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Vera is an enterprise data security and information rights management platform that provides encryption and tracks and controls digital information shared across users, devices, applications, and platforms.^[1] Vera gives developers access to its IRM-as-a-service (IRMaaS)^[2] platform via a REST API and downloadable software development kit platform via a REST API and downloadable SDK.

History

Vera was founded in 2014, by Ajay Arora, CEO, and Prakash Linga, CTO. Prior to founding Vera, Ajay and Prakash were the co-founders of RAPsphere, a mobile security company that was acquired by AppSense in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Vera launched its product in April 2015. Within the first year of operations, Vera announced partnerships with Dropbox^[3]], Okta, and Centrify,^[4]as well as strategic integrations with Box, VMware^[5], and Microsoft Office^[6]. Vera focuses its sales and marketing efforts on large enterprises in industries such as financial services, media & entertainment, manufacturing, and technology sectors.

Awards

Vera was nominated as a top 10 finalist for the Innovation Sandbox competition at RSA Conference 2016,^[7] and CRN Magazine named Vera one of the "10 Coolest Security Startups of 2015".^[8]

Funding

Vera is a privately funded company with $31 million in venture financing. The company announced a $14 million Series A round in November 2014,^[9] which included the hiring of Robin Daniels as CMO. In February 2016, Vera announced a $17 million Series B round,^[10] led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from existing investors, Battery Ventures, Amplify Partners, and other private investors. In May 2016, Capital One Growth Ventures joined the company’s Series B round of financing and founding CEO of Veritas Software, Mark Leslie, joined Vera’s board of directors. Roger Lee (Battery Ventures) and Stefan Dyckerhoff (Sutter Hill Ventures) also serve on the company’s board.^{[citation needed]}

Overview

Through its content and storage-agnostic platform, Vera is capable of securing any type of digital content, anywhere it’s stored. Vera does not require end users to download proprietary agents or plug-ins to access secure data and offers native, integrations to common file sharing and enterprise platforms like Office 365, Box, Dropbox, and Okta.

Product architecture

In March 2016, Vera announced its SDK,^[11] which allows developers to add encryption, tracking, policy enforcement, and access control to custom and legacy business applications.

