Tech Company Financing Transactions

Virtru Funding Round

Bessemer Venture Partners and private investors participated in a $6 million funding round for Virtru. This VC investment round was announced on 6/17/2014.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/17/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (David Cowan)

Proceeds Purpose
The email encryption startup launched by former NSA cryptographers will use the capital to extend Virtru's platform support and deliver new features for consumers and businesses.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
1808 Florida Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
USA
Email Address
Overview
With Virtru, you can choose when to keep your digital content private and secure even after it's shared online. Manage and revoke access to emails, photos, files and other content at any time, right from within your favorite programs like Gmail, Outlook, and Mac Mail on your desktop or smartphone.
Profile
Virtru LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Virtru Company Twitter Account
Company News
Virtru News
Facebook
Virtru on Facebook
YouTube
Virtru on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Ackerly
  John Ackerly LinkedIn Profile  John Ackerly Twitter Account  John Ackerly News  John Ackerly on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
James Timmer
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Chief Technical Officer
William Ackerly
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VP - Bus. Development
Paul DiBello
  Paul DiBello LinkedIn Profile  Paul DiBello Twitter Account  Paul DiBello News  Paul DiBello on Facebook
VP - Customer Service
Gina Valo
  Gina Valo LinkedIn Profile  Gina Valo Twitter Account  Gina Valo News  Gina Valo on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Zachary Nelson
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VP - Product Management
Robert McDonald
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VP - Sales
Brian Zang
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