Virgil Security provides a cryptographic software platform that enables developers to build end-to-end encryption, passwordless authentication, and cryptographic verification of data, devices, and identities without cryptographic training. The company offers tools and APIs for application developers to integrate cryptographic features into their products. Founded in May 2014 by Michael W. Wellman, Virgil is based in Manassas, Virginia and also has offices in Kiev, Ukraine. Earlier this year it signed a partnership with Twilio to enable developers to integrate its end-to-end encryption into Twilio’s messaging services. Virgil is a graduate of the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator’s Fall 2014 cohort. It closed a $4M Series A and intends to use the funds to accelerate market adoption, expand developer evangelism and sales teams, and extend its technology into additional vertical markets. Virgil Security is a cybersecurity startup based in Manassas, VA that provides cryptographic software libraries combined with a cloud-based public key management service for developers and end-users. Its technology is designed to enable enhanced privacy and security for desktop, mobile, and web applications, cloud services, and the Internet of Things. The company was co-founded by CEO Michael W. Wellman and CTO Dmitry Dain, alumni of the Fall 2014 cohort of the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator. Virgil closed $525k in seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to continue developing its core cybersecurity technology and to expand its go-to-market strategies and staff.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Oct 2016