Mountain View tech company Veriphyr Inc. is going out of business and plans to liquidate its assets.
The business, which offered a service that helped health care providers comply with privacy laws, submitted a petition for Ch. 7 bankruptcy Tuesday. In its petition, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Northern California in San Jose, Veriphyr said it had between $0 and $50,000 in assets and $1 million to $10 million in debts.
Company representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Founded in 2009 by Alan Norquist, Veriphyr didn't announce raising any venture funding in its history, according to PitchBook Data. It's unclear how many employees it had.
Among Veriphyr's creditors is Grover Norquist, presumably the head of Americans for Tax Reform. The company's bankruptcy documents list Grover Norquist's address as being the same as that for ATR's headquarters.
It was unclear if or how Alan and Grover Norquist are related, but Veriphyr's documents also list among its creditors David Norquist and the trusts for Carol and Warren Norquist, giving the same address as for Grover Norquist. Grover Norquist, the head of ATR, has a brother named David and parents whose names were Carol and Warren.
Prior to founding Veriphyr, Alan Norquist, who served as the company's CEO, worked as a marketing executive at a succession of companies, including Autonomic Networks and Imperva Inc., according to his LinkedIn page.
Veriphyr's creditors will meet on Aug. 17, according to the firm's bankruptcy notice.
