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Upwind raises a total of $80 million in just 10 months as investors pour cash into startups in the cloud and data security categories.
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Israeli startup Grip Security has banked $41 million in new financing from a group of investors led by Third Point Ventures.
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Forgepoint Capital makes another investment in the cyber-insurance sector with a $15 million Series A investment in Converge Insurance.
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New York startup $30 million in new financing to fuel plans to take advantage of the demand for AI-powered threat-intel security tools.
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SecurityWeek investigates how political/economic conditions will affect venture capital funding for cybersecurity firms during 2023.
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Tenable has launched a $25 million venture fund to place bets on early-stage startups in the exposure management space.
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The fund will focus on quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and microelectronics, all of which CEO Gilman Louie sees as critical to cybersecurity and U.S. national security.
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Sustained demand for cybersecurity services and continued innovation across the industry helped 2021 become a record-setting year for deals involving cyber companies, analysts say. The funding that flowed into cyber companies increased 136% over 2020 levels, to $29.3 billion, up from $12.4 billion the previous year, according to the executive summary of a report from Momentum Cyber, which advises cyber companies on mergers and acquisitions. Likewise, the total volume of mergers and acquisitions activity reached $77.5 billion, up 294% from calendar year 2020, according to the report. Several trends are driving those numbers, analysts and executives say: Companies across the economy have expanded their budgets for reliable cybersecurity services, boosting revenues for the industry. In turn, big investors — including private equity groups and venture capitalists — are following that money. And as cyberthreats increase in severity and complexity, smaller firms continue to develop valuable expertise in niche areas of […]
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Affinity is focused on industries like investment banking and venture capital, where there aren’t CRMs or networking platforms that cater to the specific needs of the long-term relationship. Continue reading Affinity, a relationship intelligence company, raises $80M to help close deals
The digital transformation currently sweeping society has likely reached your favorite local restaurant. Since 2013, Boston-based Toast has offered bars and eateries a software platform that lets them manage orders, payments and deliveries. Over the last year, its customers have processed more than $38 billion in gross payment volume, so Alex Wilhelm analyzed the company’s […] Continue reading Extra Crunch roundup: Toast and Freshbook S-1s, pre-pitch tips, flexible funding lessons