WISeKey develops software and services for authenticating communicators, signatures and objects in Internet transactions, with products including WISeAuthentic, the WISeID Personal mobile app and the WISfans.com sports social network. Founded in 1999 by CEO Carlos Moreira, the company maintains digital brand protection operations in Switzerland while relocating its development lab to Vietnam, where it employs 80 engineers. WISeID Personal uses encryption technology to store private information; development work is concentrated in the Vietnam lab. The company says it will use the recent proceeds to enter BRIC markets and to relocate a number of activities to the USA. WISeKey has already announced plans to expand its headquarters to the USA as part of further pre-IPO activity. It intends to raise an additional $40M in a future pre-IPO round to support that expansion. WISeKey is described in the article as an eSecurity company. TechCrunch reports the company raised $20 million at a $200 million valuation. The article says WISeKey plans an initial public offering. The report does not specify the financing instrument or name any participating investors. No additional details on past rounds, founding year, location, revenue, or user metrics are provided in the article.

Total raised

$45M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2013