Google Ventures Invests In Web Security Company Dasient –

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Dasient, a company that develops anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, has raised additional funding from Google Ventures. Founded by former Googlers Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi and Ameet Ranadive (ex-McKinsey), Dasient protects websites from web-based malware attacks. In the company’s last quarter, Dasient reported malware on more than 1.2 million websites. The new round of funding will be used to expand R&D efforts and sales and marketing initiatives. In 2010, Dasient says that it brought in record sales for its product in financial, media, and e-commerce verticals.

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