Bot Prevention Solution Provider ShieldSquare Raises Funding From Venture Highway, Others
Summary
Bengaluru-based ShieldSquare, provider of real-time bot prevention software for online businesses, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Venture Highway, Vishy Poosala (Engineering Director at Facebook), and existing investors. The company will use the funds to expand further into the global market, and also strategically enhance the product with new features. Talking about the investment, Samir Sood, founder, Venture Highway said, “We are particularly impressed with the team, who in a short span of time, have been able to build a robust product that is now displacing incumbents in Silicon Valley. According to a company statement, its reach spans 68 countries, and its bot prevention solution is already processing billions of page visits every month. In 2014 ShieldSquare raised $300K in angel round from a pool of over 15 investors, entrepreneurs and high net-worth individuals from India, Singapore, and US.