Investor Profile: Security Growth Partners

Elad Yoran, CEO and Founder, Security Growth Partners


Elad Yoran is the CEO and founder of Security Growth Partners, a private equity fund focused on investments in homeland security solutions. Prior to founding SGP, Mr. Yoran co-founded, managed, and led Riptech, Inc. (Riptech), a leading managed security services provider. Ernst & Young recognized Mr. Yoran for his success with the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2001. Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: “SYMC”) acquired Riptech for $145 million in 2002, ranking in the top 2% in transaction value of all technology merger and acquisition transactions of that year. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Yoran served as Vice President, Global Business Development at Symantec. Prior to Riptech, Mr. Yoran served as Vice President at Broadview International, an investment bank that focuses on mergers and acquisitions in the technology industry. Mr. Yoran is a MBA graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Elad participated in the FundingPost event: New York Early-Stage Venture Capital Conference
on Thursday, May 27, 2010 in NY

Security Growth Partners

Security Growth Partners’ (SGP) mission is to support companies that provide homeland security solutions for the critical infrastructure market. SGP is more than a fund or typical venture capital organization. Rather than simply invest, we capitalize on both our extensive expertise and experience in the security sector and our strong network of contacts in the critical infrastructure market. We identify desirable opportunities and become extensively involved in the strategy and operations of each company with which we work.

Some Previous Investments:

Riptech

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the acquisition of Riptech, Inc. for approximately US$145 million in cash. The combination of the two companies will create the leading provider of managed security services worldwide monitoring and managing the largest number of security devices across the broadest array of solutions.

MediaSentry

On June 2, 2005 SafeNet (NASDAQ: SFNT) announced its intent to acquire MediaSentry; the transaction closed on June 13, 2005. SafeNet develops encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property, and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software and chips. The combination of SafeNet’s strong security and existing copyright protection products and MediaSentry’s innovative anti-piracy and business management services provides customers with a comprehensive suite of best-of-breed security offerings.

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