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EY Announces Kevin Gosschalk of Arkose Labs as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Bay Area Award Finalist

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EY Announces Kevin Gosschalk of Arkose Labs as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Bay Area Award Finalist
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EY Announces Kevin Gosschalk of Arkose Labs as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Bay Area Award Finalist

2024-05-01 03:03 Last Updated At:03:10

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 30, 2024--

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Arkose Labs Founder and CEO Kevin Gosschalk was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year ® 2024 Bay Area Award finalist. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.

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Gosschalk is one of 26 regional entrepreneurs from 24 companies selected as a finalist by an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.

“It truly is an honor to be recognized as a finalist," said Gosschalk. "This moment, though, reflects not just my journey but the dedication of our incredible team of Arkosians, who commit fully every day to innovate, detect, and stop malicious bot and fraud farm attacks before they can cause harm. It's also a testament to our resilient customers, the most recognizable enterprises in the world, who stand with us on the frontline to keep consumers’ digital accounts secure; and our investors, whose guidance and commitment to our research and development is invaluable. Today's acknowledgement belongs to every one of them."

Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to fortify it for the future.

Regional award winners will be announced on June 14, 2024 during a special celebration and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.

In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program and the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network to help connect women founders and Black and Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, respectively, with the resources, network and access needed to unlock their full potential.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In the Bay Area region, sponsors include DLA Piper, ADP and Big Picture.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year ®

Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year ® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.

The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year ® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

About EY

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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About Arkose Labs

Arkose Labs, a trusted leader in bot management and account security, safeguards the world’s largest B2C enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, and trailblazing businesses. Its AI-powered Arkose Bot Manager platform provides detection and protection, precisely distinguishing legitimate consumers from malicious bots and diminishing adversaries’ financial gains by increasing attack effort and cost. G2 consistently ranks Arkose Labs high for customer satisfaction and extensive market presence, based on verified customer reviews. Innovating the first cybersecurity industry guarantee program, the company offers $1 million warranties for credential stuffing, card testing, and SMS toll fraud. Arkose Labs is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with global offices in Asia, Australia, Central America, and South America.

Arkose Labs Founder and CEO Kevin Gosschalk named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Bay Area Award finalist by EY (Photo: Business Wire)

Arkose Labs Founder and CEO Kevin Gosschalk named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Bay Area Award finalist by EY (Photo: Business Wire)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers began their on-field work in the offseason with a surprise participant and a predictable absence.

Star pass rusher Nick Bosa took part in the voluntary portion of the offseason for a change after spending previous seasons working out on his own in Florida, while receiver Brandon Aiyuk remains away from the team as part of a contract dispute.

“It’s something that’s part of the business," coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday about Aiyuk's absence. “Anytime it’s part of the business part, you try to respect it. Stay out of as much as possible and look forward to the days when you can just focus on football.”

Bosa skipped last year's voluntary workouts as he sought a new contract, and spent most of the 2021 and 2022 offseasons back home in Florida, after missing the 2021 offseason rehabilitating a knee injury and the 2020 offseason because of the pandemic.

Bosa said Shanahan called him earlier in the offseason to ask him to come to the voluntary practices this year after the Niners added several new linemen in free agency and hired a new coordinator in Nick Sorensen.

“I think it’s just good to get around the new guys,” Bosa said. “We have a lot of new faces this year. Just kind of helping the new guys out. I don’t think there’s really been much of a normal offseason for me in terms of we had COVID, we had my injury and the contract situation. It’s kind of a new year. I want to be around. It’s good to be around.”

Aiyuk is in a similar spot to where Bosa was last year when he was looking for a new contract that finally came following a lengthy holdout that ended just a few days before the start of the regular season.

Aiyuk is set to play on the fifth-year option worth about $14.1 million this season and wants a long-term contract that would pay him significantly more money based on his production so far in his career. Several of the top receivers have contracts in the $25 million a year range.

Aiyuk was a key part of San Francisco’s offense last season as he formed a great connection with quarterback Brock Purdy. Aiyuk had 75 catches and a career-high 1,375 yards last season with seven touchdowns as he earned second-team All-Pro honors.

Aiyuk has 269 catches for 3,931 yards and 25 TDs in four seasons since being drafted 25th overall in 2020, but has taken off since Purdy became quarterback.

“He’s a playmaker,” Purdy said. “I love throwing to him. Love BA as a person. It’s definitely important. But it’s out of my control. For me, I’m showing up every day trying to get better with the new guys and the guys that are here.”

Aiyuk wasn't the only notable absence with All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey, All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Jauan Jennings among those not taking part in the practices this week. New defensive tackle Maliek Collins is also not on hand but does plan to join the team after his kids finish their school year.

Williams typically works out on his own in Texas during this portion of the offseason and Jennings can't practice until he signs his restricted free agent tender. Shanahan gave no reason for why McCaffrey did not attend.

Several other key players aren't taking part in on-field work as they recover from injuries or surgeries, including tight end George Kittle, cornerback Charvarius Ward, linebacker Dre Greenlaw, safety Talanoa Hufanga, center Jake Brendel and defensive end Drake Jackson.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, left, throws a pass in front of assistant quarterbacks coach Klay Kubiak during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, left, throws a pass in front of assistant quarterbacks coach Klay Kubiak during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, left, talks with fullback Kyle Juszczyk (44) and linebacker Fred Warner during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, left, talks with fullback Kyle Juszczyk (44) and linebacker Fred Warner during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco 49ers' Yetur Gross-Matos (94), Nick Bosa (97) and teammates wait to run drills during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco 49ers' Yetur Gross-Matos (94), Nick Bosa (97) and teammates wait to run drills during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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