<name>Cakewalk</name> <description>Cakewalk offers an identity governance platform that consolidates access data for users, applications, and AI agents into a single system of record. It automates onboarding, off‑boarding, provisioning, and access reviews with customizable workflows and an AI‑driven Agent Cake. The solution provides real‑time visibility, role‑ and attribute‑based access control, and audit‑ready reporting for security and compliance teams
Funding
$3.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
GFFounders
Product
Problem
Managing employee access to various applications can be a time-consuming and complex task for IT and security teams, often involving manual processes and a lack of visibility into application usage. This can lead to security vulnerabilities, inefficient resource allocation, and difficulties in maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.
Solution
Cakewalk provides an access management platform that automates application provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews, integrating with existing Identity Providers (IdPs) and Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). The platform offers comprehensive visibility into employee application usage, enabling organizations to control and restrict access based on roles and responsibilities. By automating on and offboarding processes and streamlining access reviews, Cakewalk helps reduce manual IT tasks, enhance security by ensuring least privilege, and optimize software spending through app consolidation.
Target Audience
Cakewalk is designed for IT, security, and HR teams in mid-sized to large organizations that need to streamline access management, improve security posture, and reduce IT administrative overhead.
Features
- Automated provisioning and deprovisioning of application access based on employee roles and HRIS data
- Integration with popular IdPs such as Okta, Azure AD, and Google Workspace for centralized identity management
- Real-time visibility into all applications used within the organization, including shadow IT
- Employee self-service portal for requesting and managing application access
- AI-powered Slack integration for conversational access management
- Automated access reviews with a single source of truth for compliance and audit readiness
- Role-based access control (RBAC) to ensure employees have appropriate access levels
- Comprehensive reporting and analytics on application usage and access patterns