Anaqua (company)

Anaqua is a Boston, MA based provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) and SaaS software and services.[1][2][3][4][5] Anaqua’s Enterprise IAM solution supports the full IA lifecycle from idea to monetization for all IA categories, including inventions, patents, trade secrets, brands and trademarks.[6][7][8][9][10] Anaqua Express is designed for smaller IP teams.[9][10] Anaqua Element is a quick start, cloud-based solution for IP professionals managing small portfolios.[6][9] Anaqua Essential helps law firms manage intellectual assets on behalf of clients.[10][11][12]

History

Anaqua was formed in 2004 and bought by Beacon Equity Partners in 2005.[13] In 2006, Anaqua received $4 million from Northstar Global Partners, which they used to relocate headquarters from London to Boston and hire more staff.[6][14] In 2010 Anaqua merged with SGA2, an ISO 9000-certified supplier of global patent annuity and trademark renewal services.[10][15] In 2013, Beacon Equity Partners sold Anaqua to Insight Venture Partners.[3][4][6][13][16]

Priya Iyer joined Anaqua as the chief operating officer in 2005 and was promoted to CEO in 2007.[17][18][19] Bob Romeo took over as CEO in August 2015.

Anaqua merged with Lecorpio, LLC, announced on July 25, 2017.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Anaqua secures $25M to guard your trademarks, patents, and other valuable creations". Venture Beat. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "A New Economy Means A New Kind Of Theft — And A New IIT Degree To Prevent It". Chicago Grid. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Anaqua Receives Significant Investment From Insight Venture Partners". 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  4. 1 2 "Anaqua Raises $100 Million to Store Your I.P. in the Cloud". Pulse 2.0. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  5. ↑ "5Things to Know About Patent Law Firm Management". 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Arik Hesseldahl (2013-07-17). "Anaqua, IP Management in the Cloud Lands $100 Million From Insight". All Things D. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  7. ↑ "IP, Veteran, Ralph Schroeder, Joins Anaqua Management Team". 2007-02-15.
  8. ↑ Marie Cabural. "Beacon Equity Sells Anaqua to Insight Venture". Value Walk. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  9. 1 2 3 "Intellectual Asset Management Solutions". TechSling. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "MGI Deploys Anaqua Essential". Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  11. ↑ "BVP invests in Anaqua to fund the future of IP management". Bessemer Venture Partners. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  12. ↑ "IP software firm Anaqua raises $25M from Bessemer". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Anaqua sold off to Insight Venture Partners". Venture Capital Post. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  14. ↑ Lisa va der Pool (2006-02-20). "Software maker Anaqua arrives in Hub with$4M". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  15. ↑ "Anaqua". Intellectual Asset Management. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  16. ↑ Jonathan Shieber (2013-07-17). "Anaqua Lands $100M From Insight Venture Partners". Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  17. ↑ "Meet alumni". MIT Sloan Management. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  18. ↑ "EmTech08 Speakers". Technology Review. 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  19. ↑ "Priya Iyer". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  20. ↑ Anaqua (2017-07-21). "Anaqua and Lecorpio Merge to Create Next Generation IP Software and Services Company". Anaqua. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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