Mobile security startup Optio Labs raises $10 million series A funding from company-builder parent Allied Minds and private investors, aiming to expand its Virginia Tech-originated technology across multiple platforms.

Optio Labs, a US-based developer of mobile security software, has raised $10 million series A funding from Optio Labs’ parent company, Allied Minds, a builder of companies based on technologies developed at US universities and federal research institutions, as well as from several private investors.

Optio Labs’ flagship product, OptioCore, meets US federal government mobile security policies and the company plans to use the funds to expand engineering capacity and accelerate the development of additional solutions for commercial and embedded systems markets.

“Global mobile security is a multi-billion dollar market, and the Android OS is the fastest-growing operating system worldwide,” said John Serafini, vice president at Allied Minds. “Optio Labs addresses key gaps in Android security, and this investment will allow the company to expand and create additional solutions across multiple platforms.”

Founded in 2012, Optio Labs was formed around technologies originating from Virginia Tech scientists, Dr. Charles Clancy, Dr. Jules White and Dr. Brian Dougherty.