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Sara Teare

Sara Teare

Co-founder and board member, 1Password

Cybersecurity

Sara Teare co-founded AgileBits, the company behind 1Password, in 2005 with Dave Teare and Roustem and Natalia Karimov. She handled the legal paperwork, taxes and bills while the others built the product. 1Password's team page, checked in 2026, lists her as a Founder on the company's board of directors.

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Quick answers

Did Sara Teare co-found 1Password?

Yes. 1Password's team page for Sara Teare, checked 2026-09-20, describes her as "a co-founder of AgileBits alongside Dave Teare, Roustem Karimov, and Natalia Karimov". BetaKit, 2019-11-14, likewise identifies her as "Sara Teare, co-founder of AgileBits".

What is her role at 1Password today?

1Password's Meet the Team page, checked 2026-09-20, lists her under Board of Directors with the title "Founder". No operating title is shown for her on the live site.

What did she do in the company's early days?

Her 1Password team page, checked 2026-09-20, says she made sure the legal paperwork was done, the taxes were filed and the bills were paid so the other founders could focus on building the product.

When was the company founded, and did it take outside funding?

1Password's company page, checked 2026-09-20, quotes her saying "When we founded 1Password in 2005...". BetaKit, 2019-11-14, reports the company grew for 14 years without investment before closing its first institutional round of $265 million CAD.

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