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Verkada, a pioneer in cloud-based physical security solutions, announced that the Honourable Michael Evanoff joins the company as its Global Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Strategic Advisor. A distinguished security expert with experience in the public and private sectors, Evanoff will advise Verkada's customers and partners on best practices for enterprise security, executive protection, and risk mitigation. His addition to the team reinforces Verkada's commitment to providing best-in-class security solutions that protect people and places at scale. Future of security "Michael's insight and expertise from decades of service to the State Department and to private sector powerhouses like Walmart and Coca-Cola will bring incredible value to Verkada customers who are managing an increasingly complex risk landscape," said Filip Kaliszan, Co-Founder and CEO of Verkada. "With our quickly growing global footprint of more than 30,000 customers across 93 countries, Michael will play a key role in shaping the future of security." Benefit from Evanoff's experience Verkada clients will benefit from Evanoff's experience in risk management and operations Verkada customers will benefit from Evanoff's experience in risk management, mitigation and protective operations, including his service as the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security at the U.S. Department of State.  During his time at the State Department, he led global security initiatives, oversaw international protective services, and managed counterterrorism programs. While in the private sector, he led security programs across the globe – from Walmart's International business and Coca-Cola HBC AG to, most recently, Jabil, an electronics manufacturer. Verkada's platform and opportunity "I am blown away by Verkada's platform and the opportunity ahead of the business," said Evanoff. "This team is building a future-proof platform that can scale and evolve just as quickly as the security landscape is. I can't think of more important work than ensuring even more organisations have access to this critically important technology." Evanoff's appointment follows Verkada's $200M funding round and several key leadership additions, including its new Global Head of Channel and Head of JAPAC Channel.

Verkada, a pioneer in cloud-based physical security, announced the appointment of Micah Deriso as Head of Global Channel. In this role, Deriso will lead Verkada's global channel strategy and partnerships. The company is trusted by more than 30,000 customers to protect people and places across 93 countries. It's more than 8,400 partners play a critical role in accelerating the delivery of its solutions to organisations across the globe. Verkada's channel organisation Verkada is strengthening its channel organisation and expanding investments in co-marketing programs With pioneers like Deriso, Verkada is strengthening its channel organisation and expanding investments in co-marketing programs and partner resources and training to help the integrators, resellers, distributors, and installers its partners with capture new opportunities. "Micah is a seasoned pioneer with a strong track record in the technology industry, making him the ideal candidate to bring our channel organisation to the next level," said Eric Salava, Chief Revenue Officer at Verkada. Prior roles of Deriso Salava added: "Under his leadership, we'll deepen our relationships with our channel partners—providing them with the tools, expertise, and innovative solutions they need to grow their businesses and enhance safety and security for organisations worldwide." Deriso was most recently the Chief Growth Officer at K2View, where he spearheaded global channel partnerships and led the go-to-market strategy for Generative AI solutions. Prior to K2View, Deriso held several senior sales and channel leadership roles, including SVP and GM of Conga and VP of Sales at Informatica. Verkada's mission of protecting people Verkada celebrated its Partners of the Year who demonstrated outstanding growth "Verkada is solving a pressing challenge in the world today: safety," said Micah Deriso, Head of Global Channel at Verkada. "I'm honoured to join an organisation committed to tackling such an important issue. I look forward to working with our channel partners to help further Verkada's mission of protecting people and places in a privacy-sensitive way." Verkada's $200 million Series E funding Deriso's appointment follows Verkada's $200 million Series E funding round, which now values the company at $4.5 billion. Verkada also recently appointed Boudewijn Pesch as Vice President of JAPAC Channel Sales as it continues to invest in international markets. In recognition of its growing partner community, Verkada celebrated its Partners of the Year who demonstrated outstanding growth, customer commitment, and collaboration.

Pioneer in cloud-based physical security technology, Verkada, announced a $200 million Series E funding round. The round was led by General Catalyst, with significant investment from Eclipse and additional participation from new and existing investors. Since its founding in 2016, Verkada has raised more than $700 million in funding, and the latest round values the company at $4.5 billion. Verkada's six product lines Machine learning and applied computer vision have been core to Verkada's offering Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, door-based access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled visibility through a natively integrated cloud-based software platform. Machine learning and applied computer vision have been core to Verkada's offering from the beginning, and it recently expanded AI-powered capabilities with category-defining natural language search and alerting features. Infuse AI into its security and safety solutions These visual intelligence offerings not only make investigations more intuitive and efficient than ever before, but they also enable Verkada's customers to address industry-specific operational concerns – from manufacturers managing workplace safety and compliance to retailers combatting fraudulent returns.  The company will leverage this new capital to further infuse AI into its security and safety solutions, and more broadly enhance and expand its cloud-based physical security platform. Verkada's revenue up 95% Verkada has incredible momentum in the market, with its customer base growing 111% Verkada has incredible momentum in the market, with its customer base growing 111% since its last fundraise in September 2022. More than 91 companies in the Fortune 500 trust Verkada as their physical security layer, and more than 70% of Verkada's large customers leverage two or more of its products. This strong customer demand has driven Verkada's revenue up 95% in the same time period. Latest commitment of critical transformation "Today, more than 1.5 million Verkada devices are online protecting people and places across the globe, and we have an incredible opportunity ahead as we continue to rapidly increase our market share and deliver category-defining solutions to our more than 30,000 customers," said Filip Kaliszan, Co-Founder and CEO of Verkada. "This latest commitment of capital reinforces the critical transformation that Verkada is driving in the market as applied AI fundamentally changes the ways that organisations keep people safe and drive business efficiency." Verkada's cloud-native software "Verkada's ability to integrate AI into real-world applications like video security, predictive maintenance, and environmental monitoring, has allowed their customers to interact with their security systems in intuitive, transformative ways," said Deep Nishar, Managing Director, General Catalyst. "The business potential is enormous—whether it's protecting schools, hospitals, retailers, or manufacturing facilities, Verkada's combination of cloud-native software and integrated hardware we believe positions the company well to scale and reshape how we think about safety and security on a global scale." Digital and physical worlds Eclipse partner Aidan Madigan-Curtis, whose firm invests in cutting-edge technology Eclipse partner Aidan Madigan-Curtis, whose firm invests in cutting-edge technology to bridge digital and physical worlds, said ageing security systems simply do not meet the needs of the modern world. "Safety is increasingly on the minds of parents, audiences, consumers, and others in public and private arenas, but our infrastructure is severely lacking in secure, modern systems for threat detection, access control, and emergency alerting," says Madigan-Curtis. Partner with the Verkada team Madigan-Curtis added: "This is a pivotal moment in time to combine the best in computer vision, advanced hardware, and AI to serve all citizens and their families." "Eclipse is proud to partner with the Verkada team in order to continue to amplify the company's scale and global reach."

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