{"id":2404,"date":"2018-10-25T16:47:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madhousereport.com\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2018-10-25T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:47:31","slug":"algorand-secures-62m-funding-announces-appointment-executive-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=2404","title":{"rendered":"Algorand Secures $62M In Funding And Announces Appointment Of Executive Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executives from Fuze and LogMeIn Join Cryptography Pioneer and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali to build next-generation \u2019blockchain for business\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

BOSTON– (BUSINESS WIRE<\/span><\/a><\/span>\/AETOSWire<\/span><\/a><\/span>)– Algorand<\/span><\/a>, a first-of-its-kind blockchain and cryptocurrency purpose built for business, announced today the closure of a $62M equity investment and the addition of senior executive hires from leading global technology brands. Steve Kokinos, co-founder and Chairman at Fuze, and W. Sean Ford, co-founder of uPromise and former CMO of LogMeIn, join Algorand as CEO and COO, respectively. The $62M comes from a broad global investment group representing the venture capital, cryptocurrency, and financial services communities. The funding, combined with the executive hires, will help launch the revolutionary blockchain protocol designed by MIT\u2019s Silvio Micali. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt USV we believe that foundational innovation is required to deliver on the promise of blockchain technology,\u201d said Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures. \u201cAlgorand is building a crucial part of that with their novel consensus algorithm that solves for security, decentralization and scalability.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlgorand is a company uniquely approaching the blockchain and cryptocurrency space from both a technology and business perspective,\u201d said Jamie Goldstein, founding partner, Pillar Venture Capital. \u201cSilvio Micali is an award-winning cryptographer, and the technology he and his team have developed has the potential to transform industries. With the addition of Steve and Sean, he is now joined by a senior leadership team that has deep expertise in building enterprise companies at scale.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been developing Algorand as a technology for several years with the ultimate goal of creating a business-ready protocol for a truly global and decentralized economy,\u201d said Silvio Micali, Algorand founder, MIT computer science professor and Turing Award winner. \u201cOur team of scientists is comprised of some of the most accomplished minds in cryptography, theory, and finance, and we are very excited to add the proven business acumen we need to help bring our protocol to market.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Bringing a combined 40+ years of proven technology experience in leading disruptive brands, Kokinos and Ford offer deep and unique expertise in driving the growth of innovative tech companies. A serial entrepreneur, Kokinos has founded and grown three successful companies \u2013 Fuze, BladeLogic, and WebYes, Inc. while Ford has built a reputation for operational execution and go-to-market expertise at a variety of tech companies including uPromise, Oracle and LogMeIn. <\/span><\/p>\n

About Algorand<\/b>
\nBased in Boston, and founded by cryptography pioneer and Turing award winner Silvio Micali, Algorand solves the \u201cblockchain trilemma<\/i>\u201d with a platform that delivers decentralization, scalability and security. Algorand provides a foundation for existing businesses and new projects to operate globally in the emerging decentralized economy. Algorand\u2019s first-of-its-kind, permissionless, pure<\/i> proof-of-stake protocol supports the scale, open participation, and transaction finality required to build systems for billions of users. <\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit https:\/\/www.algorand.com\/<\/i><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

View source version on businesswire.com: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20181024005053\/en\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

*Source: <\/b>AETOSWire<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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