MobileIron provides organizations with a security and management platform for mobile apps, content and devices to help them embrace mobility as their primary IT platform. The company is co-founded by Bob Tinker (President and CEO) and Suresh Batchu (CTO). MobileIron is based in Mountain View, California. According to an SEC filing, the company completed a Series F financing, reflecting its continued fundraising activity. Prior financings cited in related news include a $40M Series E and a $20M Series D. The articles do not disclose operating metrics such as revenue or user counts. MobileIron provides a platform to secure and manage mobile applications, data, and devices across multiple operating systems. Its solution is available as an on-premise or cloud offering and includes tools for mobile device management (MDM), mobile application management (MAM), and BYOD privacy controls. The platform supports leading mobile OSes including Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, webOS, and Windows Phone. Led by CEO Bob Tinker, the company targets global enterprise customers with its security and management capabilities. MobileIron said it would use the new capital for product innovation. At the time of the article the company had raised a total of $97M. MobileIron builds mobile device management and security tools for enterprise customers, with products supporting Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Phone. Its platform offers capabilities such as viewing employee smartphone data, monitoring calls in real time, locating lost phones via an online map, and an Enterprise App Storefront for building and publishing in-house apps. Chief executive Bob Tinker says the company is investing in growth to be the go-to leader for enterprise mobile management, security, and apps. The company plans to use new funding to drive global growth and accelerate initiatives for existing and emerging mobile platforms. MobileIron reports adding 200 enterprise customers in 90 days and is increasing its workforce by 30 percent. The company previously raised $36 million in three financing rounds. MobileIron is a Mountain View, CA-based provider of multi-OS smartphone management solutions. Its Virtual Smartphone Platform lets companies manage smartphone data, privacy, security and cost across multiple operating systems using a single technology solution. The company closed a $16M Series C financing round in March 2010. The investment was led by Foundation Capital and included existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and Storm Ventures. MobileIron said the funding will support its ongoing business expansion and investment in innovation. MobileIron is a Sunnyvale, Calif. startup offering a Virtual SmartPhone Platform that virtualizes each employee’s smartphone to run on the company’s data center while the phone continues to operate normally for the user. The platform gives IT real-time visibility into who employees are calling, carrier performance and usage costs, and enables a clear separation between personal and work applications and data. MobileIron says this allows companies to delete only work-related tools when an employee leaves while leaving personal data intact. The company highlights real-time carrier and device performance monitoring as a key benefit. MobileIron names customers including Windsor Foods and law firm Fenwick and West, and is launching the platform today. CEO Bob Tinker leads the company, which has secured venture backing to support its product rollout.

Total raised

$132M

Funding rounds

5

Latest round

Series F

Latest activity

Sep 2013