VeriSign
Founded 1995 · 1,226 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Verisign operates critical internet infrastructure, serving as the registry for the .com and .net top-level domains and as the Root Zone Maintainer for the global Domain Name System. Founded in 1995 as a spin-out of RSA Data Security, it provides domain name registry services and DNS security technologies such as DNSSEC.
Founders & leadership
VeriSign was founded in 1995 by Jim Bidzos.
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Jim BidzosinCEO
Investors · 5
Founder mafia
The VeriSign mafia →23 people who came through VeriSign went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does VeriSign do?
- Verisign operates critical internet infrastructure, serving as the registry for the .com and .net top-level domains and as the Root Zone Maintainer for the global Domain Name System. Founded in 1995 as a spin-out of RSA Data Security, it provides domain name registry services and DNS security technologies such as DNSSEC.
- Who founded VeriSign?
- VeriSign was founded by Jim Bidzos in 1995.
- Who are VeriSign's investors?
- VeriSign's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Everest Group, Kleiner Perkins, StoneMill Ventures, Vedanta Capital.