Company:Anaqua

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Anaqua is a Boston, Massachusetts -based provider of intellectual asset (IA) management and software and services.[1][2][3][4][5] Anaqua’s Enterprise IAM software and services supports the IA lifecycle from idea to monetization for all IA categories, including inventions, patents, trade secrets, brands, and trademarks.[6][7][8][9][10] Anaqua Express is designed for smaller IP teams.[9][10] Anaqua Element is a cloud-based software service for IP professionals managing small portfolios.[6][9] Anaqua Essential helps law firms manage intellectual assets on behalf of clients.[10][11][12]

History

Anaqua was formed in 2004 with initial investment by Paul DiGiammarino as its founding CEO and additional funding provided by Beacon Equity Partners in 2005 and 2006.[citation needed] In 2010, Anaqua merged with SGA2, an ISO 9000-certified supplier of global patent annuity and trademark renewal services.[10][13] In 2013, Beacon Equity Partners sold Anaqua to Insight Venture Partners.[3][4][6][14][15]

Priya Iyer joined Anaqua as the chief operating officer in 2005, and became CEO in 2007.[16][17][18]

Anaqua merged with Lecorpio, LLC, announced on July 25, 2017.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Anaqua secures $25M to guard your trademarks, patents, and other valuable creations". Venture Beat. 17 October 2013. https://venturebeat.com/2013/10/17/anaqua-secures-25m-from-bessemer-to-protect-your-ip/. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "A New Economy Means A New Kind Of Theft — And A New IIT Degree To Prevent It". Chicago Grid. http://www.chicagogrid.com/reviews/tech/iit-intellectual-property-degree/. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anaqua Receives Significant Investment From Insight Venture Partners". 2013-07-17. http://www.finsmes.com/2013/07/anaqua-receives-significant-investment-insight-venture-partners.html. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Anaqua Raises $100 Million to Store Your I.P. in the Cloud". Pulse 2.0. http://pulse2.com/2013/07/17/anaqua-raises-100-million-to-store-your-i-p-in-the-cloud-89898/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  5. ↑ "5Things to Know About Patent Law Firm Management". 2013. http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/05/07/5-things-to-know-about-patent-law-firm-management/id=24227/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Arik Hesseldahl (2013-07-17). "Anaqua, IP Management in the Cloud Lands $100 Million From Insight". All Things D. http://allthingsd.com/20130717/anaqua-ip-management-in-the-cloud-lands-100-million-from-insight/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  7. ↑ "IP, Veteran, Ralph Schroeder, Joins Anaqua Management Team". 2007-02-15. http://www.ipfrontline.com/depts/article.aspx?id=14260&deptid=8. 
  8. ↑ Marie Cabural (24 July 2013). "Beacon Equity Sells Anaqua to Insight Venture". Value Walk. http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/07/beacon-equity-sells-anaqua-insight-venture/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Intellectual Asset Management Solutions". TechSling. 2013-08-09. http://www.techsling.com/2013/08/intellectual-asset-management-solutions/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "MGI Deploys Anaqua Essential". 5 April 2011. http://maschoffbrennan.com/mgi-deploys-anaqua-essential/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  11. ↑ "BVP invests in Anaqua to fund the future of IP management". Bessemer Venture Partners. http://www.bvp.com/blog/bvp-invests-anaqua-fund-future-ip-management. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "IP software firm Anaqua raises $25M from Bessemer". Boston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/10/ip-software-firm-anaqua-raises-25m.html. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Anaqua". Intellectual Asset Management. http://www.iam-magazine.com/partners/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  14. ↑ "Anaqua sold off to Insight Venture Partners". Venture Capital Post. 2013-07-22. http://www.ivcpost.com/articles/11711/20130722/anaqua-sold-insight-venture-partners.htm. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  15. ↑ Jonathan Shieber (2013-07-17). "Anaqua Lands $100M From Insight Venture Partners". http://pevc.dowjones.com/Article?an=DJFVW00020130717e97hp23q2&cid=32135016&ctype=ts&pid=32&ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fpevc.dowjones.com%2fArticle%3fan%3dDJFVW00020130717e97hp23q2%26cid%3d32135016%26ctype%3dts%26pid%3d32. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  16. ↑ "Meet alumni". MIT Sloan Management. http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/fellows-present-past/alumni-network/. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  17. ↑ "EmTech08 Speakers". Technology Review. 2008. http://www2.technologyreview.com/Emtech/archive/08/speakers.aspx. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  18. ↑ "Priya Iyer". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=26145752&privcapId=26015633. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 
  19. ↑ Anaqua (2017-07-21). "Anaqua and Lecorpio Merge to Create Next Generation IP Software and Services Company" (in en). Anaqua. https://www.anaqua.com/company/news/anaqua-and-lecorpio-merge-create-next-generation-ip-software-and-services-company. 

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