References

^ Miller, Ron. "Veradocs, Renamed Vera, Wants To Protect All Data". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Davidson, Michelle. "Vera helps developers build data security into any application". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Miller, Ron. "Vera Joins Forces With Dropbox And Okta On Secure File Sharing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Pro, Channel. "Vera and Centrify Partner to Boost Identity-Driven Data Security". ChannelProNetwork. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Deutscher, Maria. "VMware taps startup Vera to provide "military-grade" data governance for virtual environments". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Greene, Tim. "Startup touts safe sharing of Office 365 documents". NetworkWorld. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Raywood, Dan. "#RSAC: Innovation Sandbox Presents Ten of the Best". InfoSecurity Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Kuranda, Sarah. "The 10 Coolest Security Startups Of 2015". CRN. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Gage, Deborah. "Veradocs Will Make Cloud Files Vanish if They Fall Into the Wrong Hands". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Miller, Ron. "Vera Lands $17 Million Series B Led By Sutter Hill Ventures". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Lennon, Mike. "Vera Launches IRM-as-a-Service Platform". SecurityWeek. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[1] Miller, Ron. "Veradocs, Renamed Vera, Wants To Protect All Data". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[2] Davidson, Michelle. "Vera helps developers build data security into any application". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[3] Miller, Ron. "Vera Joins Forces With Dropbox And Okta On Secure File Sharing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[4] Pro, Channel. "Vera and Centrify Partner to Boost Identity-Driven Data Security". ChannelProNetwork. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[5] Deutscher, Maria. "VMware taps startup Vera to provide "military-grade" data governance for virtual environments". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[6] Greene, Tim. "Startup touts safe sharing of Office 365 documents". NetworkWorld. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[7] Raywood, Dan. "#RSAC: Innovation Sandbox Presents Ten of the Best". InfoSecurity Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[8] Kuranda, Sarah. "The 10 Coolest Security Startups Of 2015". CRN. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[9] Gage, Deborah. "Veradocs Will Make Cloud Files Vanish if They Fall Into the Wrong Hands". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[10] Miller, Ron. "Vera Lands $17 Million Series B Led By Sutter Hill Ventures". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[11] Lennon, Mike. "Vera Launches IRM-as-a-Service Platform". SecurityWeek. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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-Vera is an enterprise data security [[Data security| data security]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_rights_management| information rights management]] (IRM) platform that provides [[Encryption| encryption]], tracks and controls digital information shared across users, devices, applications, and platforms <ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|title=Veradocs, Renamed Vera, Wants To Protect All Data|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/08/veradocs-renamed-vera-wants-to-protect-all-data-in-motion/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>. Vera gives developers access to its IRM-as-a-service (IRMaaS)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davidson|first1=Michelle|title=Vera helps developers build data security into any application|url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/03/29/vera-helps-developers-build-data-security-into-any-application/|website=SiliconANGLE|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> platform via a REST [[Application programming interface| API]] and downloadable [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_kit| software development kit]] platform via a REST [[Application programming interface| API]] and downloadable [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_kit| software development kit]] (SDK).
+Vera is an enterprise [[data security]] and [[information rights management]] platform that provides [[encryption]] and tracks and controls digital information shared across users, devices, applications, and platforms.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|title=Veradocs, Renamed Vera, Wants To Protect All Data|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/08/veradocs-renamed-vera-wants-to-protect-all-data-in-motion/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> Vera gives developers access to its IRM-as-a-service (IRMaaS)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davidson|first1=Michelle|title=Vera helps developers build data security into any application|url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/03/29/vera-helps-developers-build-data-security-into-any-application/|website=SiliconANGLE|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> platform via a REST [[API]] and downloadable [[software development kit]] platform via a REST API and downloadable SDK.
 == History ==
-Vera was founded in 2014, by Ajay Arora, CEO, and Prakash Linga, CTO. Prior to founding Vera, Ajay and Prakash were the co-founders of RAPsphere, a mobile security company that was acquired by [[AppSense| AppSense]] in 2012.
+Vera was founded in 2014, by Ajay Arora, CEO, and Prakash Linga, CTO. Prior to founding Vera, Ajay and Prakash were the co-founders of RAPsphere, a mobile security company that was acquired by [[AppSense| AppSense]] in 2012.{{citation needed}}
-Vera launched its product in April 2015. Within the first year of operations, Vera announced partnerships with [[Dropbox (service)| Dropbox]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|title=Vera Joins Forces With Dropbox And Okta On Secure File Sharing|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/04/vera-joins-forces-with-dropbox-and-okta-for-secure-file-sharing-triple-threat/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>], Okta, and [[Centrify| Centrify<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pro|first1=Channel|title=Vera and Centrify Partner to Boost Identity-Driven Data Security|url=http://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/vera-and-centrify-partner-boost-identity-driven-data-security|website=ChannelProNetwork|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>]], and strategic integrations with [[Box (company)| Box]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware| VMware<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deutscher|first1=Maria|title=VMware taps startup Vera to provide “military-grade” data governance for virtual environments|url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/08/31/vmware-taps-startup-vera-to-provide-military-grade-data-governance-for-virtual-environments/|website=SiliconANGLE|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>]], and [[Microsoft Office| Microsoft]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Tim|title=Startup touts safe sharing of Office 365 documents|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2936946/security0/startup-touts-safe-sharing-of-office-365-documents.html|website=NetworkWorld|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>]. Vera focuses its sales and marketing efforts on large enterprises in industries such as financial services, media & entertainment, manufacturing, and technology sectors.
