Unkey: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)
Unkey operates as an open-source API authentication and authorization platform, primarily catering to user-facing APIs. The platform enables developers to create, verify, and manage API keys with low latency. Unkey's services are designed to help developers secure, manage, and scale their APIs. The company also offers an Elixir SDK, providing a simple example of its use. Unkey is also involved in solving API authentication for the next generation of developers.
Unkey has raised $4.5M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $4.5M announced in Apr 2026.
That round is below the $6.0M median round size for Information Technology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Unkey Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.
Unkey Funding Rounds
Unkey Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Unkey team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.
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Unkey's latest round of $4.5M is below the median round in Information Technology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Unkey Funding FAQs
What does Unkey do?
Unkey operates as an open-source API authentication and authorization platform, primarily catering to user-facing APIs. The platform enables developers to create, verify, and manage API keys with low latency. Unkey's services are designed to help developers secure, manage, and scale their APIs. The company also offers an Elixir SDK, providing a simple example of its use. Unkey is also involved in solving API authentication for the next generation of developers.
How much funding has Unkey raised?
Unkey has raised $4.5M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $4.5M announced in Apr 2026.
When did Unkey last raise funding?
Unkey's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $4.5M, announced in Apr 2026.
Who founded Unkey?
FundedIQ lists James Perkins (Founder) at Unkey.
Where is Unkey headquartered?
Unkey is based in Clayton, California, United States.
How many employees does Unkey have?
Unkey is in the 1-10 employee band.
How does Unkey's funding compare to other Information Technology startups?
Unkey's latest round of $4.5M is below the $6.0M median round size for Information Technology companies on FundedIQ across 3,144 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Unkey Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Unkey is left off this page rather than filled in.
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