# Jared Hanson

> Jared Hanson is co-founder, technology of Keycard. Keycard on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, technology, Keycard.

Jared Hanson co-founded Keycard Labs, where he leads technology. He created Passport.js, the authentication middleware for Node.js, and Keycard credits him with expertise in identity and security and with scaling companies from startup to acquisition.

## What Jared builds

- [Keycard](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/keycard.md), graded C, 56.3/100, in Agent auth & delegated access. Identity and access platform for AI agents. Co-founder, technology, Keycard, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Ian Livingstone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ian-livingstone/), Co-founder and CEO, Keycard
- [Matthew Creager](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matthew-creager/), Co-founder, product and marketing, Keycard

## Backed by

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [boldstart ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/boldstart-ventures/)
- [Acrew Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/acrew-capital/)
- [Matias Woloski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matias-woloski/)
- [Karl McGuinness](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/karl-mcguinness/)
- [Ian Andrews](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ian-andrews/)
- [Ryan Carlson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ryan-carlson/)
- [Emilio Escobar](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/emilio-escobar/)
- [Dane Knecht](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dane-knecht/)
- [Angie Lai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/angie-lai/)
- [Martin Gontovnikas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/martin-gontovnikas/)
- [Ian Swanson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ian-swanson/)

## Questions

### Who is Jared Hanson?

Jared Hanson co-founded Keycard Labs, where he leads technology. He created Passport.js, the authentication middleware for Node.js, and Keycard credits him with expertise in identity and security and with scaling companies from startup to acquisition.

### What does Keycard Labs make?

Anchor Terminal lists Keycard from Keycard Labs. Identity and access platform for AI agents.

### Who has invested in Keycard Labs?

The sources our research read name Andreessen Horowitz, boldstart ventures, Acrew Capital, Matias Woloski, Karl McGuinness, Ian Andrews, Ryan Carlson, Emilio Escobar, Dane Knecht, Angie Lai, Martin Gontovnikas and Ian Swanson.

### How are Jared's tools graded?

Keycard is graded C, 56.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.keycard.ai/about/
- https://www.keycard.ai/blog/the-federated-trust-fabric-for-the-agent-native-era/
- https://www.keycard.ai/
- https://docs.keycard.ai/llms.txt
- https://www.passportjs.org/

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