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Area 1 Security Funding Round

Area 1 Security, based in Redwood City, secured $8 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Allegis Capital and Cowboy Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/10/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Area 1 Security will use the capital to advance product development and to expand the company's proprietary technology, which identifies and disrupts the delivery of phishing and other targeted social engineering attacks in the wild.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
142 Stambaugh St.
Redwood City, CA 94063
USA
Email Address
Overview
Area 1 actively identifies and prevents advanced socially engineered attacks before they impact your enterprise.
Profile
Area 1 Security LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Area 1 Security Company Twitter Account
Company News
Area 1 Security News
Facebook
Area 1 Security on Facebook
YouTube
Area 1 Security on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Oren Falkowitz
  Oren Falkowitz LinkedIn Profile  Oren Falkowitz Twitter Account  Oren Falkowitz News  Oren Falkowitz on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Sweeney
  Patrick Sweeney LinkedIn Profile  Patrick Sweeney Twitter Account  Patrick Sweeney News  Patrick Sweeney on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Blake Darché
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Chief Technical Officer
Philip Syme
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VP - Engineering
Paul East
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VP - Product Management
Shalabh Mohan
  Shalabh Mohan LinkedIn Profile  Shalabh Mohan Twitter Account  Shalabh Mohan News  Shalabh Mohan on Facebook
VP - Sales
Hussain Al-Shorafa
  Hussain Al-Shorafa LinkedIn Profile  Hussain Al-Shorafa Twitter Account  Hussain Al-Shorafa News  Hussain Al-Shorafa on Facebook


 

 

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