Tech Company Financing Transactions

iovation Funding Round

iovation closed a $15 million investment round on 3/27/2008. Backers included European Founders Fund and Sapphire Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/27/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

European Founders Fund (Lead Investor) (Oliver Samwer)

Sapphire Ventures (Lead Investor) (Nino Marakovic)

Proceeds Purpose
"We are extremely excited about our new relationships with SAP Ventures, European Founders and Intel," said Greg Pierson, CEO of iovation. "These companies are well established, recognized leaders in the global market. They've built strong business relationships in Europe and Asia and have the market expertise that supports iovation's ambitious growth plan into these strategic markets. There is a tremendous amount of synergy between our entire team of investors and we look forward to the business opportunities these partnerships will create for iovation."

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
555 SW Oak St. 300
Portland, OR 97204
USA
Email Address
Overview
iovation's device based authentication and mobile security solutions help businesses reduce online risk and prevent fraud.
Profile
iovation LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
iovation Company Twitter Account
Company News
iovation News
Facebook
iovation on Facebook
YouTube
iovation on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Greg Pierson
  Greg Pierson LinkedIn Profile  Greg Pierson Twitter Account  Greg Pierson News  Greg Pierson on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Doug Shafer
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Chief Technical Officer
Scott Waddell
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VP - Bus. Development
Jon Karl
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VP - Engineering
Dawn Crew
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VP - Operations
Molly O'Hearn
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VP - Sales
Thomas Pak
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