Virtru Raises $6M

Funding Rounds

▤ Summary

Virtru, a Washington, DC-based email encryption startup, raised $6m in financing.In conjunction with the funding, BVP Partner David Cowan, who co-founded VeriSign, Good Technology and Defense.net, will join Virtru’s board of directors along with Authentic8 CEO Scott Petry.The company, which has now raised $10.3m, will use the capital to extend its platform support and create new features for consumers and businesses.Led by John Ackerly, CEO and Co-Founder, Virtru provides encryption software that allows individuals or enterprises to encrypt attachments, revoke messages, restrict forwarding and set expiration dates.Right now, the browser plug-in and mobile apps are currently free to consumers, with the introduction of commercial features for business users coming soon.

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Amount $6.0M Total raised
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Date June 17, 2014 Announcement date
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Investors Bessemer Venture Partners Lead investors
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Company http://www.virtru.com Funded company

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industries
HealthTech
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Labels
Data Security Encryption Software SaaS

▦ Linked Companies

Virtru
$1M to $5M