BYOD specialist Enterproid raises $12 million led by Google Ventures; will do business under the Divide name

Enterproid, developers of Divide™, the secure mobile platform, announced today it has secured $12 million in Series B funding led by Google Ventures and will now conduct business under the Divide name. The latest investment -- which includes participation from existing investors Comcast Ventures and Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture capital arm, Qualcomm Ventures, as well as new investors Globespan Capital Partners and Harmony Partners -- brings Divide's total funding to $25 million.

Divide, which was founded in 2010 to provide an innovative no-compromise BYOD solution, will use the investment to accelerate its growth and capitalize on key partnerships with companies such as IBM, Vodafone, Verizon and Tangoe. Since its launch, Divide has been downloaded more than 200,000 times by consumers and professionals through the Apple App Store and Google Play. The Divide platform is seeing even faster growth among corporate clients, with a more than 10 fold increase in paid licenses so far this year. Divide sells to hundreds of customers including some of the world's largest financial, healthcare and technology companies as well as federal agencies and small and medium-sized businesses.

"Divide provides a simple, secure and standardized solution for BYOD that is unique in its ability to win over both IT decision makers and employees," said Divide CEO Andrew Toy. "We're taking this opportunity to embrace the Divide name, which best embodies the work we do in securing business data on employee-owned devices. Our mission has resonated with hundreds of enterprises looking for a better mobility solution for solving BYOD."

Divide, available on iOS and Android as a free app or with an enterprise subscription, offers an encrypted workspace container on employee devices that keeps business data and apps separate and secure from the personal side of the device. Corporate customers can manage Divide through the cloud-based Divide Manager console or through select mobile device management (MDM) partners. Divide also offers the industry's first customized container, allowing businesses to extend their brand to mobile devices.

"With the changes in the mobile landscape, enterprises are looking for a way to transform today's smartphone into an enterprise-ready mobile device," said Rich Miner, General Partner at Google Ventures. "Divide delivers a fully functional smartphone experience, while adding all the security, policy enforcement, manageability and core apps you'd expect from a best-in-class enterprise mobile platform."