Badge Inc. Wins Fast Company's 2025 Innovation Team of the Year Award
Badge Inc., a leader in privacy and cybersecurity solutions, has been celebrated as
Innovation Team of the Year in Fast Company's annual
Best Workplaces for Innovators awards for 2025. Renowned for delivering
Identity without Secrets™, Badge's innovative team has been pivotal in redefining secure authentication practices, an achievement recognized across various technology sectors.
This esteemed accolade underscores Badge's relentless pursuit of disruptive innovation and signals its ascent from a disruptor to a prominent player within the industry. The Fast Company awards cater to organizations across multiple sectors, including artificial intelligence, healthcare, banking, and entertainment, making this recognition all the more noteworthy.
Fast Company's editor-in-chief, Brendan Vaughan, emphasized Badge's remarkable team culture, stating, "Badge has developed an impressive team culture and strategic focus on innovation... This is a breakthrough in both creativity and technology innovation that will benefit all of us."
The recent recognition builds upon Badge's inclusion in Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech list in 2024, showcasing the company's rapid growth and widening influence in the technology landscape. Amid an increasing number of AI-driven threats, Badge's pioneering approach to user privacy and security has become crucial. The company's partnerships with industry giants such as Cyber Ark, THALES, and Cisco, among others, further accentuate its status as a trendsetter in modern cybersecurity.
In addition to its awards, industry analysts, including Jack Poller, have dubbed Badge a "game changer," highlighting its substantial advancements in identity access management and passwordless authentication. Badge's unique technology eliminates stored secrets during the authentication process, fostering secure user experiences that are resistant to phishing and adaptable across diverse industries.
Dr. Tina P. Srivastava, co-founder of Badge and an MIT-trained expert in systems engineering, has played a critical role in this journey. With a wealth of experience spanning roles at Raytheon and multiple cybersecurity startups, Dr. Srivastava continues to inspire both the Badge team and the broader tech community through her leadership in various professional organizations, and by educating the next generation of innovators.
Dr. Srivastava reflects on the recognition, stating, "Being named 'Innovation Team of the Year' is as much about our people as it is about our technology. We’ve built a team that thrives on challenging the status quo, and this recognition affirms that our culture is as disruptive as our products." Her dedication to merging privacy, security, and user-friendly solutions is evident not only in the innovations developed at Badge but also in the significant impact the company continues to have on the digital identity landscape.
Badge's vision of
Identity without Secrets™ has received accolades from other esteemed organizations like TIME Magazine and awards from Global InfoSec. The timeliness and relevance of Badge's solutions resonate far beyond cybersecurity, making a strong case for its role in shaping future standards for privacy and trust amidst evolving technological landscapes.
As Badge heads to
Identity Week in Washington, D.C., Dr. P. Srivastava will present a session titled "Overcoming Traditional Methods to Serve Underserved Populations and Protect Biometric Data," focusing on innovations aimed at enhancing digital identity security for marginalized groups across various platforms.
The Fast Company issue featuring the
Best Workplaces for Innovators will be available on newsstands starting
September 23, 2025, allowing a broader audience to appreciate the extraordinary accomplishments of organizations leading the charge in innovation.
For more information about Badge Inc. and its innovative security solutions, visit
www.badgeinc.com.