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Verisign
Founded 1995 · 1,226 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
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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.
Investors · 7
How we know: Bessemer Venture Partners's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Everest Group's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Mobility Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Founder mafia
The Verisign mafia →29 people who came through Verisign went on to found or lead other companies.
Acquisitions · 1
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsR4 Global Solutions was a San Francisco-based consulting and systems-integration firm founded in 2003 that helped retail, CPG, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical companies adopt RFID and electronic product code supply-chain technologies.
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, Mobility Ventures, StoneMill Ventures, Vedanta Capital, Western Technology Investment.