OneID

{{Infobox company

| name = Neustar

| type = Private

| industry = Security

| location_city = Redwood City, California

| key_people = Steve Kirsch, CEO

| num_employees = 20+

| homepage = https://www.home.neustar/

}}

OneID was a digital security service based in Redwood City, California. OneID sold a digital identity system that claimed to provide security across all devices using public-key cryptography instead of passwords. The technology is utilized by non-profits, such as Salsa Labs, to increase the frequency and security of online donations.{{cite web|title=Salsa Labs Launches Quick Donate|url=http://www.salsalabs.com/about/news/salsa-labs-launches-quickdonate|publisher=Salsa Labs|access-date=26 August 2014}}{{Cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Leah |date=2013-09-25 |title=Salsa Labs Launches QuickDonate, A New Tool to Drive Easy, Repeat Donations for Nonprofit and Political Organizations |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/salsa_labs_launches_quickdonate_a_new_tool_to_drive_easy_repeat_donations_for_nonprofit_and_political_organizations/prweb11141921.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607184641/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11141921.htm |archive-date=2023-06-07 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=PRWeb}} OneID now operates as a subsidiary program of Neustar following its acquisition in 2016.{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Erika |date=2022-08-25 |title=Neustar Partners with InfoSum to Pave the Way for the Privacy-First Advertising Future |url=https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2022/neustar-partners-with-infosum-for-privacy-first-advertising-future |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207213252/https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2022/neustar-partners-with-infosum-for-privacy-first-advertising-future |archive-date=2022-12-07 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Neustar}}

History

The company was founded in 2011 by serial entrepreneur, Steve Kirsch.{{cite web | url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/oneid-aims-to-unite-devices-to-fight-hackers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 | title=OneID Aims to Unite Devices to Fight Hackers | date=3 November 2011 }} Kirsch recruited engineers Jim Fenton, Adam Back, and Bobby Beckmann to create the flagship product, which was launched in early 2012.{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/13/oneid-beta-launch/ | title=Multiple Usernames & Passwords No More: OneID Unveils Its Next-Gen Identity Service | date=13 March 2012 }} Following the launch, the company raised US$7 million in venture capital financing from Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Khosla Ventures.{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/oneid-series-a/ | title=OneID Grabs $7M from Khosla & North Bridge to Replace Usernames and Passwords | date=11 April 2012 }}{{cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/04/11/oneid-khosla-ventures-funding/ | title=OneID tries to kill passwords, gets $7M from Khosla Ventures | date=12 April 2012 }}

Following a growth period in late 2013, the company appointed Kirsch CEO.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

In August 2016, OneID was acquired by Neustar.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

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