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Averon Announces Integration of Okta and Direct Autonomous Authentication® Technology

April 2, 2019

During Oktane19 today, Averon announced the integration of its Direct Autonomous Authentication technology with Okta, Inc.

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John Chambers, Former Executive Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, Joins Averon Advisory Board

March 4, 2019

Chambers is the latest former Fortune 500 company executive to join Averon's board of advisors

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Averon & tyntec Join Forces to Launch Direct Autonomous Authentication®

February 25, 2019

Strategic Partnership Provides Seamless, Automated and Real-Time Security Controls for Enterprises in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Beyond.

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TechSpot

Feb 14, 2019

Bob O’Donnell, founder and chief analyst of TECHnalysis Research, LLC cites Averon as a potential solution against the increasing regularity of data breaches when introducing emerging data protection methods.

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TechRadar

Jan 10, 2019

To better understand why traditional passwords aren't effective at protecting users from cyberattacks, Tech Radar Pro spoke with Averon CEO Wendell Brown.

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Averon’s Lea Tarnowski Named Finalist at the Banking Technology Awards

December 17, 2018

Lea Tarnowski selected as ‘Highly Commended’ finalist in the Woman in Technology Leadership category

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Forbes

Dec 10, 2018

Forbes.com quoted Averon CEO Wendell Brown on his preferred strategy for keeping tech team satisfaction high in their article "Seven Strategies For Building Tech Team Morale".

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Averon Launches Password-Free Account Access Solution to Fight Lost Customer Transactions

December 3, 2018

Averon MagicLogin™ empowers users to bypass lengthy account setup to more securely create, log into, and link to apps and services, helping brands increase conversion rates and user engagement

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TechRepublic

Nov 27, 2018

TechRepublic interviewed Averon CEO Wendell Brown on how our technology, Direct Autonomous Authentication, is taking multi-factor authentication to the next level.

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Averon to Showcase its Global Solution for Seamless Mobile Authentication at Web Summit 2018

November 5, 2018

Averon announced that it will have a booth presence at the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal this week. Co-founder and chief operating officer Lea Tarnowski will be onsite along with several other Averon team members to showcase the company’s new in-market retail solutions.

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CNN Business

Oct 4, 2018

CNN Business interviewed Averon co-founder Lea Tarnowski about how Salesforce's Marc Benioff became an investor.  "For starters, we're aligned on values: every company needs to ensure that their 'highest value' is trust". 

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InfoSecurity

Aug 14, 2018

Wendell Brown explains how attaching a secure certificate to a mobile phone number, user identity can be confirmed to service providers via cryptographically secure “identity messages” in the form of a paired key over a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

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Fedscoop

Jul 16, 2018

Evolving Government: Moving beyond passwords for seamless identity verification, by Averon Director of Operations Aaron Mahone

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Tech Luminaries Esther Dyson and K.V. Rao Join Averon Advisory Board

July 12, 2018

Prominent Digerati Join Roster of Advisors for Breakthrough Identity Authentication Company

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Averon Named 'Company To Watch' in One World Identity Report

July 2, 2018

Averon one of five 'Companies to Watch' in One World Identity (OWI) 2018 Identity Access Management (IAM) Report

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Averon Welcomes Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Care.com Founder, Chairwoman and CEO to the Averon Advisory Board

May 15, 2018

Marcelo Joins Extraordinary Leaders Advising Breakout Identity Authentication Company

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Averon Showcases Solution for Secure Mobile Conversions at FinovateSpring

May 9, 2018

MagicFill Leverages Averon's Ultra-Secure Mobile Identity Verification Standard to Seamlessly Convert Prospects into Customers

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State of Identity Podcast

May 8, 2018

Interview with Averon CEO Wendell Brown: Identity - The Internet's Original Sin

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Enterprise Times

Apr 20, 2018

Business Leader Interview with Wendell Brown, CEO at Averon

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Averon Wins Gold at the Edison Awards 2018

April 17, 2018

Averon is Again in the Winner's Circle as the Edison Awards Honors the Trailblazer's Mobile Identity Solution at Annual Gala

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Averon Welcomes Leading Tech Figures John Hjelmstad and James Kondo to Its Advisory Board

