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IAM vendor moves — Q3 2026.

Quarterly tracker of acquisitions, funding rounds, leadership changes, and product launches across the IAM vendor landscape. Q3 2026 edition.

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FUNDINGAuthmind2026-05-27
Series A at $42M; identity-graph + ITDR.
Investors continue to underwrite ITDR specifically as a category.
FUNDINGJumpCloud2026-05-26
JumpCloud Series F at $3.2B post-money.
SMB-anchored IdP continues to absorb Okta-priced-out customers; expect aggressive feature expansion into PAM-lite.
LEADERSHIPSailPoint2026-05-22
New CRO (chief revenue officer) named; ex-Salesforce.
Signals continued enterprise-only focus; mid-market motion remains weak.
PRODUCTSnowflake2026-05-20
MFA-by-default for new Snowflake accounts; existing accounts get migration window.
Direct response to the 2024 mass-compromise. Other data platforms (Databricks, Confluent) expected to follow.
PRODUCTMicrosoft2026-05-13
Microsoft External ID exits preview; pricing announced ($0.01/MAU above 50K).
Direct competitor to Auth0 and Azure AD B2C (which is now deprecated). Microsoft estate consolidates further on Entra.
PRICINGOkta2026-05-06
Auth0 / Okta CIC pricing reset for tiers below Enterprise (~28-40% list increases).
Sales-cycle headwind for Okta below Enterprise; tailwind for WorkOS, Stytch, and Microsoft External ID at the SMB / mid-market.
PRODUCTCyberArk2026-04-30
CyberArk ITDR module entered general availability.
PAM vendors now compete on ITDR; CyberArk arrives second after Cisco/Oort but with a stronger PAM substrate.
FUNDINGSaviynt2026-04-22
Series F at $1.2B post-money; Carlyle led the round.
Saviynt continues to be the cloud-first IGA challenger that wins greenfield away from SailPoint.
ACQUISITIONWiz2026-04-11
Wiz acquired Permiso, folds non-human identity governance into CNAPP.
Cloud security platforms are encroaching on the IAM lane; expect the Wiz / Orca / Aqua trio to ship NHI-governance modules within 12 months.
ACQUISITIONCisco2026-04-04
Cisco completed acquisition of Oort (now Cisco Identity Intelligence); ITDR module GA target 2026-Q4.
Cisco rounds out the Duo + Identity Intelligence story; expect bundling at the enterprise SKU tier.

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