Storage provider Cloudian raises $94M

Cloudian, a company that specializes in helping businesses store petabytes of data, today announced that it has raised a $94 million Series E funding round. Investors in this round, which is one of the largest we have seen for a storage vendor, include Digital Alpha, Fidelity Eight Roads, Goldman Sachs, INCJ, JPIC (Japan Post Investment Corporation), NTT […] Continue reading Storage provider Cloudian raises $94M

Wall Street warming up to Bitcoin as Goldman Sachs sets up trading desk

Investment firm Goldman Sachs Group is about to dip a toe into the Bitcoin market, according to people familiar with the bank’s strategy. Bitcoin is heavily associated with cybercrime – in particular ransomware. Goldman Sachs is setting up … Continue reading Wall Street warming up to Bitcoin as Goldman Sachs sets up trading desk

Private sector task force wants more ‘leverage’ for cybersecurity defenses

The key to making cyberspace safe is giving defense-oriented security professionals “leverage over attackers at the lowest cost and the greatest scale”, according to a new report released Thursday by the New York Cyber Task Force (NYCTF). Comprised of principals from major firms – Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, and more – the NYCTF came together one year ago to identify “frictionless areas” for private sector cybersecurity improvements, explained Merit Janow, Dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and a Co-Chair of the NYCTF. “It was important for us to have New York in the title,” said Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and executive director of the report. “When talking about cybersecurity, Washington D.C. can get caught up in pessimistic views, and Silicon Valley can get caught up in techno enthusiasm. New York had a unique voice […]

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Looker catches the fancy of CapitalG, Goldman and Geodesic with $81.5M Series D

 Business intelligence platform Looker is announcing a wholesome $81.5 million Series D today led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s cleverly named growth investment arm. Goldman Sachs and Geodesic Capital helped fill out the round, joining existing investors, KPCB, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint and Sapphire Ventures.
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