Tech Company Financing Transactions

FireHost Funding Round

FireHost, based in Richardson, secured $25 million in funding from The Thermo Companies and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/16/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$25,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors

The Thermo Companies (Lead Investor) (Robert Covington)

Proceeds Purpose
The Series E funding will be used to further the company's product development, sales, and brand awareness. The funds will strengthen FireHost's ability to invest in all aspects of secure cloud computing, particularly to provide further separation in the technology required to protect customers from increasingly complex security threats.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Infrastructure
Mailing Address
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd. 525
Richardson, TX 75082
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Armor offers comprehensive cloud security through integrated managed cloud or managed security as a service for public cloud or private cloud.
Profile
FireHost LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
FireHost Company Twitter Account
Company News
FireHost News
Facebook
FireHost on Facebook
YouTube
FireHost on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Operating Officer
Jared Day
  Jared Day LinkedIn Profile  Jared Day Twitter Account  Jared Day News  Jared Day on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Chris Drake
  Chris Drake LinkedIn Profile  Chris Drake Twitter Account  Chris Drake News  Chris Drake on Facebook
VP - Client Services
Thomas Jones
  Thomas Jones LinkedIn Profile  Thomas Jones Twitter Account  Thomas Jones News  Thomas Jones on Facebook


 

 

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