May 31st, 2012

AnchorFree Brings Their Hotspot Shield Mobile Security App To Android

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The team at AnchorFree has been rather busy lately — not only have they just recently closed a $52 million funding round, they’ve also gotten around to releasing an Android version of their popular HotSpot Shield mobile security app.

“We want to be the default app that users have on while browsing,” AnchorFree CEO David Gorodyansky told me.

Think of Hotspot Shield as a mobile VPN… → Read More

May 21st, 2012

With Its Hotspot Shield Hitting 60M Downloads, AnchorFree Lands A Whopping $52M From Goldman Sachs

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This morning AnchorFree, the makers of the popular virtual private network Hotspot Shield, is announcing that it has raised $52 million in series C financing from Goldman Sachs. All in all, this brings the Mountain View-based startup to over $63 million, following the $11 million the company raised in series A and B rounds, dating back to 2006.

As part of its whopping series C round, Goldman is… → Read More

October 26th, 2010

AnchorFree's Expat Shield targets iPlayer loving Brits abroad

It’s a question I’ve been asked many times: How to watch UK television abroad over the Internet. Never mind the legal ramifications of accessing copyrighted content outside of its licensed jurisdiction, it can also be a technical kludge, involving setting up proxy servers and engaging in a cat and mouse game as the likes of the BBC’s iPlayer block access. As a result, it’s generally not for the… → Read More