Gryphon

Gryphon keeps you safe while you’re surfing the internet.

It’s a system that offers a cloud-managed, network-based protection service. This system consists of a high-performance WiFi router, a mobile app, and machine learning technology that grows smarter as it learns about how you and your family use the internet.

Gryphon’s system was designed for the home or office. But it also offers protection on the go with HomeBound. This is a patent-pending mobile service that acts as an extension of the Gryphon system to cover mobile devices.

Since launching in 2018, Gryphon has generated seventeen million dollars in sales. And it’s raised more than thirteen million dollars from investors. The company has been granted five patents and has earned numerous awards.

Team Background

Arup Bhattacharya - Co-Founder & CTO

Arup has three decades of experience working with technology.

Most recently, he was a senior director of software with Novatel Wireless, where he helped develop the MiFi mobile hotspot technology. Before that, he was a senior director with NVIDIA, a computer hardware company.

Earlier, he spent six years with PortalPlayer, a semiconductor manufacturer. While there, he developed multiple generations of media chips that powered Apple’s iPod music players. He was also instrumental in taking the company public.

Arup began his career as a principal software engineer with American Megatrends, a PC hardware company. He was also a space scientist with ISRO Satellite Centre, an India-based company building hardware for satellites.

He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and a Master’s degree in Control and Automation.

John Wu - Co-Founder & CEO

John has more than 23 years of experience with wireless and “Internet of Things” technologies. He holds 25 patents for his work, and was a key inventor of MiFi mobile hotspot technology — selected by Time Magazine as one of the top gadgets of the century.

Prior to starting Gryphon, he was Vice President of Global Software with Novatel Wireless, a telecommunications company. He spent 16 years with Novatel, where he grew a team of engineers from three to 120.

Before that, he spent four years at Motorola, a telecommunications company. He served as a manager and worked on software development for several of the company’s wireless technologies.

John holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois.

Co-Investors