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Sailpoint

SailPoint is a leading provider of identity security solutions for modern enterprises. The company specializes in AI-driven identity security, enabling organizations to manage and protect digital identities across their entire workforce, including employees, contractors, and machine identities. SailPoint’s unified platform, Atlas, streamlines identity management and governance, automates access controls, and enhances security while improving operational efficiency. The company’s solutions are trusted by a significant portion of the world’s largest organizations, with 51% of the Fortune 500 and 26% of the Forbes Global 2000 among its customer base. SailPoint is recognized as a market leader in identity governance and administration, receiving accolades from Gartner, KuppingerCole, and Frost & Sullivan .

Leadership

SailPoint was founded in 2005 by Mark McClain and Kevin Cunningham. Mark McClain serves as the CEO and brings decades of experience in the identity management sector, previously co-founding Waveset Technologies, which was later acquired by Sun Microsystems. Kevin Cunningham has served as Chief Strategy Officer and President, contributing deep expertise in strategic business development and the identity security landscape. Both founders have been instrumental in shaping SailPoint’s vision and growth trajectory.

Core Technologies

Atlas Platform: SailPoint’s unified identity security platform simplifies and consolidates identity management, providing centralized control over access to critical data and applications.
AI-Driven Automation: The platform leverages artificial intelligence to automate access control actions, streamline resource provisioning, and enable data-driven decision-making.
Machine Identity Management: SailPoint extends governance and security to non-human identities, ensuring comprehensive protection across all digital assets.
Access Governance: The platform offers robust access governance capabilities, allowing organizations to manage, audit, and enforce access policies for both structured and unstructured data.
Integration Ecosystem: SailPoint integrates with a wide range of enterprise applications and IT systems, supporting complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments .

Key Capabilities

Automated access control and provisioning
Streamlined resource management through automation
Enhanced visibility and governance for sensitive data
Support for non-employee and machine identities
AI-powered analytics for risk reduction and efficiency gains
Modular architecture for extensibility and customization

Investors

SailPoint is a private company. It was previously publicly traded under the ticker SAIL but was taken private by Thoma Bravo, a prominent private equity firm, in 2022. The acquisition was valued at approximately $6.9 billion. Thoma Bravo is the primary investor, and the company’s current valuation is based on this acquisition figure.

Notable Clients

SailPoint’s solutions are trusted by a diverse set of global enterprises, including:

HEINEKEN: Leveraging SailPoint to balance security and productivity.
PACCAR: Using SailPoint to drive speed and accuracy in identity management.
Legal & General: Reducing risk and operational costs through automation.
SailPoint reports that 51% of the Fortune 500 and 26% of the Forbes Global 2000 are customers, reflecting its strong presence among leading organizations .

Competitors

Company Name	Description
Okta	Cloud-based identity and access management platform with a focus on simplicity and broad integration.
CyberArk	Specializes in privileged access management and securing privileged accounts across hybrid environments.
Saviynt	Provides cloud-native identity governance and administration solutions for complex enterprise needs.
Ping Identity	Offers intelligent identity solutions for workforce and customer identity management.
Microsoft Entra ID	Microsoft’s cloud identity and access management solution, formerly Azure AD, widely used in enterprise IT.

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