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SocialShield,

http://www.socialshield.com/
Last activity: 26.09.2012
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Mentions
19

Overview

Location
United States, California, Princeton-by-the-Sea
Employees
501-1000
Total raised
$10M
Founded date
2009

Funding Rounds 1

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Mentions in press and media 19

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Mar 29, 2012SocialShield Acquired By German Security Company AviraAvira, a security company headquartered in Germany, just announced that it has acquired social monitoring startup SocialShield and will be adding the service to its lineup of free security products. “Avira is broadening our security focus f...
Dec 5, 2011Secure.me Launches Social Privacy Monitoring Tool For The World After Gaining A Foothold In GermanyMore and more of us are getting comfortable sharing our real-world identities online, but the tools for helping us maintain our online privacy and security are still catching up to our behavior. Witness the porn-and-violence spam links atta...
Aug 9, 2011Study: Most parents don’t monitor their children’s social media activityWe are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Most parents don’t monitor their children’s socia...
Aug 9, 2011Study: Most parents don’t monitor their children’s social media activityMost parents don’t monitor their children’s social network activity, according to new studies from comScore and NDP. According to the studies, about 69 percent of parents with children ages 10 to 17 are concerned with several different dang...
Apr 13, 2011Former OfferPal CEO George Garrick Joins SocialShieldSocialShield, a startup that helps parents monitor their kids’ online behavior without violating kids’ privacy, is announcing a new CEO today, George Garrick. Garrick, who was an investor in SocialShield, is a seasoned technology exec that ...
Mar 10, 2011SocialShield Fights CyberBullying With New FeaturesSocialShield, a startup that helps parents monitor their kids’ online behavior without violating kids’ privacy, is unveiling a new version of its platform today. SocialShield, which recently raised $10 million in funding, gives parents high...
Oct 8, 2010Funding roundup - week ending 10/08/10Mobile, advertising, banking, music personalization, face-recognition, event registration, and more Startups in remote and obscure locations, bemoan your location's lack of venture capital firms no longer! The Foundry Group, a venture ...
Oct 6, 2010$10M for SocialShieldShare Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints SocialShield, a San Bruno, CA-based startup that offers subscription-based Web tools that parents can use to monitor their children’s activity on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitte...
Oct 5, 2010SocialShield raises $10M for Web monitoringThe service allows parents to monitor their child's online activity As cyber-bullying becomes an ever-pressing problem and younger children are connecting with friends and strangers via social networking sites, it is becoming increasin...
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FAQ about SocialShield,

When was SocialShield, founded?

SocialShield, was founded in 2009.

How much funding has SocialShield, raised?

SocialShield, has raised $10M in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about SocialShield,?

Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning SocialShield,, among them “SocialShield Acquired By German Security Company Avira” (Mar 29, 2012) and “Secure.me Launches Social Privacy Monitoring Tool For The World After Gaining A Foothold In Germany” (Dec 5, 2011).

Is SocialShield, still active?

SocialShield, is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 26, 2012.