# VeriSign: portfolio, investments and team > VeriSign is a corporate vc based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Oct 2002. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/verisign (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # VeriSign Last cheque observed Oct 2002. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Venture Series D SaaS Software Cyber Security Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **8764** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 60%** Pitch VeriSign ## VeriSign highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 80% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** SaaS Software Cyber Security - **Based in:** Reston, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2002** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Kontiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/kontiki)** Series B · US **$16M** With 3 others - **May** **[Nominum](https://millionrounds.com/company/nominum)** Series B · US · nominum.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Bigstep.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigstep-com)** Series D · GB **$6.5M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[Quova](https://millionrounds.com/company/quova)** Venture · NL **$21M** With 5 others - **2000** 1 round - **Oct** **[Archive](https://millionrounds.com/company/archive)** Venture · US **$18M** With 6 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Quova](https://millionrounds.com/company/quova)** Bought by Neustar **$22M** Nov 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **iDefense** **$40M** Jul 2005 **[Jamba!](https://millionrounds.com/company/jamba)** **Undisclosed** May 2004 ## The cheque Series B Venture Series D Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2002 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Venture *2* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2002 Often in the room with - [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) 2 **Pitching VeriSign?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as VeriSign. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) ## Quick answers about VeriSign ### What does VeriSign invest in? VeriSign invests most often at Series B and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, Software and Cyber Security. ### How active is VeriSign? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2002. ### How big are VeriSign's cheques? The median round it joins is $16M. ### Does VeriSign lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does VeriSign invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the United Kingdom (20%) and the Netherlands (20%). ### Is VeriSign investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2002. ### Who does VeriSign invest alongside? Most often Mayfield Fund (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is VeriSign? VeriSign is a corporate VC based in Reston, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=verisign) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=verisign)