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Background screening company Verified Person receives
new round of funding
NEW YORK
July 5, 2007
New York-based background screening
company Verified Person Inc. announces it has received a Series
D round of
equity funding from an undisclosed group of new investors, and return
participation from initial investors. With this round the company
plans to
expand its sales and marketing organizations as well as focus on
product
development.
"We are fortunate to have such a committed
group of investors supporting Verified Person," said Verified Person CEO Jim Davis. "This
new
round of funding provides additional resources to further expand market
share in both new and existing markets."
Verified Person is experiencing continued growth
due to the increased
demand for pre-employment screening from companies of all sizes
nationwide.
Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, demand for quality pre-employment
screening has been on the rise. Verified Person offers the most
advanced
search technology to help organizations lower risk and keep their
workplaces safe from harm.
"We are committed to providing our customers
with the most effective and simplest Web-based employee screening
tools in the industry," Davis
said. "This round of funding will allow the company to focus
on improving our technology so that we continue to keep this promise
to our
customers.
In addition, we will use this financing to expand our sales and
marketing
efforts by adding staff and resources in our New York and Memphis
offices."
Verified Person has previously received funding
from Rho Capital
Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds, John Sculley, Ira Brind, and other
leading
investors.
"For the past year not only has Verified
Person continued to offer customers unique products, but it has
implemented an aggressive
marketing
and brand awareness plan to grow the company," said Jackie
Kimzey of Sevin Rosen Funds. "At Sevin Rosen Funds, we are
focused on funding these types of companies with differentiated
products and services, a strong
management
team and a potential for significant growth."
About Verified Person
Verified Person provides the industry's most advanced criminal
background screening and identity verification services, applying
leading-edge technology to traditional search methodologies in
order to
deliver faster, more accurate results via a simple-to-use Web
site. The
company's solutions help healthcare, staffing, financial services,
retail
and other industry organizations to comply with regulation and
to mitigate
corporate threats such as workplace violence, internal theft
and fraud, and
poor employee selection. Verified Person was founded by John
Sculley,
former CEO of Apple Computer, and Tal Moise. The company is
headquartered
in New York. More information is available at
http://www.verifiedperson.com.
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