1Password
1Password is a Toronto-founded password manager and secrets/access-management platform for individuals, teams and enterprises.
- Cybersecurity
- active
- Founded 2005
- Researched Sep 2026
The story
1Password is built by AgileBits Inc., a company originally founded in Toronto, Canada, that later adopted its flagship product's name as the corporate brand. It grew from a bootstrapped consumer password manager into a business handling passwords, secrets and access management for enterprises, having taken outside venture funding only after many years of profitability. It remains an active, independently branded product at 1password.com with apps across major desktop and mobile platforms.
Timeline
Domain registered
1password.com registered via registrar Tucows Domains Inc.
Company founded
AgileBits founded in Toronto, launching 1Password
First outside funding
Raised $200M Series A after years of self-funded profitability
Large growth round
Raised $620M Series C at a multi-billion dollar valuation
Positioning shift to access management
Current homepage emphasizes secrets and access management alongside passwords
Founders
Dave Teare
Co-founder
Co-founded the company in Toronto; formerly its CEO
Roustem Karimov
Co-founder
Co-founder, has led engineering/technical direction
Sara Teare
Co-founder
Co-founder involved in product and design