some that sound like they’re straight out of a sci-f... |
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FAQ about Clef
When was Clef founded?
Clef was founded in 2013.
How much funding has Clef raised?
Clef has raised $1.6M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Clef?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Clef, among them “When two-factor authentication app Clef shuts down in June, its staff will join Authy” (Mar 17, 2017) and “Check out Oakland's Rising Stars in emerging tech” (May 12, 2016).
Is Clef still active?
Yes, Clef is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 25, 2017.