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Verisign

Founded 1995 · 1,226 employees on LinkedIn · 8 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.

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Investors · 8

31 people who came through Verisign went on to found or lead other companies.

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Acquisitions · 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
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R4 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, General Catalyst.