Christian Ehrenthal

Cygna Labs is a software developer and one of the top three global DDI vendors. Many Fortune 100 customers rely on Cygna Labs’ DDI products and services, in addition to its industry-leading security and compliance solutions to detect and proactively mitigate data security threats, affordably pass compliance audits, and increase the productivity of their IT departments.

Simfonics is a leading provider of enabling infrastructure and services for Mobile Solutions like M2M and MVNOs . Simfonics provides all relevant traffic nodes, control plane and business management solutions in a fully managed service fashion for telecommunications companies and end-to-end solution providers enabling them to deliver unique next generation services. Fastest time to market, compliance to standards, automation and flexibility together with a minimized complexity, allow Simfonics to reduce the number of integration points therefore length of deployment and total cost of ownership. Simfonics suite of high performing solutions & mobility services are used by leading industry players across Europe and the Americas due to, between others, its full real time information functionalities. Simfonics clients take advantage leveraging their solutions on Simfonics cutting the edge technology. Simfonics has offices in Madrid, Düsseldorf, Sao Paulo and New York.

Cygna Labs is a software developer and one of the top three global DDI vendors. Many Fortune 100 customers rely on Cygna Labs’ DDI products and services, in addition to its industry-leading security and compliance solutions to detect and proactively mitigate data security threats, affordably pass compliance audits, and increase the productivity of their IT departments.

Cygna Labs is a software developer and one of the top three global DDI vendors. Many Fortune 100 customers rely on Cygna Labs’ DDI products and services, in addition to its industry-leading security and compliance solutions to detect and proactively mitigate data security threats, affordably pass compliance audits, and increase the productivity of their IT departments.

Blackbird Ventures incubates, and invests in, early-stage technology companies, providing operational support along the entire startup trajectory to develop market-transforming businesses. The firm is led by former founders and operators of successful software companies with extensive experience in building and growing innovative businesses. For more information on Blackbird and its portfolio companies, visit https://www.blackbirdventures.com

Simfonics is a leading provider of enabling infrastructure and services for Mobile Solutions like M2M and MVNOs . Simfonics provides all relevant traffic nodes, control plane and business management solutions in a fully managed service fashion for telecommunications companies and end-to-end solution providers enabling them to deliver unique next generation services. Fastest time to market, compliance to standards, automation and flexibility together with a minimized complexity, allow Simfonics to reduce the number of integration points therefore length of deployment and total cost of ownership. Simfonics suite of high performing solutions & mobility services are used by leading industry players across Europe and the Americas due to, between others, its full real time information functionalities. Simfonics clients take advantage leveraging their solutions on Simfonics cutting the edge technology. Simfonics has offices in Madrid, Düsseldorf, Sao Paulo and New York.

Blackbird Group, Inc. was an enterprise software company headquartered in New York City, New York. The company was founded in 2002 in Hamburg, Germany by Christian Ehrenthal and moved to New York City the following year. Blackbird Group initially focused on recovery and backup solutions for enterprises using Novell eDirectory services, becoming a Novell Preferred Technology Partner. The company shifted its focus in 2008 to compliance and systems management solutions for Microsoft-centric environments, quickly emerging as a leader in its segment. It amassed over 20 million seats under its management, secured a significant number of Fortune 500 companies as its customers and was chosen by Microsoft as a member of the U.S. ISV Managed Partner Program in the High Potential ISV Group. Blackbird Group was particularly strong in the financial, healthcare and government sectors. The company was entirely bootstrapped, took no venture capital investment, and experienced continual profitable growth from its start-up until its successful acquisition by BeyondTrust, Inc. on December 12, 2012. BeyondTrust is a security solution vendor providing Context-Aware Security Intelligence software, listing many Fortune 100 companies among its customers. It is funded by Insight Venture Partners, a leading global private equity and venture capital firm.