Tech Company Financing Transactions
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
Investors
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Lead Investor) (Ted Schlein)
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
Redwood City, CA 94063
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Area 1 actively identifies and prevents advanced socially engineered attacks before they impact your enterprise.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Oren Falkowitz
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Sweeney
Chief Scientific Officer
Blake Darché
Chief Technical Officer
Philip Syme
VP - Engineering
Paul East
VP - Product Management
Shalabh Mohan
VP - Sales
Hussain Al-Shorafa
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