Okta unveils $50M in-house venture capital fund
Okta Ventures wants to fund the next generation of identity, security and privacy startups. Continue reading Okta unveils $50M in-house venture capital fund
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Workplace messaging platform Slack has confidentially filed to go public
The company has taken its first official step toward a rumored direct listing. Continue reading Workplace messaging platform Slack has confidentially filed to go public
Jupiter Networks invests $2.5M in enterprise tech accelerator Alchemist
Alchemist, which began as an experiment to better promote enterprise entrepreneurs, has morphed into a well-established Silicon Valley accelerator. To prove it, San Francisco-based Alchemist is announcing a fresh $2.5 million investment ahead of its 20th demo day on Wednesday. Jupiter Networks, a networking and cybersecurity solutions business, has led the round, with participation from […] Continue reading Jupiter Networks invests $2.5M in enterprise tech accelerator Alchemist
Okta appoints former Charles Schwab exec to board of directors
Former Charles Schwab chief marketing officer Becky Saeger becomes Okta’s third female board member. Continue reading Okta appoints former Charles Schwab exec to board of directors
Juniper Square lines up $25M for its real estate investment platform
Juniper Square, which operates an enterprise software platform for commercial real estate investment firms, raised the funds from Ribbit Capital. Continue reading Juniper Square lines up $25M for its real estate investment platform
Growing pains at venture-backed Moogsoft lead to layoffs
Moogsoft has laid off 30 employees and completed two C-suite hires. Its new COO Amer Deeba recently resigned from Qualys following SEC charges of insider trading. Continue reading Growing pains at venture-backed Moogsoft lead to layoffs
Shasta Ventures is doubling down on security startups with 3 new hires
Shasta has hired former Symantec GM Balaji Yelamanchili, former Salesforce CISO Izak Mutlu and longtime enterprise software exec Drew Harman to focus on security. Continue reading Shasta Ventures is doubling down on security startups with 3 new hires
Former Formation 8 GP Shirish Sathaye joins Cervin Ventures
Shirish Sathaye has joined the enterprise-focused VC Cervin Ventures as a general partner. He remains a partner in Formation 8’s second fund. Continue reading Former Formation 8 GP Shirish Sathaye joins Cervin Ventures
Elastic’s IPO filing is here
Elastic, the provider of subscription-based data search software used by Dell, Netflix, The New York Times and others, has unveiled its IPO filing after confidentially submitting paperwork to the SEC in June. The company will be the latest in a line of enterprise SaaS businesses to hit the public markets in 2018. Headquartered in Mountain View, […] Continue reading Elastic’s IPO filing is here