About Us
We are VGS
VGS is on a mission to protect the world’s sensitive data to enable innovation without compromising either security or privacy.
Our story
Very Good Security (VGS) is a data security company founded in 2015 by established and driven entrepeneurial engineers, Mahmoud Abdelkader and Marshall Jones, who have a substantial history of payments and security focused engineering within financial and commercial institutions.
What we do
What if security and compliance didn’t have to be a tax on business?
At Very Good Security ("VGS"), not only do we believe such a future is possible, we’ve made it our mission to protect the world’s sensitive data to enable innovation without compromising either security or privacy. We are passionate about democratizing access to data security for companies of all sizes, regardless of budget.
Who we are
VGS is funded by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from NYCA, Vertex Ventures, Slow Ventures and Max Levchin (co-founder of PayPal).
Meet our Founders
Meet our Founders
Mahmoud Abdelkader
CEO / Co-founder
A serial entrepreneur and a highly skilled engineer, Mahmoud is the heart and soul of VGS. Previously, he was CTO and co-founder of Balanced Payments (since acquired). Prior to that, Mahmoud designed automated product matching systems at Milo.com (acquired by eBay) and built high-frequency trading systems for Wachovia Securities, now a part of Wells Fargo. With experience ranging from Wall Street to early-stage startups, Mahmoud is passionate about democratizing data security. He started Very Good Security to make best-in-class security and compliance attainable for businesses of all sizes.
Marshall Jones
CTO / Co-founder
Marshall Jones is co-Founder and CTO of Very Good Security. He is a seasoned engineer who has built numerous products in the FinTech industry. Formerly VP of Engineering at Balanced Payments, a payment system for the marketplaces, Marshall understands how to design successful engineering processes from the ground-up, build a scalable product infrastructure, and grow effective engineering teams.
Our offices
Our offices
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VGS is building an amazing global team that will help secure the world's data