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Overview
Verisign operates the infrastructure for the .com, .net, .tv, .cc, .name, .jobs, .edu and .gov top-level domains, as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers A and J, managing and protecting the DNS infrastructure for some 121 million domain names and processing more than 77 billion Internet queries daily. Verisign’s infrastructure assurance services, including Managed DNS, DDoS Protection and iDefense Security Intelligence, help to ensure online businesses are as available as the Web itself.
Highlights
1995
Internet
1001-5000
14
5
9
Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture
N/A
Location
Bluemont, Virginia, United States, North America
Contact Information
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Profile Resume
VeriSign, established in 1995 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture investments across Network Security, Software, Internet, Information Technology, Security, Infrastructure, DevOps, Communication Hardware, Financial Services, Venture Capital. The organization boasts a portfolio of 14 investments, with an average round size of $16.1M and 9 successful exits. Their recent investments include Nominum, Juniper Networks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, The .tv Corporation. The highest investment round they participated in was $17.7B. Among their most notable exits are Nominum and Juniper Networks. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Employees
Investment portfolio
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Investments
14
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Jan 02, 2002 | Quova | Advertising | 21.0M |
May 06, 2002 | Nominum | Network Security | 10.0M |
Oct 28, 2002 | Kollective Technology | Enterprise Software | 16.0M |
Mar 15, 2016 | Bigstep | Software | 2.2M |
Exits
9
Funding Timeline
14
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Funding Rounds
14
VeriSign has raised 14 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 15, 2016 from a Seed Round - Bigstep round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Jan 02, 2002 | Series B - Quova | - | 21.0M | - |
May 06, 2002 | Series B - Nominum | - | 10.0M | - |
Oct 28, 2002 | Series B - Kollective Technology | - | 16.0M | - |
Mar 15, 2016 | Seed Round - Bigstep | - | 2.2M | - |
Investors
18
VeriSign is funded by 18 investor(s). Microsoft and Cisco Kantor are the most recent investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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- | No | Series C - VeriSign | 29.0M |
Intuit | No | Series C - VeriSign | 29.0M |
Cisco | Yes | Series C - VeriSign | 29.0M |
Microsoft | Yes | Series C - VeriSign | 29.0M |
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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