AccessOwl

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SaaS access on autopilot

Automated SaaS access management with Slack-based approval workflows for IT teams.

Founded January 2022Berlin, Germany10 people$125K+ raisedFeatured at Pre-Seed

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About

AccessOwl automates employee SaaS account provisioning, permissioning, and deprovisioning — all managed through Slack. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs Mathias Nestler (Forbes 30 Under 30, former CTO of FRIDAY.de and viafintech) and Philip Eller (former CEO of blik, an IoT solution used by BMW and Volkswagen), the Berlin-based company emerged from Y Combinator's S22 batch to tackle the growing chaos of SaaS sprawl in modern organizations. AccessOwl's platform combines three capabilities: automated access management with role-based provisioning and offboarding, shadow IT discovery via single-click scanning, and SaaS spend management with renewal alerts and usage insights. IT teams at companies like Zeplin and Sary report saving 30 minutes per access request. The company has grown to a team of 10 and operates profitably.

DailyDropout Take

AccessOwl caught our attention as a clean, developer-friendly approach to a problem every scaling startup faces — SaaS access chaos. With YC backing, repeat founders who've built and exited before, and a Slack-native UX that removes friction from IT workflows, they were building the right product at the right time as SOC 2 compliance became table stakes for startups.

Discovery signal: YC S22 batch, repeat founders with enterprise exits (BMW/VW IoT, German fintech), Slack-native approach in a market dominated by clunky enterprise tools

What Makes Them Unique

AccessOwl is Slack-native and purpose-built for the employee experience — making access requests as simple as a chat message while giving IT full audit trails and automated compliance. Unlike enterprise-heavy competitors, it deploys in minutes and is designed for lean, fast-growing teams.

30 minutes

Time Saved per Request

Team Size

Profitable

Status

Target Markets

StartupsMid-Market Tech CompaniesSOC 2 Compliance TeamsIT Operations

Founders

Mathias Nestler

Co-Founder & CTO

Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur with 10+ years in technology. Former CTO of FRIDAY.de (InsurTech) and viafintech (FinTech), where he built Germany's leading private payment infrastructure.

Philip Eller

Co-Founder & CEO

Previously CEO and Co-Founder of blik, an award-winning IoT solution used by Volkswagen and BMW. Also scaled Compado's ad-tech division to 1.8M in annual profits.

AccessOwl is hiring!

Team size: 10

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