Tech Company Financing Transactions

ChosenSecurity Funding Round

On 5/30/2007, ChosenSecurity raised $8.5 million in Series A funding from .406 Ventures, Castile Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/30/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

.406 Ventures (Lead Investor) (Larry Begley)

Castile Ventures (Nina Saberi)

Prism VentureWorks (James Counihan)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will allow ChosenSecurity to rapidly build its sales and marketing operations in the U.S. and Europe.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
57 Wells Ave. 1
Newton, MA 02459
USA
Email Address
Overview
Chosen Security, Inc. is a leading specialist for identity verification and security services, ensuring safe and secure online communication and transactions. Since 1997, the company, previously a subsidiary of GeoTrust, has offered certificates and security solutions along the entire value chain of identity verification.
Profile
ChosenSecurity LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
ChosenSecurity Company Twitter Account
Company News
ChosenSecurity News
Facebook
ChosenSecurity on Facebook
YouTube
ChosenSecurity on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Steinkrauss
  Robert Steinkrauss LinkedIn Profile  Robert Steinkrauss Twitter Account  Robert Steinkrauss News  Robert Steinkrauss on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Bill Rooney
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Chief Technical Officer
John Adams
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VP - Bus. Development
Dean Coclin
  Dean Coclin LinkedIn Profile  Dean Coclin Twitter Account  Dean Coclin News  Dean Coclin on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Sabine Kockskämper
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