strongDM, the single sign-on (SSO) company for backend infrastructure, announced a $17 million Series A financing round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from all prior investors. Doug Leone, Global Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital, has joined the company's board of directors.

strongDM is a proxy that manages and audits access to databases, servers, clusters, and web apps. The strongDM network is comprised of a local client, gateway intermediary, and configuration layer.