Austin, Texas — January 22, 2026 — Portnox, a leader in passwordless, universal zero trust solutions, has been named a finalist in the 2025 Austin Inno Fire Awards, which recognize companies, organizations, and individuals driving innovation and growth across the Central Texas technology ecosystem. This is the second year in a row that Portnox has been recognized by Austin Inno.
Presented by The Austin Business Journal and Austin Inno, the Fire Awards celebrate organizations that have made a measurable impact over the past year through product innovation, business growth, funding milestones, and contributions to the local innovation community. Finalists and winners are selected by the Austin Inno editorial team.
Portnox was recognized for a year marked by significant momentum and expansion. In 2025, the company raised a $37.5 million Series B funding round to accelerate product innovation and go-to-market growth, launched its cloud-native Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution, and expanded real-time, risk-based access control through deeper integrations with leading security platforms such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and Jamf.
“Austin has become an important hub for cybersecurity innovation, and we’re proud to be building and growing here,” said Denny LeCompte, CEO of Portnox. “Being named an Austin Inno Fire Awards finalist is a meaningful acknowledgment of the team’s work over the past year and our commitment to delivering practical, scalable enterprise zero trust security.”
Portnox has scaled its operations while maintaining a strong customer focus. The company now serves more than 1,000 organizations globally, maintains a 95% customer retention rate, and holds a 4.6-star rating on Gartner Peer Insights. Its unified, cloud-delivered platform brings together passwordless authentication, intelligent authorization, continuous risk monitoring, and compliance enforcement—designed specifically to reduce complexity for resource-constrained security teams.
The Austin Inno Fire Awards spotlight companies that are not only growing but also helping shape the region’s innovation ecosystem.
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About Portnox
Portnox reduces enterprise attack surface through passwordless, universal zero trust—eliminating the credential vulnerability behind 84% of breaches while delivering 287% ROI and 75% breach risk reduction validated by Forrester. Portnox’s platform enables organizations worldwide to realize secure access at scale, accelerate digital transformation, and demonstrate measurable security outcomes to leadership. For more information, visit www.portnox.com.
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