About us
We are the German technology vendor behind AuthN.
Who are we anyway?
AuthN by IDEE enables people, organizations, and systems to quickly, privately, securely, and safely use the worlds-first 100% passwordless and 100% phish-proof identification, authentication, and authorization solution.
Founded in 2015 IDEE is already recognized as a technology leader, serving highly regulated financial giants such as Deka Bank with its privacy-first approach to identity access.
Privacy means it collects and stores zero personally identifiable information (PII) from end users, uniquely solving the most urgent and age-old industry problem of account take over attacks with slick, frictionless and quick-to-deploy solutions.
The mission
Our mission is to render account takeover a relic of the past, thereby unleashing the full potential of digital identities and empowering individuals to securely navigate the online world with absolute confidence.
Leadership
Al Lakhani
Founder & CEO
Al is an Indian-born New Yorker in Lederhosen
(yes, he really does wear Lederhosen quite frequently and we have the photos)!
Before IDEE
Prior to IDEE, Al founded the forensics & cyber practice at Alvarez & Marsal, which during his time, grew to 65 professionals and $35 million a year in revenue.
Al’s most notable projects included the wind down of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, asset quality reviews for the Spanish, Greek, and Irish banks, the reopening of the Bank of Cyprus in 2013, and interim COO of Rubicon Global.
More than 25 years of cyber forensics
With more than 25 years of experience in cyber forensics, Al is a proven expert in the field of cybercrime and data forensics and has spent more than 26 thousand hours during his career working on the topic of digital identities.
Al also taught applications of blockchain technology at Munich University.
Alex Christophe
Director - Sales
Alex likes fixing things! He is a French-Englishman living in Germany and has spent decades as a sales expert in the industry of technology.
A language super star
Alex is a languages super star and can converse with anyone who speaks French, German or English - especially if it is about leveraging secure, authentic, and trustworthy end-user digital identities to create additional services, leverage new business models or increase revenues – that’s his bag!
Two decades of experience
Alex has over two decades of experience working in the industry including for Microsoft and many directorship positions, providing his expertise as a true technical sales aficionado.
Dennis Okpara
Chief Security Architect
Dennis was super crazy about the IDEE vision and novel approach to solving one of the biggest problems in cybersecurity - “the password and fake identity”. As a result, he joined forces with Al in 2015 and became IDEE’s very first employee.
The one with the ginormous brain
Today, Dennis drives IDEE's overall security and is responsible for ensuring that the appropriate security strategy, controls, and processes are in place to safeguard IDEE's products and infrastructure. Basically, Dennis is the one with the ginormous brain and knows so much regulation and is fluent in so many standards that we would need an entire separate webpage just to list them all.
Certified, certified, certified, ∞
Dennis holds an MSc. Information Security (Distinction) from Royal Holloway, University of London. He’s a certified information systems security professional (CISSP), certified information security manager (CISM), AWS certified security specialty, Microsoft certified Azure security engineer and so many others. Dennis is a systemic thinker who envisions the whole pattern of change rather than static snapshots. He’s an inventor and has co-authored four patents on digital identity and insider threat prevention.
Company Story
IDEE translated into German, means 'idea'. The idea = IDentity.
As company stories often go, it all started with a dream. A passion. A goal, to make digital identities secure. From this first step and with new innovative and patented technology, IDEE set off on its journey. There were many paths. There were several directions, but as you can see, a winding road eventually always brings us to our natural destination. For IDEE that destination is MFA. The goal remains the same.
2015
Founded
2016
Filed patents on continuous authentication using a wearable
2017
First prototypes of wearable were manufactured
2018
Pivot to Digital Identities (B2B2C)
2019
Won several awards, including most innovative start-up in Retail in Germany
2020
COVID Pivot and restructuring
2021
Pivot to multi-factor authentication; 1st large bank customer - Deka Bank
2022
Started selling via distributor TD Synnex in Europe
Present day
IDEE continues to expand its Teams, Distribution channel
Our beliefs and shared values are the glue that keep us moving together in the same direction. We stick together … and this is how!
Privacy
We respect privacy as a core principle.
Innovation
We are unashamedly unconventional.
Determination
If it’s worthpursuing, we never give up or give in
Authenticity
We do not stifle creativity with politics oregos. The best idea wins!
Compassion
We care deeply about building trust in the digital world and we’re kind to each other.
Case Studies
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Reviews
We love our awesome customers. They’re managed service providers and resellers, supporting end customers.
Our partners are crushing security across all kinds of use cases and industries - they’re in finance, supply chain and insurance, to name just a few. They are protecting employees, suppliers, and consumers. And they’re solving cybersecurity problems just like yours. Here is what they have to say about us…
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Join Us
Are you looking for a remote opportunity with a rapidly growing company with excellent values and a great remuneration package?
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Here’s how we roll:
Privacy
We respect privacy as a core principle.
Innovation
We are unashamedly unconventional.
Determination
If it’s worth pursuing, we never give up or give in.
Authenticity
We do not stifle creativity with politics or egos. The best idea wins!
Compassion
We care deeply about building trust in the digital world, and we’re kind to each other.
Playfulness
We take our product very seriously, but we don’t take our selves too seriously!
