Yubico is a Swedish cybersecurity company that designs and manufactures the YubiKey, a hardware authentication device that provides phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication and passwordless login. Founded in 2007 by Stina and Jakob Ehrensvard, Yubico co-created the FIDO U2F and FIDO2/WebAuthn open authentication standards and sells YubiKeys to enterprises, governments, and consumers worldwide. The company is dual-headquartered in Stockholm and Santa Clara, California, with additional offices including in Singapore, and serves customers such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Salesforce.
Yubico is publicly traded
Listed directly on December 5, 2024
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under YUBICO.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2007
Employees
501–1,000
Total Funding
$91.5M
5 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$0.8B
September 21, 2023
Total raised $91.5M across 5 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Reverse merger / SPAC (de-SPAC) — IPO
Date
September 21, 2023
Amount
Not disclosed
Valuation
$0.8B
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2023 | Reverse merger / SPAC (de-SPAC) — IPO | Not disclosed | $0.8B | ACQ Bure AB |
| July 2020 | Venture round | $32.5M | $0.65B | AMF |
| 2019 | Venture round | $25M | $0.6B | Meritech Capital Partners |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.
Entry · Venture round
$0.6B
Jan 2019
Yubico today
$0.8B
Sep 2023 · latest mark
Yubico multiple
1.3x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Jerrod Chong
President & CEO
Stina Ehrensvard
Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist
Jakob Ehrensvard
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Snejana Koleva
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Harrell
Chief Technology Officer
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
Google Titan Security Key
Google's hardware security key supporting FIDO U2F/FIDO2 with USB-A, USB-C and NFC variants, widely positioned as the primary lower-cost alternative to YubiKey.
Feitian Technologies
Chinese maker of FIDO2/U2F hardware security keys (ePass, BioPass) competing with YubiKey on price and biometric features.
SoloKeys
Open-source FIDO2 hardware security keys aimed at developers and privacy-conscious users.
Nitrokey
German open-source hardware security key vendor offering FIDO2, OpenPGP and smart card functionality.
Thetis
Consumer-focused FIDO2/U2F hardware security key vendor competing on price with YubiKey.
HID Global (Crescendo)
Enterprise identity and access management vendor offering smart cards and FIDO authenticators that compete with YubiKey in workforce authentication.
Yes, Yubico is publicly traded under the ticker symbol YUBICO on the Nasdaq Stockholm. The company went public in December 5, 2024.
Yubico trades under the ticker symbol YUBICO on the Nasdaq Stockholm. It began trading in December 5, 2024.
Yubico (YUBICO on the Nasdaq Stockholm) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker YUBICO to place an order.
Yubico went public in December 5, 2024 via direct_listing, with an offering valuation of approximately $0.8B. Yubico became publicly traded on September 20, 2023 via a reverse merger with Swedish SPAC ACQ Bure AB, which valued Yubico at approximately USD 800 million (SEK 8.293 billion). The combined entity assumed the Yubico name and listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Stockholm under the ticker YUBICO. On December 5, 2024, Yubico upgraded its listing to the Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market (Large Cap segment), trading under ticker YUBICO with ISIN SE0015657788.
Yubico raised $91.5M across 5 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Yubico was co-founded by Stina Ehrensvard, and Jakob Ehrensvard in 2007.
Yubico is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
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