Purism
Company

Last deal

$1.59M

Amount

Product Crowdfunding

Stage

10.10.2017

Date

3

all rounds

$5.59M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Purism is a manufacturer of computers and hardware products that are designed to protect user privacy, security, and freedom..

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founded date

01.11.2014

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Product Crowdfunding

IPO status

Private

Description

Purism's flagship product, the Librem 15, is a laptop that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications, ensuring user privacy and security. The company manufactures its own motherboards and assembles computers in a secure facility in South San Francisco, USA. The Librem 11 and 10 tablets are prototyped and will go into production as early as September 2016 if funding goals are met. Purism believes in users' rights to privacy and freedom and works with hardware component manufacturers and the free software community to build high-quality hardware that respects users' digital lives.
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Legal Names

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Purism, SPC
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Financials

Funding Rounds
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3

Number of Funding Rounds

$5.59M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 10.10.2017. Their latest round Product Crowdfunding

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
10.10.2017
$1.59M
01.01.2017
$800K
24.09.2015
$850K
Co-Investors

People

Founders
2
Zlatan Todoric
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Zlatan Todorić is the Debian Developer at Debian.

current job

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Debian

organization founded

1

Zlatan Todoric

Todd Weaver
Todd Weaver

Todd Weaver

Serial entrepreneur and successful businessman, Todd has been recognized for his visionary strategy, technical leadership, and relentless drive, with more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, using, installing, and promoting Free Software. Todd has consistently predicted market directions and executed disruptive technologies in a wide range of industries, including in-store entertainment, collaborative financial solutions, and starting the first online cable company. Todd has a deep understanding of the hardware manufacturing process, and an unwavering belief for users to retain their essential freedoms via free software, making Purism (the marriage of high quality hardware and free software), his most ambitious, disruptive, and exciting venture yet.

current job

Purism
Purism

organization founded

2

Todd Weaver

Employee Profiles
5

Tom Markiewicz

Liberty client app developer

Todd Weaver

Todd Weaver

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Sriram Ramkrishna

Sriram Ramkrishna

Chief Marketing Officer

Kyle Rankin

Kyle Rankin

Chief Security Officer

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