Preparis Inc

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Preparis, Inc.
Private company
Industry Enterprise software
Founded January 1, 2007 (2007-01-01) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Founder Armistead Whitney
Headquarters Atlanta, GA, USA
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Armistead Whitney, (CEO)[1]
Charles Pearson, (CFO)
Wade Tucker, (CSO)
Rick Hollahan, (CTO)
Danny Sehr, (VP Product)
Paul Matteson, (VP Dev)
Products Business Continuity & Cybersecurity software and services
Website www.preparis.com

Preparis, Inc. is a United States-based company that provides business continuity and cybersecurity software and services to financial services, legal, commercial real estate and other industries worldwide.[2]

History

Preparis was founded as a privately held technology company in 2007 by American entrepreneur Armistead Whitney. Whitney was first inspired to start Preparis from his experience navigating 9/11 as an executive at Sekani, a media company based in New York City.[3]

In 2009, Preparis was accepted into the ATDC,[4] a business incubator affiliated with Georgia Tech and shortly thereafter closed $4.6 million in venture capital.[5]

In 2012 Preparis graduated from ATDC[6] and moved into its new headquarters in Buckhead in Atlanta.[7]

In 2013 Preparis launched solutions for the commercial real estate industry and was named a BOMA 360 Ambassador.[8]

In 2014 Preparis launched solutions for cybersecurity preparedness and compliance.[9]

In 2016, Preparis raised $2.5 million to support its growth in cybersecurity.[10]

Recognition

In 2008 Preparis was named a Top 40 Technology Company in Georgia.[11]

In 2009 research analyst group Gartner named Preparis a Cool Vendor for business continuity and security software.[12]

In 2010 Preparis won the Always On Award.[13]

In 2011 Preparis was named a Top 40 Technology Company in Georgia.[14]

In 2014 Preparis made the Inc. 5000 list.[15]

In 2016 Preparis was named a Top 40 Technology Company in Georgia[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Armistead Whitney Chief Executive Officer, Preparis, Inc.". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Company Overview of Preparis, Inc.". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Preparing for the Unthinkable". ventureatlanta.org. Venture Atlanta. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Preparis Enters ATDC". ATDC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Preparis Raises $4.6M Funding in Round Led Fulcrum Ventures". FinSMEs.com. October 1, 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Signature Graduates". ATDC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Karkaria, Urvaksh (November 2, 2012). "Buckhead cozying up to techpreneurs". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "360 AMBASSADORS". BOMA. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Jonathan Serrie (December 22, 2014). "Crisis consultant warns of more cyber attacks on business". Fox News Channel. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Preparis raises $2.5M to fight cyberattacks". Owler. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  11. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/tagtop40comps/top-40-companies-of-2008
  12. ↑ Roberta J. Witty (19 March 2009). "Cool Vendors in Risk Management and Compliance, 2009" (PDF). Gartner. p. 7. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "GlobalCrypto, Preparis And Suniva Win AlwaysOn East Top 100 Awards". Advanced Technology Development Center. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  14. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/tagtop40comps/top-40-companies-of-2011
  15. ↑ http://www.inc.com/profile/preparis
  16. ↑ "Technology Association of Georgia Unveils the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia". tagonline.org. Technology Association of Georgia. February 22, 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

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