About RatePoint
Investors
Prism VentureWorks
Founded in 1996, Prism VentureWorks is a venture capital firm built by experienced entrepreneurs in technology and life sciences. With approximately $1.25 billion in capital under management across five funds, Prism's primary goal is to deliver superior value to its investors. Its partners have served as founders, CEOs and senior executives of numerous venture-backed companies. By leveraging its network of seasoned entrepreneurs, skilled executives and long-time industry contacts, Prism identifies and works closely with companies with the potential to be market leaders.
For more information, visit www.prismventure.com
.406 Ventures
406 Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in market-innovative growth technology and services companies being built by the finest entrepreneurs. .406 focuses primarily on early stage, Northeast-based IT and services companies in sectors where the partners have unique domain expertise, a successful track record, and established networks - IT Security and IT Infrastructure; Technology-enabled Business Services; and Next Generation Software.
For more information, visit www.406ventures.com
Neal Creighton
Neal is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of RatePoint. Neal has more than a decade of experience in information security, identity verification, web authentication and certification markets. Formally, as Co-founder, President and CEO of GeoTrust, Neal was responsible for providing the leadership, strategic direction and management for the company. Neal spearheaded GeoTrust's relaunch in 2001 when it acquired Equifax's security business, and strategically repositioned the company and its subsequent rapid growth. Neal led the efforts to raise $24 million in venture financing and sold GeoTrust to VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for $125 million in September 2006.
Neal also led the spin-off of ChosenSecurity from GeoTrust as part of the VeriSign merger agreement. Currently, Neal serves on the Board of DIrectory ofChosenSecurity and is the CEO of RatePoint, Inc. He is a noted expert in the identity verification / information security field and has been invited to speak at industry conferences to provide input to industry-related articles and reports. Neal considers graduating from U.S. Army Ranger School in 1990 his most meaningful professional experience.
Christopher Bailey
Prior to founding RatePoint, Chris was formerly a co-founder and chief technology officer of GeoTrust. At GeoTrust, Chris was responsible for the company's technology vision and product development activities with strategic partners, evaluating security technologies and market opportunities, and also managing the Company's advanced technology engineering group. Chris co-founded the company after acquiring technology from Equifax Secure, where Chris was AVP of digital certificate services. While at Equifax, he helped set the company's strategic direction and manage Equifax Secure's digital certificate services
Chris holds an M.B.A. in marketing and strategy from Emory University and a B.S. in finance and economics from the University of South Carolina.
Press Inquiries
For press inquiries, please contact
Sara Kiriakos, Director of Marketing at
1.781.455.1100 x108 or by e-mail at skiriakos@ratepoint.com
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Hear Neal Creighton, President and CEO talk about "When Your Reputation Precedes You" on the eWeek Channel Chat Podcast.
Click here to listen »Company Facts
- Founded: September 2006
- Corporate Headquarters: Needham, MA
- CEO: Neal Creighton
