Britive
Britive is a cloud security platform that provides just-in-time access controls for cloud environments. The 61-person company has raised $36M, including a Series B in March 2023.
The growth story
Britive grew from 40 to 61 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $36M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2023.
About
Britive sells software that manages temporary access permissions for cloud infrastructure, aimed at security and operations teams in large organizations. Its system integrates with multi-cloud setups to enforce zero-trust policies by granting short-lived credentials.
The company has grown to 61 employees since its 2018 founding, with engineering making up over a third of staff. Its $36M Series B suggests strong investor confidence in cloud security tools, though headcount growth rates aren't disclosed.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Britive's workforce with 22 staff, reflecting its technical product focus. The company maintains a flat structure with median tenure at 2 years.
The Britive org chart
Artyom Poghosyan (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 27 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 17 (-6% YoY), Sales 9 (+29% YoY), Business Development 7 (+40% YoY), Operations 5 (0% YoY), Marketing 5 (+25% YoY), Information Technology 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Britive recruits heavily from security firms like Optiv (8 hires) and RSA (5). Alumni often move to other cybersecurity startups, with Brinqa being the top destination (3 departures).
Most common previous employers of Britive staff: Optiv (8), Advancive Technology Solutions (7), RSA Security (5), Bigtincan (3), StrongDM (3), Netegrity (3). Former Britive employees most often moved to Brinqa (3), Zscaler (2), Mimecast (2), CloudSEK (1), Mass Cloud & Data Consulting (1), Drata (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Britive mafia
Four Britive alumni founded companies, including Brinqa (103 employees) and three smaller cybersecurity ventures.
4Milerva Pal, was Senior Human Resources Manager until 2022Azfar Khan, was Technical Marketing Engineer until 2025Denis Uraganov, was Principal Frontend Engineer until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 23% direct, 48% search, 0% social, 29% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Britive: Leadership (22), Software as a Service (SaaS) (21), Enterprise Software (20), Management (18), Cloud Computing (17), Cybersecurity (16), Java (16), Microsoft Office (16).
Where the team actually sits
Britive people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (12), Massachusetts, United States (8), California, United States (7), United States (4).
Search footprint
Britive attracts about 189 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $10K a month if bought through ads. It gained 141 ranking keywords and lost 62 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Britive has 61 employees as of September 2026.
Britive has raised $36M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2023.
Britive was founded in 2018 by Sameer Hiremath, Alex Gudanis.
Artyom Poghosyan (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Britive's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Britive staff are Optiv (8 people), Advancive Technology Solutions (7 people), RSA Security (5 people).
Former Britive employees most often move to Brinqa (3), Zscaler (2), Mimecast (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Britive, including Brinqa, HanLeh, Dryvway.
Britive attracts about 189 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $10K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Britive staff are Leadership, Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Management, Cloud Computing.
Britive staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (12), Massachusetts, United States (8), California, United States (7).
Britive has about 17 people in Engineering, down 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Britive has about 9 people in Sales, up 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 55 current and 72 former Britive profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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