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Obsidian Security raises $90M to secure companies’ software-as-a-service applications
Cloud security startup Obsidian Security Inc. today announced that it has closed a $90 million funding round led by noted tech investors Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and IVP. Three returning Obsidian backers participated as well: Greylock, Wing and Alphabet Inc.’s GV startup investment arm backed the startup’s Series C round. Overall, the company has ...
Wagestream raises $175M to expand its financial app for frontline workers
U.K.-based startup Wagestream Ltd. today announced that it has secured $175 million in new financing to expand adoption of its financial app for frontline workers, which already has more than one million users. The Series C financing includes a $60 million equity investment and $115 million in debt financing. The equity investment was led by ...
BlueOcean nabs $30M for its AI-powered marketing analytics platform
BlueOcean, a marketing technology startup that counts major tech firms such as Amazon.com Inc. among its customers, has raised $30 million in fresh funding. Insight Partners led the Series B funding round, which was announced this morning. FJ Partners participated as well. San Francisco-based BlueOcean, incorporated as Blue Ocean AI Inc., provides a cloud platform ...
Google to spend $9.5B on US data centers and offices this year
Google LLC will invest approximately $9.5 billion in U.S. data centers and offices this year, about $2.5 billion more than what it spent during 2021. Google and Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai detailed the investment plan in a blog post published today. According to the executive, the search giant anticipates that the initiative ...
Kubit closes $18M round led by Insight Partners for its product analytics platform
Product analytics startup Kubit AI Inc. today announced that it has closed a $18 million early-stage funding round led by Insight Partners. The Series A round, which also included the participation of Shasta Ventures and TSVC, will reportedly help Kubit triple its 13-person team this year. The startup is seeking to triple revenue in the ...
Identity threat protection startup Silverfort raises $65M
Silverfort Inc., a startup that helps organizations block malicious login requests targeting their internal applications, has raised $65 million in funding to support growth initiatives. The company announced the funding round this morning. Greenfield Partners led the investment, while GM Ventures, Acrew Capital, Vintage Investment Partners and multiple existing backers contributed as well. Silverfort has raised ...
Avatar technology startup Genies raises $150M at $1B valuation
Startup Genies Inc., which provides technology for creating Web3 avatars, today announced that it has raised $150 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Silver Lake led the Series C funding round. BOND, NEA and Tamarack Global participated as well. Los Angeles-based Genies provides software that enables users to create avatars of themselves in ...
Perforce acquires IT infrastructure automation startup Puppet
Developer tooling maker Perforce Software Inc. is acquiring Puppet Inc., which provides software that companies use to automate the management of their information technology infrastructure. Perforce announced the deal this morning. The acquisition’s financial terms were not disclosed. Minneapolis-based Perforce provides a collection of software products designed to help application development teams become more productive. ...
IT management software provider Kaseya acquires Datto for $6.2B
Kaseya Ltd., a provider of software tools for managing information technology infrastructure, today announced that it is acquiring fellow software maker Datto Inc. in a $6.2 billion deal. The acquisition price amounts to $35.50 per Datto share, a 52% premium to the price at which the company’s stock closed on March 16. Kaseya will finance ...
Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity provider SailPoint for second time in $6.9B deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC today announced that it has inked a $6.9 billion deal to acquire SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc., a publicly traded cybersecurity provider. The transaction marks the second time SailPoint is being acquired by Thoma Bravo. The previous deal occurred in 2014. That year, Thoma Bravo bought a majority stake in ...