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New investments will help Halon to secure the IT-world!
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund and Almi Invest Western Sweden have invested in Halon Security to support their growth on the international market. The Swedish company Halon Security has developed and distributed award winning e-mail and web security solutions for the last ten years.
Award winning solutions
Halon Security was founded in Gothenburg by the two brothers Peter and Jonas Falck. The
company is famous for their cutting edge technology when providing award winning, scalable
and flexible software solutions.
- Our solutions for IT-security have been appointed best-in-test in Sweden and in SE
Magazine, and we have earned thirteen top credentials from the Virus Bulletin, says Peter
Falck, one of the founders.
With VM-ware ready® and ipv6 adapted products they are the only ones with this solution
so far in the it-security field. Halon is already present in the future.
- There is a great potential for our products in the future, says Peter Falck.
Growing worldwide
Halon Security is a big player on the Swedish market for firewalls and routers, e-mail security and spam filters. They have proven themselves on the Swedish market for ten years. Now they’re going to enter the US market focusing on Email security for service providers. The two venture capitalists Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund and Almi Invest believe that Halons’ potential on the international market is huge.
- Halons’ solutions are considered the best alternative also when compared to the giants in the
field, says Per Stenman, responsible for investment and portfolio management at Chalmers
Innovation Seed Fund.
- With strong ownership and the right support, Halon Security is a given worldwide success,
Per Stenman wraps up. If everything runs according to plan, you can count on hearing more
from Halon Security in the future.
Ämnen
- Företagande, allmänt
Kategorier
- spam filter
- it
- vm-ware
- tillväxt
- säkerhet
- ipv6
- websäkerhet
- nyinvesteringar
- almi invest
- email säkerhet
- innovation
- it och mjukvara
- ny teknik
- nya produkter
- nya företag
- regional tillväxt
- teknik
Regioner
- Göteborg
About Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund and Almi Invest
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund was founded in 2008 as a development of Chalmers
Innovation -an incubator transforming technology business concepts into start-up companies.
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund focuses on investments in early stages. They have well-
established networks to create opportunities that enhance the investee-companies diligence
and international competitiveness.
Almi Invest is a venture capital company investing in Swedish promising companies with
exciting scalable business models and dedicated entrepreneurs.
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund and Almi Invest are currently investing in the Swedish IT-
security company Halon Security, to support their international growth.
Mer om Chalmers Innovation
Chalmers Innovation identifierar, utvecklar och finansierar teknikbaserade tillväxtföretag. Sedan starten 1999 har de varit med och startat 104 företag. Företagen hade under 2011 en total omsättning på 558 miljoner kronor och 406 anställda. Tillsammans har det under åren totalt investerats 1,45 miljarder kronor i dessa bolag. De här resultaten gör att Chalmers Innovation idag är Sveriges ledande idéinvesterare och företagsinkubator. Chalmers Innovation är utvald att ingå i regionala samt nationella inkubatorsatsningar från Innovationsbron och Västra Götalandsregionen.
Chalmers Innovation is supported by the EU Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP)