News – Startup Security Weekly #38

Why your startup doesn’t necessarily need early stage funding, Cisco acquires Viptela, the risks of startup debt, and why do chefs and soldiers make the best product managers? Full Show Notes Visit http://securityweekly.com/category/ssw/ for all the latest episodes! http://traffic.libsyn.com/sswaudio/News_-_Startup_Security_Weekly_38_converted.mp3 Continue reading News – Startup Security Weekly #38

Cisco scoops up yet another cloud company, acquiring SD-WAN startup Viptela for $610 M

Cisco headquarters. Cisco has been rather acquisitive in recent years buying 19 companies since 2015, and today it announced it was acquiring cloud-based SD-WAN vendor Viptela for $610 million in cash.
Viptela was founded in 2012 and had raised over $108 million, including its most recent $75 million round just last May. The $610 million price tag appears to be a nice return for investors.
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