# Keybase

> Encrypted messaging and public-key identity platform (acquired by Zoom, 2020).

## Why it is interesting

Keybase made crypto identity usable for messaging; a16z led its sole VC round before Zoom acquisition.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series A (Jul 2015): $10.8M led by a16z; acquired by Zoom (2020) (Keybase blog)
- Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

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