Digital signature company ZorroSign moves headquarters to Phoenix
ZorroSign Inc., a digital signature and document management platform, is moving its global headquarters from San Francisco to Phoenix and plans to hire 300 people over the next three years.
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The company uses a private, permission-based blockchain technology for security with digital signatures and other data.
“I see Phoenix and Arizona in the very near future becoming the blockchain capital of the United States,” Shamsh Hadi, CEO of ZorroSign, said.
The company will start out in Phoenix at the Canyon Ventures Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon University but will look for its own office space as the company grows its Phoenix presence, Hadi said. For now, the center is closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic so employees are working remotely.
The Canyon Ventures Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was a perfect fit for ZorroSign in large part because of the talent that GCU continues to graduate and contribute to Arizona’s technology workforce,” Robert Vera, director of Canyon Ventures, said in a statement. “Our students will greatly help ZorroSign’s use of a blockchain secure ledger system to create fraud-proof transactions.”
The company looked at other markets, including Atlanta and New York City before choosing Phoenix. The company will work to partner with GCU and Arizona State University for research and development work.
“The city and state have found multiple ways of being helpful,” Hadi said. “Everyone has been so warm and welcoming, especially in the blockchain community.”
Already hiring in Valley
The company first worked with fintech companies, then grew to include insurance, health, business and real estate users as clients. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in more people working remotely and sped up adoption of ZorroSign, Hadi said.
“We’ve created a platform where businesses and governments can go from paper-based to digital,” he said.
ZorroSign will maintain offices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Mumbai, India; and will immediately start hiring for sales development and technology roles. So far, the company has hired five people in Phoenix. Employees from the California office have been given the option to move to Phoenix or work remotely.
Jobs in Phoenix will include technology developers, app developers, quality assurance, sales and marketing.
Hadi said the firm will also look to add more international offices in the future.
“ZorroSign’s decision to relocate their global operations hub to greater Phoenix helps solidify our region’s position as a place where technology companies can thrive and scale operations seamlessly, while recruiting personnel to fulfill a variety of roles,” Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, said in a statement. “We’re always in relentless pursuit of innovative technology companies committed to changing the game, and ZorroSign offers unique solutions to help businesses meet increasing digital demands.”