(MENAFNEditorial) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – February 20, 2013 –
AnchorFree, one of the world's leading online privacy and security pioneers, has been named America's sixth most promising company.
Its founder has also been identified as one of the country's most promising CEOs.
The Silicon Valley company, which is currently eyeing significant growth in the Middle East, was ranked on a prestigious Forbes list ahead of high profile innovators such as Popchips, Petplan and Squarespace.
The list, which covers privately held high-growth US companies in all industries, was compiled based on growth, quality of management team and investors, and market share.
"This list highlights the power of the Internet as a force for innovation; companies from all industries were assessed, yet 48 of the top 100 are part of the software and services industry," said David Gorodyansky, CEO, AnchorFree.
"AnchorFree's prominent position clearly recognises the growing importance of empowering consumers with choice and control over their online lives. From safeguarding personal privacy to protecting against hackers and identity theft, our ability to deliver the protection that matters has been instrumental in growing our Middle Eastern user-base over the past year."
AnchorFree is the creator of Hotspot Shield, which is the world's most popular privacy and security app, enabling secure browsing, online privacy protection and mobile data compression on Apple iOs, Android, PC and Mac. Hotspot Shield protects over 100 million people across 190 countries from 3.5 million malware, phishing and SPAM sites.
According to Internet measurement firm Quantcast, AnchorFree is among the top 40 online destinations, with more monthly visitors than companies such as CNN, MTV, and Yelp.
Last year, AnchorFree raised $52 million in C-round funding (bringing its total to date to $61 million).
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