startup idea for you
1Password does $318M ARR managing passwords from toronto canada
now build "1Password for API keys" with a brand that targets the MILLIONS of new vibe coders
developers are scattering credentials across codebases, config files, and environment variables like confetti at a wedding
and all of a suddent there is like 20x the amount of developers because of AI
product creates a secure vault that gives applications ONE access point to retrieve all API keys
your app needs Stripe? requests from vault
needs AWS? requests from vault
needs OpenAI? requests from vault
the vault authenticates and returns the right key - actual credentials never touch your code
MVP features:
• connects to git repos to find scattered keys
• automated key rotation
• role-based access controls
• usage analytics
LastPass does $250M ARR in the same space
with AI making everyone a developer, this market just 10x'd
pricing ladder:
•free vault (lead magnet)
• $15/user/month (core product)
• $20/month security insights
• $5K enterprise packages
did this get your creative juices flowing?
this is the greatest time in history to be starting a business