April 11, 2018

Addition of WeWork VP and Former Head of Google Identity, and Former VP of Twitter and Chairman of Twitter Japan, Bolsters Averon's Growing Board of Extraordinary Advisors

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Averon Chosen By Global Telcos for the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley's Prestigious Innovation Showcase

March 28, 2018

Future of Digital Identity in the Spotlight as Averon Takes the Stage Before the World's Mobile and Telecom Leaders

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PYMNTS.com

Mar 26, 2018

Averon CEO: Mobilizing The Wireless Identity Network, A Better Way Than 2FA

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Averon Closes New Funding Round Bringing Raise to $13.3 Million

March 21, 2018

Welcomes Marc Benioff to Its Family of Investors in Oversubscribed A1 Financing, Accelerating Growth for Averon's Identity Solutions

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One World Identity

Mar 21, 2018

Amid 'fake news' crisis, Averon raises another $5M to grow its cybersecurity identity platform

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Averon Wins BIG Innovation Award

February 27, 2018

Averon Recognized by Business Leaders for Bringing “New Ideas to Life” with DAA, the First Fully Automatic and Ultra-Secure Mobile Identity Verification Standard

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2017 Bronze Stevie Award Winner

Feb 27, 2018

Lea Tarnowski is the 2017 Bronze Stevie Award Winner for "Female Executive of the Year – Business Products – 11 to 2,500 Employees – Computer Software”

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Lea Tarnowski Selected for 2018 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs Program

Feb 26, 2018

30 innovative and technology-focused high-growth start-ups named to the 2018 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program

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Ernst & Young Global Entrepreneurs

Feb 25, 2018

Averon named among Global Top 30 innovative high-growth technology companies

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Averon Named 2018 Edison Award Finalist

February 20, 2018

Direct Autonomous Authentication, the World’s Only Fully Automatic Mobile Security Solution, Emerges in the Mobile Solutions Category for the “Oscars of Innovation”

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451 Research Insight Report: Averon

Jan 31, 2018

Most forms of multi-factor authentication require costs: Either hardware purchases, software downloads, device registration or an affected user experience. Averon is frictionless

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Averon Joins World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

January 25, 2018

Developer of Direct Autonomous Authentication Looks to Foster Public-Private Cooperation to Advance Human-Centered Economic Progress Via Trusted Digital Identity

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CSO Cybersecurity Business Report

Jan 17, 2018

Companies leading what Cybersecurity Ventures predicts will propel global spending on cybersecurity products and services to exceed $1 trillion in the next four years

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CRN Technology News Australia

Jan 11, 2018

During CES 2018, Averon demonstrated its fully automatic mobile identity solutions 

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Averon Welcomes Greg Tarr to the Averon Advisory Board

December 13, 2017

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Funding SMEs

Dec 6, 2017

Co-founded by Wendell Brown and Lea Tarnowski, Averon has developed an automatic and ultra-secure mobile identity verification standard

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Tech Funnel

Nov 2, 2017

Averon has finished a $8.3 million financing round, and will utilize the assets to accelerate its goal to secure mobile life across the whole computerized world

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Red Herring Global Media

Nov 2, 2017

Throughout his career in technology, Wendell has created groundbreaking global solutions in telecommunications, VoIP, and security

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Fortune

Oct 30, 2017

Averon, a San Francisco-based mobile identity verification company, raised $8.3 million in new funding led by Avalon Ventures

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Venture Dreams

Oct 29, 2017

Developing in stealth mode, Averon's security solution takes real-time mobile network signals from your phone to create authentication.

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TechCrunch

Oct 28, 2017

Averon closed a $8.3 million funding round with the idea, according to CEO Wendell Brown, "to substantially reduce the exposure each of us has to the growing wave of cyber-criminals"

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Silicon Valley Business Journal

Oct 25, 2017

Avalon Ventures led a new funding round for San Francisco-based mobile identity verification company Averon

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Averon Closes $8.3 Million Series A Funding Led by Avalon Ventures

October 24, 2017

Developer of the New Gold Standard in Cybersecurity Technology Advances Vision to Secure Mobile Life and Empower the Entire Digital World to 'Be Authentic'

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eSecurity Planet

Oct 24, 2017

San Francisco-based Averon announced today it has secured $8.3 million in an Avalon Ventures-led new round of funding

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