Who Owns Keyless?
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Keyless
Keyless is a London-headquartered cybersecurity company that provides privacy-preserving biometric authentication (Zero-Knowledge Biometrics) and passwordless multi-factor solutions for banks, fintechs, crypto platforms, and enterprises without storing biometric data.
Keyless appears to be independent with no parent company.
Keyless
Keyless is a London-headquartered cybersecurity company that provides privacy-preserving biometric authentication (Zero-Knowledge Biometrics) and passwordless multi-factor solutions for banks, fintechs, crypto platforms, and enterprises without storing biometric data.
Keyless appears to be independent with no parent company.
Major Shareholders
Keyless
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Andrea Carmignani Co‑founder and CEO; listed by UK Companies House as the sole person with significant control of Keyless Holding Limited (owning more than 25% but not more than 50% of shares and voting rights), which is the parent company of the Keyless group. The company has also agreed (Oct 30, 2025) to be acquired by Ping Identity, but that transaction is still described publicly as pending completion. | Founder | — | May 2025 |
Rialto Ventures (Rialto VC) Lead investor in Keyless’s November 29, 2023 $6m Series A round and the January 22, 2025 $2m follow‑on round, making it one of the largest institutional shareholders; exact equity percentage is not publicly disclosed. | Institutional | — | Jan 2025 |
Experian Ventures Experian’s corporate venture arm co‑led Keyless’s $2m funding round announced January 22, 2025 and is described as an existing investor, implying an ongoing minority equity stake with undisclosed size. | Institutional | — | Jan 2025 |
P101 SGR Italian venture capital firm that led Keyless’s August 7, 2020 seed round and is repeatedly cited as a key backer; it therefore likely holds a meaningful but non‑controlling minority stake in the holding company. | Institutional | — | Dec 2023 |
Primo Ventures Early-stage Italian VC that co‑led a 2021 seed round in Keyless and is named among the company’s ongoing institutional backers, suggesting a continuing minority shareholding with no public percentage disclosed. | Institutional | — | Dec 2023 |
Maire Investments Family office/industrial investment vehicle that participated in Keyless’s August 7, 2020 seed round led by P101; this participation implies a small minority equity stake that has not been quantified publicly. | Institutional | — | Aug 2020 |
LUISS Alumni 4 Growth University‑affiliated investment vehicle that also joined the August 2020 seed financing, giving it a likely small minority position in Keyless with no disclosed ownership percentage. | Institutional | — | Aug 2020 |
gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC) Crypto‑focused VC fund that invested in Keyless’s pre‑seed/early rounds and is cited by the company as a continuing backer after its 2023 spin‑out from Sift, implying an ongoing minority shareholding. | Institutional | — | Dec 2023 |
Ripple’s Xpring (RippleX) Ripple’s venture initiative participated in early funding rounds and is listed among Keyless’s prior and continuing institutional investors, so it likely retains a small minority equity stake, though no precise percentage is public. | Institutional | — | Dec 2023 |
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