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SecurityScorecard snags $180M Series E to measure a company’s security risk

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SecurityScorecard has been helping companies understand the security risk of its vendors since 2014 by providing each one with a letter grade based on a number of dimensions. Today, the company announced a $180 million Series E. The round includes new investors Silver Lake Waterman, T. Rowe Price, Kayne Anderson Rudnick, and Fitch Venture along […] Continue reading SecurityScorecard snags $180M Series E to measure a company’s security risk→

BackboneAI scores $4.7M seed to bring order to intercompany data sharing

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BackboneAI, an early-stage startup that wants to help companies dealing with lots of data, particularly coming from a variety of external sources, announced a $4.7 million seed investment today. The round was led by Fika Ventures with participation from Boldstart Ventures, Dynamo Ventures, GGV Capital, MetaProp, Spider VC and several other unnamed investors. Company founder […] Continue reading BackboneAI scores $4.7M seed to bring order to intercompany data sharing→

Timescale announces $15M investment and new enterprise version of TimescaleDB

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It’s a big day for Timescale, makers of the open source time series database, TimescaleDB. The company announced a $15 million investment and a new enterprise version of the product. The investment is technically an extension of the $12.4 million Series A it raised last January, which it’s referring to as A1. Today’s round is […] Continue reading Timescale announces $15M investment and new enterprise version of TimescaleDB→

Packet hauls in $25M Series B as customized cloud vision takes shape

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In a world where large hyperscale companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google dominate the public cloud, it would seem foolhardy for a startup to try and carve out a space, but Packet has an alternative customized cloud vision, and investors have taken notice. Today, the company announced a $25 million Series B led by Third […] Continue reading Packet hauls in $25M Series B as customized cloud vision takes shape→

Blissfully grabs $3.5 million seed investment to help companies get their SaaS in gear

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Blissfully, a New York City startup that helps companies understand their SaaS usage inside their organizations, announced it has received a $3.5 million seed round. The investment was led by by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Hubspot, Founder Collective, and several unnamed pre-seed investors also participated. They got a $1.5 million pre-seed investment, bringing the total […] Continue reading Blissfully grabs $3.5 million seed investment to help companies get their SaaS in gear→

Noodle Partners raises $4 million to help colleges deliver degrees online

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graduates Noodle Partners Inc., a new education venture from the founder of The Princeton Review and 2U Inc., John Katzman, has raised $4 million in venture funding to help colleges and universities deliver high-quality certificate and degree programs online. Philadelphia-based Osage Venture Partners led the investment in Noodle Partners and was joined by New Markets Venture Partners, 500 Startups… Read More Continue reading Noodle Partners raises $4 million to help colleges deliver degrees online→