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“Rent tech” focused RET closes first fund; pours $5M into management platform SmartRent

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Today, Real Estate Technology Ventures (RET) Ventures announced the final close of $108 million for its first fund.  RET focuses on early-stage investments in companies that are primarily looking to disrupt the North American multifamily rental industry, with the firm boasting a roster of LPs made up of some of the largest property owners and […] Continue reading “Rent tech” focused RET closes first fund; pours $5M into management platform SmartRent→

Datacoral raises $10M Series A for its data infrastructure service

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Datacoral aims to make it easier for enterprises to build data products by abstracting away all of the complex infrastructure to organize and process data. The company today announced that it has raised a $10 million Series A financing round led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from Social Capital, which also led its $4 […] Continue reading Datacoral raises $10M Series A for its data infrastructure service→

Leadership Articles – Business Security Weekly #105

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In the Leadership Articles, Matt and Paul talk how getting fired can be good for your career, a powerful planning routine that puts you in control, how to get better with sales execution, and more! Full Show Notes Hosts
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Imperva, Allstate, & Sonatype – Business Security Weekly #98

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Imperva acquires app security firm Prevoty in $140 million deal, Allstate accelerates expansion into Identity Protection with acquisition of InfoArmor, Sonatype receives $80 million investment from TPG, Very Good Security makes data unhackable with $8…. Continue reading Imperva, Allstate, & Sonatype – Business Security Weekly #98→

Very Good Security raises $8.5 million to handle companies’ sensitive data

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Companies today have to navigate a security and compliance maze to make sure that they’re storing customer data safely and not running afoul of any regulations. San Francisco startup Very Good Security (VGS) is trying to fix that problem by handling the data on behalf of businesses. VGS announced Tuesday that it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding. VGS collects its clients’ sensitive customer data — such as payment information or Social Security Numbers — and stores it in its own “vaults.” Whenever the data is required by customer application, VGS identifies it and switches it for “surrogate values” that have the same functionality. “Because VGS maintains multiple compliances and isolates customers from sensitive data, it enables businesses to quickly achieve regulatory compliance,” the company says. VGS says its solution gives companies piece of mind because it takes on the liability of maintaining secure storage systems — companies won’t […]

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Canadian startup HYAS raises $6.2 million for threat attribution platform

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HYAS, a Canadian cybersecurity startup that looks to help customers attribute cyberthreats, raised $6.2 million in a Series A funding round announced on Thursday. The company’s flagship product is Comox, a platform that gives customers access to “billions” of threat indicators and proprietary data. The company says customers can leverage this information to gain greater visibility into threats on their networks and enhance their ability to attribute them. Based in Victoria, British Columbia, HYAS is led by CEO and founder Chris Davis. Davis, a Canadian, was recognized by the FBI with an award for his help in taking down the Mariposa botnet in 2009. “Every industry professional today is facing unrelenting adversaries. At HYAS we have dedicated ourselves to helping them finally put their attackers on the back foot,” Davis said in a press release. “Our Comox platform allows enterprises to see the unseeable – it’s like X-ray vision for […]

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Tracking Security Innovation – Business Security Weekly #90

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Tron Foundation acquired BitTorrent, PayPal acquired Simility, Panaseer raised $10M Series A, and Agari raised $40M Series E. Tracking Security Innovation Tron Foundation acquired BitTorrent for $140M “BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer networking platform t… Continue reading Tracking Security Innovation – Business Security Weekly #90→

Multi-factor authentication provider Silverfort raises $11.5 million Series A

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Silverfort, a multi-factor authentication provider with roots in Israel’s famed cyber-espionage unit, announced on Monday that it’s getting an infusion of $11.5 million in its Series A investment round, led by TLV partners. The company, founded in 2016, provides companies with the ability to implement multi-factor authentication for their networks, cloud environments and devices. Silverfort says it doesn’t matter whether the asset the customer wants to protect natively supports multi-factor authentication; its product can integrate regardless. “Our goal is to enable strong authentication across all enterprise assets without reducing productivity. Existing authentication solutions can no longer handle the scale, diversity and dynamic nature of today’s networks,” said Silverfort CEO Hed Kovetz in a statement. Kovetz and co-founders Matan Fattal and Yaron Kassner are alumni of the Israeli Defense Forces’ clandestine Unit 8200, according to their company bios. A partnership Silverfort started last month makes the service more seamless on systems protected by cybersecurity […]

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Splunk, VictorOps, & Claroty – Business Security Weekly #89

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In Tracking Security Innovation, Splunk acquired VictorOps for $120M, Claroty raised $60 in Series B, “MIT’s Mind-Blowing Solutions to the 9 Hardest Startup Problems”, “Two Techniques for Helping Employees Change Ingrained Habit… Continue reading Splunk, VictorOps, & Claroty – Business Security Weekly #89→

Capital One, TransUnion, & Tanium Business Security Weekly #86

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In Tracking Security Innovation, Capital One acquired Confyrm, TransUnion acquired Iovation, Auth0 raised $55M Series D, Tanium raised $175M in equity, Cisco forming New Venture Fund, and more! Tracking Security Innovation Capital One acquired Confyrm … Continue reading Capital One, TransUnion, & Tanium Business Security Weekly #86→