Category Archives: Co-Founder

Tyk raises $35M for its open-source, open-ended approach to enterprise API management

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APIs are the grease turning the gears and wheels for many organizations’ IT systems today, but as APIs grow in number and use, tracking how they work (or don’t work) together can become complex and potentially critical if something goes awry. Now, a startup that has built an innovative way to help with this is […] Continue reading Tyk raises $35M for its open-source, open-ended approach to enterprise API management→

Kleeen raises $3.8M to make front-end design for business applications easy

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Building a front-end for business applications is often a matter of reinventing the wheel, but because every business’ needs are slightly different, it’s also hard to automate. Kleeen is the latest startup to attempt this, with a focus on building the user interface and experience for today’s data-centric applications. The service, which was founded by […] Continue reading Kleeen raises $3.8M to make front-end design for business applications easy→

Abacus.AI raises another $22M and launches new AI modules

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AI startup RealityEngines.AI changed its name to Abacus.AI in July. At the same time, it announced a $13 million Series A round. Today, only a few months later, it is not changing its name again, but it is announcing a $22 million Series B round, led by Coatue, with Decibel Ventures and Index Partners participating […] Continue reading Abacus.AI raises another $22M and launches new AI modules→

Mirantis brings extensions to its Lens Kubernetes IDE, launches a new Kubernetes distro

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Earlier this year, Mirantis, the company that now owns Docker’s enterprise business, acquired Lens, a desktop application that provides developers with something akin to an IDE for managing their Kubernetes clusters. At the time, Mirantis CEO Adrian Ionel told me that the company wants to offer enterprises the tools to quickly build modern applications. Today, […] Continue reading Mirantis brings extensions to its Lens Kubernetes IDE, launches a new Kubernetes distro→

Strike Graph raises $3.9M to help automate security audits

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Compliance automation isn’t exactly the most exciting topic, but security audits are big business and companies that aim to get a SOC 2, ISO 207001 or FedRamp certification can often spend six figures to get through the process with the help of an auditing service. Seattle-based Strike Graph, which is launching today and announcing a […] Continue reading Strike Graph raises $3.9M to help automate security audits→

RudderStack raises $5M seed round for its open-source Segment competitor

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RudderStack, a startup that offers an open-source alternative to customer data management platforms like Segment, today announced that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by S28 Captial. Salil Deshpande of Uncorrelated Ventures and Mesosphere/D2iQ co-founder Florian Leibert (through 468 Capital) also participated in this round. In addition, the company also today announced […] Continue reading RudderStack raises $5M seed round for its open-source Segment competitor→

Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era

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The global trade crisis is a setback, but also an opportunity for logistics startups to show the value of digital platforms in an analog industry. Continue reading Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era→

Orca Security raises $20M Series A for its multi-cloud security platform

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Orca Security, an Israeli cloud security firm that focuses on giving enterprises better visibility into their multi-cloud deployments on AWS, Azure and GCP, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series A round led by GGV Capital. YL Ventures and Silicon Valley CISO Investments also participated in this round. Together with its seed […] Continue reading Orca Security raises $20M Series A for its multi-cloud security platform→

Nvidia acquires data storage and management platform SwiftStack

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Nvidia today announced that it has acquired SwiftStack, a software-centric data storage and management platform that supports public cloud, on-premises and edge deployments. The company’s recent launches focused on improving its support for AI, high-performance computing and accelerated computing workloads, which is surely what Nvidia is most interested in here. “Building AI supercomputers is exciting […] Continue reading Nvidia acquires data storage and management platform SwiftStack→

GitGuardian raises $12M to help developers write more secure code and ‘fix’GitHub leaks

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Data breaches that could cause millions of dollars in potential damages have been the bane of the life of many a company. What’s required is a great deal of real-time monitoring. The problem is that this world has become incredibly complex. A SANS Institute survey found half of company data breaches were the result of […] Continue reading GitGuardian raises $12M to help developers write more secure code and ‘fix’GitHub leaks→