Real-time database platform SingleStore raises $80M more, now at a $940M valuation

Organizations are swimming in data these days, and so solutions to help manage and use that data in more efficient ways will continue to see a lot of attention and business. In the latest development, SingleStore — which provides a platform to enterprises to help them integrate, monitor and query their data as a single […] Continue reading Real-time database platform SingleStore raises $80M more, now at a $940M valuation

Redis Labs raises a $60M Series E round

Redis Labs, a startup that offers commercial services around the Redis in-memory data store (and which counts Redis creator and lead developer Salvatore Sanfilippo among its employees), today announced that it has raised a $60 million Series E funding round led by private equity firm Francisco Partners. The firm didn’t participate in any of Redis […] Continue reading Redis Labs raises a $60M Series E round

Databricks raises $250M at a $2.75B valuation for its analytics platform

Databricks, the company behind the Apache Spark big data analytics engine, today announced that it has raised a $250 million Series E round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Coatue Management, Microsoft and NEA, also participated in this round, which brings the company’s total funding to $498.5 million. Microsoft’s involvement here is probably a bit of a […] Continue reading Databricks raises $250M at a $2.75B valuation for its analytics platform

Tracking Security Innovation – Business Security Weekly #90

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

Agari gets $40 million investment to protect organizations from phishing, spoofing

Agari, a company that uses artificial intelligence to protect organizations from email threats, announced Friday that it earned $40 million in a Series E round of funding, led by Goldman Sachs. Companies and agencies are increasingly throwing money into email security, as malicious emails and spoofed domains are a leading cause of enterprise security issues. Olga Kaplan, a vice president with Goldman Sachs, is joining Agari as part of the deal. “The overwhelming majority of cyberattacks still originate via email, and are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Agari takes a fundamentally different approach by leveraging identity modeling and machine learning to prevent cyber attacks that legacy technologies simply do not stop,” Kaplan said in a statement. Agari counts big names like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and the U.S. Postal Service as customers, among others. The company says it plans to use the new funding to add to its customer base and expand in […]

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