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General Information

Websiteanchorfree.com
CategorySecurity
Phone408-744-1002
Email
Employees30
Founded11/05
Descriptiononline security tool

Offices

Mountain View, USA
450 National Avenue
Mountain View, CA, 94043-2238
USA

People

CEO and Co-Founder
Chief Architect
CTO and Co-Founder
EVP Finance and Administration

Former People

Chief Revenue Officer
Director of Products

Service Providers

PR
Public Relations

Tags

AnchorFree

AnchorFree enables millions of users globally to surf the Web freely and securely through Hotspot Shield, the world’s first and most popular ad-supported virtual private network. More than 7.5 million monthly users in 100 countries rely on Hotspot Shield to secure their Web browsing experience, proliferating freedom of information online and democratizing the Web. It is the only free way to ensure privacy and total anonymity online on desktop computers, laptops and iPhones. Hotspot Shield is powered by AnchorFree’s proprietary communication platform that enables marketers to distribute ad campaigns, messaging and content to millions of users, totaling >2 billion page views every month. Recently, [December 2011], AnchorFree was ranked within the top 100 world-wide online destinations by traffic (Quantcast).

Milestones

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    AnchorFree added Scott Lewis as Director of Products. (1/1/05)
    Posted 6/24/11 at 6:14am
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree Releases New Version of Hotspot Shield to Keep Facebook Information Private and Secure (5/18/10)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree Comments on Google's Move to End Censored Searches in China (1/18/10)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield Eclipses 1 Billion Monthly Page Views For First Time (1/6/10)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — Webroot and AnchorFree Join Forces to Protect Millions of Internet Users (12/21/09)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree Extends Reach of Hotspot Shield -- Introduces New Local Language Feature and Updated Mac Version (10/21/09)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — Mochila Partners With AnchorFree to Launch Innovative Content Portal (9/4/09)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree's Online Privacy Tool Continues Explosive Growth in Wake of Increased Online Censorship (8/6/09)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm (5/4/09)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — iPhone Users Can Now Go Online Securely and Privately with New App (12/3/08)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — Hotspot Shield Is a Free, Simple Solution to Online Privacy Infringements (8/27/08)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — Access an Un-Censored Internet during the Olympics in China with AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield (8/5/08)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree Partners with WebAds UK to Bring World's First Broadband Media Network to EMEA (5/13/08)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — New Software Gives Web Users Secure Public Wireless Access (4/23/08)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — AnchorFree Expands Leadership Team With New Senior Vice President of Advertising Solutions (4/7/08)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com
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    AnchorFree — Bay Area Developments Create Free Wireless HotSpots Using AnchorFree Solution (11/28/07)
    Posted 6/23/10 at 3:15pm via anchorfree.com

Videos

Screenshots

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Uploaded: 8/13/09

Traffic Analytics

Quantcast

Livegraph

Compete

Anchorfree

Sources

  1. AnchorFree Launches Advertising Network for Reaching Consumers at Hotspot Locations (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  2. Bay Area Developments Create Free Wireless HotSpots Using AnchorFree Solution (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  3. AnchorFree Expands Leadership Team With New Senior Vice President of Advertising Solutions (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  4. New Software Gives Web Users Secure Public Wireless Access (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  5. AnchorFree Partners with WebAds UK to Bring World's First Broadband Media Network to EMEA (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  6. Access an Un-Censored Internet during the Olympics in China with AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  7. Hotspot Shield Is a Free, Simple Solution to Online Privacy Infringements (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  8. iPhone Users Can Now Go Online Securely and Privately with New App (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  9. AnchorFree Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  10. AnchorFree's Online Privacy Tool Continues Explosive Growth in Wake of Increased Online Censorship (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  11. Mochila Partners With AnchorFree to Launch Innovative Content Portal (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  12. AnchorFree Extends Reach of Hotspot Shield -- Introduces New Local Language Feature and Updated Mac Version (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  13. Webroot and AnchorFree Join Forces to Protect Millions of Internet Users (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  14. AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield Eclipses 1 Billion Monthly Page Views For First Time (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  15. AnchorFree Comments on Google's Move to End Censored Searches in China (anchorfree.com) [edit]
  16. AnchorFree Releases New Version of Hotspot Shield to Keep Facebook Information Private and Secure (anchorfree.com) [edit]
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