SAWOrevenue, valuation & funding

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) SoftwareIndiaFounded 2020

Shut down

SAWO Labs, operating at sawolabs.com, is a passwordless authentication company founded by Prabhat Sahu on August 28, 2020.

LinkedInUpdated Oct 3, 2026

Annual revenue: $1.6M; Dec 2021
Valuation: $65M; Dec 2021
Total raised: $10M; 5 rounds
Employees: 53; Dec 2021

SAWO revenue

SAWO's annual revenue was $1.6M in December 2021 (source not recorded). The company has since shut down.

$500K

$1M

$1.5M

$1.6M

2021

ReportedOne figure per year; a reported figure wins over an estimate

As of	Revenue	Source
Dec 2021	$1.6M	–

– source not recorded

SAWO valuation

SAWO is privately held, so there is no SAWO stock to buy. Investors valued it at $65M in its December 2021 Raising Now round.

Valuation history$65M Raising Now 2021$6.6M Seed 2020$1.4M Pre-Seed 2020

SAWO funding rounds & investors

SAWO has raised $10M across five rounds since 2020. The latest was a $9M Raising Now round in December 2021.

Date	Round	Raised	Valuation	Source
Dec 2021	Raising Now	$9M	$65M	Founder interviewWatch at 8:05
2021	Pre-Seed	$34K	–	Founder interviewWatch at 4:09
2021	Pre-Seed Extension	$60K	–	Founder interviewWatch at 4:11
Dec 2020	Seed	$860K	$6.6M	Founder interviewWatch at 4:14
Sep 2020	Pre-Seed	$94K	$1.4M	–
	Total raised	$10M

Interviews with Prabhat Sahu

Nathan Latka has interviewed SAWO once, speaking with Prabhat Sahu. Each figure links to the second it was said.

Watch

December 2021 · Prabhat Sahu, CEO

How SAWO Reached 56 Million Monthly Authentications and a $65M Valuation in Under Two Years (Interview with CEO Prabhat Sahu)

Customers41 enterprise customersWatch at 1:06
CustomersAbout 320 paying in totalWatch at 3:14
Employees53 in total, 49 full timeWatch at 8:26
Engineers34Watch at 8:38
Outside funding$1MWatch at 3:56
Valuation$65,000,000 (on a round he said was closed but not yet announced)Watch at 8:05

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SAWO CEO, founders & employees

Prabhat Sahu founded SAWO in 2020 and led it as CEO. SAWO had 53 employees (December 2021), up from 19 a year earlier.

Prabhat SahuFounder & CEO

20202021

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Team mix (Dec 2021): 34 engineers

All 2 headcount readings, with sources

As of	Employees	Source
Dec 2021	53	Founder interviewWatch at 8:26
Dec 2020	19	–

SAWO FAQ

Is SAWO still in business?

No. SAWO has shut down.

What was SAWO's revenue?

SAWO's annual revenue was $1.6M in December 2021 (source not recorded).

How much funding has SAWO raised?

SAWO raised $10M across five funding rounds before it shut down. The last was a $9M Raising Now round in December 2021.

How many employees does SAWO have?

SAWO had 53 employees in December 2021, as the founder said on camera.

Who founded SAWO?

Prabhat Sahu founded SAWO in 2020.

How this page is sourced

11 said on camera. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice.

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