BoxyHQ
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
BoxyHQ was a London-based cybersecurity startup founded in August 2021 by Carlos Samame and Deepak Prabhakara (the former CTO of Red Sift). It built open-source 'security building blocks' for developers: low-code APIs for SAML single sign-on, directory sync, audit logs, privacy vaults and, later, an LLM vault for protecting data in AI interactions. The pitch was to let B2B SaaS companies add enterprise-grade compliance and security features in days instead of weeks, so developers could focus on their core product. Customers included Cal.com, Dub and Supademo. The company raised $2.5 million from MMC Ventures, Nauta Capital, OSS Capital, Trust Valley and Wayra, and was acquired by Ory Corp. on May 29, 2025.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded in London
Carlos Samame and Deepak Prabhakara founded BoxyHQ, an open-source platform for developer security building blocks such as SAML SSO and audit logs.
- Early traction
The company deployed its solution with its first customers and raised $2.5 million from MMC Ventures, Nauta Capital, OSS Capital, Trust Valley and Wayra.
- Acquired by Ory
Ory Corp. acquired BoxyHQ on May 29, 2025; the BoxyHQ team joined Ory and its co-founder and CEO became Ory's Head of Enterprise Integrations.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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