+Vera launched its product in April 2015. Within the first year of operations, Vera announced partnerships with [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|title=Vera Joins Forces With Dropbox And Okta On Secure File Sharing|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/04/vera-joins-forces-with-dropbox-and-okta-for-secure-file-sharing-triple-threat/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>], Okta, and [[Centrify]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pro|first1=Channel|title=Vera and Centrify Partner to Boost Identity-Driven Data Security|url=http://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/vera-and-centrify-partner-boost-identity-driven-data-security|website=ChannelProNetwork|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>as well as strategic integrations with [[Box (company)|Box]], [[VMware]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deutscher|first1=Maria|title=VMware taps startup Vera to provide “military-grade” data governance for virtual environments|url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/08/31/vmware-taps-startup-vera-to-provide-military-grade-data-governance-for-virtual-environments/|website=SiliconANGLE|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>, and [[Microsoft Office]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Tim|title=Startup touts safe sharing of Office 365 documents|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2936946/security0/startup-touts-safe-sharing-of-office-365-documents.html|website=NetworkWorld|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>. Vera focuses its sales and marketing efforts on large enterprises in industries such as financial services, media & entertainment, manufacturing, and technology sectors.
 == Awards ==
-Vera was nominated in the Top 10 Finalist for the Innovation Sandbox competition <ref>{{cite web|last1=Raywood|first1=Dan|title=#RSAC: Innovation Sandbox Presents Ten of the Best|url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/rsac-innovation-sandbox-presents/|website=InfoSecurity Magazine|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> at [[RSA Conference| RSA Conference]] 2016, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRN_Magazine| CRN Magazine]] named Vera one of the “10 Coolest Security Startups of 2015”<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kuranda|first1=Sarah|title=The 10 Coolest Security Startups Of 2015|url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/security/300079040/the-10-coolest-security-startups-of-2015.htm/pgno/0/6?itc=hp_slideshow&itc=refresh|website=CRN|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> by CRN Magazine.
+Vera was nominated as a top 10 finalist for the Innovation Sandbox competition at [[RSA Conference| RSA Conference]] 2016,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Raywood|first1=Dan|title=#RSAC: Innovation Sandbox Presents Ten of the Best|url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/rsac-innovation-sandbox-presents/|website=InfoSecurity Magazine|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> and [[CRN Magazine]] named Vera one of the "10 Coolest Security Startups of 2015".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kuranda|first1=Sarah|title=The 10 Coolest Security Startups Of 2015|url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/security/300079040/the-10-coolest-security-startups-of-2015.htm/pgno/0/6?itc=hp_slideshow&itc=refresh|website=CRN|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>
 == Funding ==
-Vera is a privately funded company with $31million in venture financing. The company announced a $14 million Series A round in November 2014<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gage|first1=Deborah|title=Veradocs Will Make Cloud Files Vanish if They Fall Into the Wrong Hands|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/11/18/veradocs-will-make-cloud-files-vanish-if-they-fall-into-the-wrong-hands/|website=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>, which included the hiring of Robin Daniels as CMO. In February 2016, Vera announced a $17 million Series B round<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|title=Vera Lands $17 Million Series B Led By Sutter Hill Ventures|url=http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/18/vera-lands-17-million-series-b-led-by-sutter-hill-ventures/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>, led by [[Sutter Hill Ventures| Sutter Hill Ventures]], with participation from existing investors, [[Battery Ventures| Battery Ventures]], Amplify Partners, and other private investors. In May 2016, [[Capital One|Capital One Growth Ventures]] joined the company’s Series B round of financing and founding CEO of [[Veritas Software| Veritas Software]], Mark Leslie, joined Vera’s board of directors. Roger Lee (Battery Ventures) and Stefan Dyckerhoff (Sutter Hill Ventures) also serve on the company’s board.
+Vera is a privately funded company with $31 million in venture financing. The company announced a $14 million Series A round in November 2014,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gage|first1=Deborah|title=Veradocs Will Make Cloud Files Vanish if They Fall Into the Wrong Hands|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/11/18/veradocs-will-make-cloud-files-vanish-if-they-fall-into-the-wrong-hands/|website=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> which included the hiring of Robin Daniels as CMO. In February 2016, Vera announced a $17 million Series B round,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|title=Vera Lands $17 Million Series B Led By Sutter Hill Ventures|url=http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/18/vera-lands-17-million-series-b-led-by-sutter-hill-ventures/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> led by [[Sutter Hill Ventures]], with participation from existing investors, [[Battery Ventures]], Amplify Partners, and other private investors. In May 2016, [[Capital One|Capital One Growth Ventures]] joined the company’s Series B round of financing and founding CEO of [[Veritas Software]], Mark Leslie, joined Vera’s board of directors. Roger Lee (Battery Ventures) and Stefan Dyckerhoff (Sutter Hill Ventures) also serve on the company’s board.{{citation needed}}
 == Overview ==
+{{Advert section|date=July 2016}}
-Through its content- and storage-agnostic platform, Vera is capable of securing any type of digital content, anywhere it’s stored. Vera does not require end users to download proprietary agents or plug-ins to access secure data and offers native, integrations to common file sharing and enterprise platforms like [[Office 365| Office 365]], Box, Dropbox, and Okta.
+Through its content and storage-agnostic platform, Vera is capable of securing any type of digital content, anywhere it’s stored. Vera does not require end users to download proprietary agents or plug-ins to access secure data and offers native, integrations to common file sharing and enterprise platforms like [[Office 365| Office 365]], Box, Dropbox, and Okta.
-== Product Architecture ==
+== Product architecture ==
-In March 2016, Vera announced its software development kit (SDK)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lennon|first1=Mike|title=Vera Launches IRM-as-a-Service Platform|url=http://www.securityweek.com/vera-launches-irm-service-platform|website=SecurityWeek|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>, which allows developers to add encryption, tracking, policy enforcement, and access control to custom and legacy business applications.
+In March 2016, Vera announced its SDK,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lennon|first1=Mike|title=Vera Launches IRM-as-a-Service Platform|url=http://www.securityweek.com/vera-launches-irm-service-platform|website=SecurityWeek|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> which allows developers to add encryption, tracking, policy enforcement, and access control to custom and legacy business applications.
-A content-agnostic and storage-agnostic platform, Vera can secure all types of files across any device or application, without requiring end users to install additional software, agents or plug-ins to access the secured information.
-any file across any device or application, without requiring end users to install additional software, agents or proprietary plug-ins to access secured information. The Vera cloud platform manages the [[Key (cryptography)| encryption keys]] and controls for each customer but does not store or process customer content.
 == References ==