Wickr Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · Founded 2013 · CIK 0001592350 · Cybersecurity · Acquired
End-to-end encrypted communication platform with military-grade security for messaging, voice, video, and file sharing
aws.amazon.com →- Grants
- —
- No SBIR or STTR on record
- Sector median: 0
- Raised
- $78M
- 6 Form D · Dec 2018
- 94 months since last filing
- Contracts
- $8.5M
- 4 awards · Defense
- #19 of 603 in cybersecurity
- Patents
- 40
- 39 granted · 1 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20132014201520162017201820192020
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $360,726 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $28,692,623 | |
| Private capital raised· 1 of 2 same day | Form D · SEC | $4,508,974 | |
| Private capital raised· 2 of 2 same day | Form D · SEC | $29,499,961 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Igf::ot::igf Darpa SBIR Phase I | $99,200 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $8,750,247 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $6,058,801 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Afsoc And Socom Wickr Ram Licenses For Communication Applications. | $7,608,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Acc 361 Wickr Recall, Alerts, And Messaging Application Services | $57,060 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Wickr Ram Messaging App For ACC/A6 | $736,264 |
Federal contract · USAspendingForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | RAPIDFORT INC | $9.3M | $9.4M |
| 17 | NARF INDUSTRIES LLC | $9.2M | — |
| 18 | Synack, Inc. | $8.7M | $107M |
| 19 | Wickr Inc. | $8.5M | $78M |
| 20 | Computer Measurement Laboratory, LLC | $5.8M | — |
| 21 | Leviathan Security Group, Inc. | $4.3M | — |
| 22 | SecureAuth Corp | $3.9M | $13M |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Paul BauerschmidtExecutive Officer
- James BreyerDirector
- Kara CoppaExecutive Officer
- Jennifer DeTraniExecutive Officer
- Mark FieldsDirector · Executive Officer
- Christopher HowellExecutive Officer
- Chris LalondeExecutive Officer
- Gilman LouieDirector
- Scott McMillanExecutive Officer
- David PhelpsDirector
- Braden SeelyExecutive Officer
- Nico SellDirector · Executive Officer
- York SellExecutive Officer
- Joel WallenstromDirector · Executive Officer
Patents
- Decentralized System For Securely Resolving Domain Namesgranted
- System and Method for Providing a Configuration File to Client Devicesgranted
- Two-Way Handshake for Key Establishment for Secure Communicationsgranted
- Federated Messaginggranted
- Secure Time-to-Livegranted
- System and Method for Providing a Configuration File to Client Devicesgranted
- Secure Directory Servicesgranted
- Local Encryption for Single Sign-Ongranted
- Generating New Encryption Keys During a Secure Communication Sessiongranted
- Facilitating Communications using Hybrid Cryptographygranted
- Facilitating Communications Using Hybrid Cryptographygranted
- Directory Lookup for Federated Messaging with a User from a Different Secure Communication Networkgranted