Enterproid
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| Industry | Enterprise mobility management |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Andrew Toy (CEO) Alexander Trewby (COO) David Zhu (CTO) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Divide dual-persona BYOD platform |
| Website | www |
Enterproid is an enterprise mobility management software company that helps business customers manage employee-owned smartphones and tablets, a trend known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Enterproid is best known for its dual-persona platform called Divide, which separates iOS and Android devices into two personas for work and play.
Product
Divide provides a workspace container that encrypts business data and applications and keeps them separate from personal data on an employee's mobile device. Enterproid was one of the first companies to introduce a dual-persona approach for enterprise mobility management and BYOD. Separating a device into two personas allows companies to protect only the business apps and data without having to manage or restrict the personal use of the device [1] Divide, which also includes a number of business apps for email, calendar and contacts, is available for both iOS and Android devices.
History
Enterproid was founded in 2010 by former Morgan Stanley mobile security and IT executives.[2] The founding team includes CEO Andrew Toy, COO Alexander Trewby and CTO David Zhu. The company, which debuted Divide at the Demo Spring 2011 conference,[3] established a headquarters in New York with offices in London and Hong Kong.
On May 20, 2014, the company was acquired by Google. Following the acquisition, Divide became Android for Work.[4]
Funding
In October 2013, Enterproid rebranded as Divide and announced closing a $12M funding round led by Google Ventures.[5] The company has raised $25 million to date that also includes[6] an $11 million series A round in June 2011 from Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and Comcast Ventures.[7] It raised a $2 million seed round from Genacast Ventures, NYC, High Peaks Venture Partners and BOLDstart Ventures in October 2010.[8]
Awards
| Date | Award | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2011 | Qualcomm Venture QPrize | Grand Prize Winner |
| Jan. 2012 | GSMA Global Mobile Awards | Nominated for best enterprise mobile service and most innovative mobile app |
| April 2012 | Gartner Cool Vendor | Recognized as a top vendor in security: infrastructure protection |
| May 2012 | Time Inc.'s 10 NYC Startups to Watch | Listed as one of the top New York startups |
References
- ^ Simonite, Tom. "One Smart Phone, Two Personalities". "MIT Technology Review." October 13, 2011
- ^ Eadicicco, Lisa. "Meet Enterproid: An NYC Startup That Tackled BYOD With A Mobile App That Divides". International Business Times. October 20, 2012.
- ^ Rao, Leena. "Enterproid Separates Professional and Personal Lives on Android Phones" . TechCrunch. February 28, 2011.
- ^ Chowdhry, Amit. "Google Acquires Enterprise-Friendly Device Manager Divide". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "As BlackBerry fizzles, Enterproid scores $12M for its BYOD solution, rebrands as 'Divide'". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ CrunchBase[1]. "CrunchBase"
- ^ Ludwig, Sean. "Enterproid grabs $11M to separate business and personal on Android" . "VentureBeat." October 6, 2011.
- ^ Kim, Ryan. "Enterproid Brings Work/Life Balance to Smartphones" . "GigaOM." Feb 28, 2011.
Further reading
- Wired
- Fox News
- PC World
- Laptop (part of Tom's Guide)
- PC Magazine
- Business Insider
- Financial Times
- Bloomberg
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