<s>
Virtru	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
global	O
data	O
encryption	O
and	O
digital	O
privacy	O
provider	O
founded	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtru	B-Protocol
was	O
co-founded	O
by	O
CEO	O
John	O
Ackerly	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
and	O
CTO	O
,	O
Will	O
Ackerly	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
policy	O
advisor	O
during	O
9/11	O
,	O
John	O
saw	O
how	O
secure	O
data	O
sharing	O
and	O
collaboration	O
could	O
have	O
helped	O
connect	O
the	O
dots	O
and	O
save	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtru	B-Protocol
is	O
privately	O
funded	O
with	O
investments	O
from	O
ICONIQ	O
Capital	O
,	O
Bessemer	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
and	O
other	O
private	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iconiq	O
Capital	O
's	O
founding	O
partner	O
,	O
Will	O
Griffith	O
,	O
and	O
Bessemer	O
partner	O
David	O
Cowan	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Verisign	B-Application
,	O
serve	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonatype	O
CEO	O
and	O
Former	O
CEO	O
at	O
Sourcefire	O
,	O
Wayne	O
Jackson	O
,	O
and	O
Authentic8	O
CEO	O
,	O
Scott	O
Petry	O
,	O
who	O
founded	O
the	O
email	O
security	O
company	O
Postini	B-Application
,	O
are	O
also	O
Virtru	B-Protocol
board	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Virtru	B-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
it	O
closed	O
a	O
$29	O
million	O
Series	O
A	O
funding	O
led	O
by	O
Bessemer	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
with	O
New	O
Enterprise	O
Associates	O
,	O
Soros	O
Fund	O
Management	O
,	O
Haystack	O
Partners	O
,	O
Quadrant	O
Capital	O
Advisors	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
Delta	O
Capital	O
also	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Virtru	B-Protocol
announced	O
a	O
$37	O
million	O
Series	O
B	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Iconiq	O
Capital	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
returning	O
investors	O
Bessemer	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
,	O
New	O
Enterprise	O
Associates	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Blue	O
Delta	O
Capital	O
,	O
and	O
Soros	O
Fund	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
