Purism Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 16

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Seed

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $3.41M

  • Investors
  • 2

Purism General Information

Description

Manufacturer of computers and hardware products intended to protect freedom and privacy. The company delivers freedom-respecting, privacy-protecting, and security-focused products and services that people trust, and feel safe using, enabling users to browse with full safety that it is not harvested by data miners, marketers, hackers, identity thieves, or anyone else.

Contact Information

Website
www.puri.sm
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 50 California Street
  • Suite 1500
  • San Francisco, CA 94110
  • United States
+1 (760)
Primary Industry
Computers, Parts and Peripherals
Other Industries
Other Hardware
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, Industrials, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 50 California Street
  • Suite 1500
  • San Francisco, CA 94110
  • United States
+1 (760)

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Purism Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
6. Seed Round $3.41M Completed Generating Revenue
5. Equity Crowdfunding 29-Jan-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Debt - PPP 15-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Angel (individual) 04-Dec-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Product Crowdfunding 23-Oct-2017 $2.15M $1M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Equity Crowdfunding 31-Jan-2015 $1M $1M Completed Generating Revenue
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Manufacturer of computers and hardware products intended to protect freedom and privacy. The company delivers freedom-re
Computers, Parts and Peripherals
San Francisco, CA
16 As of 2025

Denver, CO
 
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Purism Competitors (1)

One of Purism’s competitors is System76, a Private Debt Financed company based in Denver, CO.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
System76 Private Debt Financed Denver, CO
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Purism Patents

  • 4

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 3

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Purism Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11574781-B2 Electronic kill and physical cover switch Active 29-Jun-2018
US-20210358700-A1 Electronic kill and physical cover switch Active 29-Jun-2018
US-20200020493-A1 Electronic kill and physical cover switch Active 29-Jun-2018
US-10930452-B2 Electronic kill and physical cover switch Inactive 29-Jun-2018 G06F1/1686

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Purism Investors (2)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Angel (individual) Minority
Angel (individual) Minority
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Purism FAQs

  • When was Purism founded?

    Purism was founded in 2014.

  • Where is Purism headquartered?

    Purism is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of Purism?

    Purism has 16 total employees.

  • What industry is Purism in?

    Purism’s primary industry is Computers, Parts and Peripherals.

  • Is Purism a private or public company?

    Purism is a Private company.

  • What is Purism’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Purism is .

  • How much funding has Purism raised over time?

    Purism has raised $7.34M.

  • Who are Purism’s investors?

    and have invested in Purism.

  • Who are Purism’s competitors?

    System76 is a competitor of Purism.

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