TeleSign

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URLwww.telesign.com

Telesign is a company based in Marina Del Rey

CEO of the company.[1]

History

Founded in 2005 as a

Two-factor authentication
 services, a secure supplementary method of preventing illicit access to online accounts.  

Co-founders Disraeli, Stubblefield and Berkowitz were named as USC alumni entrepreneurs of the year. TeleSign was an early project of the technology incubator Curious Minds.

As of 2014, the company had raised $49 million in funds.[2]

In April 2017, TeleSign announced that it is being acquired by 

BICS, a Belgium-based company for $230 million.[3][4]

In December 2021, TeleSign announced it intends to go public via a business combination with North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: NAAC).[5]

References

  1. ^ "TeleSign Board Appoints Joseph Burton as CEO". www.businesswire.com. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. ^ Colao, J. J. "With Another $40 Million In Funding, TeleSign Looks To Dominate 2-Step Verification". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. ^ "BICS Acquires TeleSign Corp for $230M". Enterprise Networking Planet. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "TeleSign, a Marina del Rey start-up crucial to integrity of popular apps, purchased for $230 million". Los Angeles Times. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ Corporation, North Atlantic Acquisition. "TeleSign and North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation Announce Business Combination and Intent To Go Public". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-03-29.