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Atlan raises $50M at $450M valuation for its data collaboration platform
Startup Atlan Pte. Ltd., which helps companies manage the datasets they use in their analytics projects, today announced that it has raised a $50 million funding round at a $450 million valuation. Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India led the round. They were joined by several other investors, including ThoughtSpot Inc. co-founder Ajeet ...
House panel asks DOJ to investigate whether Amazon obstructed antitrust probe
The House Judiciary Committee today asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether Amazon.com Inc. obstructed an antitrust probe focused on the company’s e-commerce business. The development was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. In a statement to the publication, Amazon pushed back against the claim that it obstructed the antitrust probe, saying ...
Biden signs executive order outlining national policy for digital assets
U.S. President Joe Biden today signed an executive order directing the government to support technology innovation in the digital asset ecosystem, as well as address potential risks. The order outlines the “first ever, whole-of-government approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential benefits of digital assets,” the White House stated in a fact sheet. ...
Cybersecurity startup Axonius valued at $2.6B in latest $200M funding round
Axonius Inc., a startup that helps organizations find security vulnerabilities in their information technology environments, has closed a late-stage $200 million funding round at a $2.6 billion valuation. Axonius announced the Series E round this morning. Accel was the lead investor, and Silver Lake Waterman, Alta Park Capital and Owl Rock contributed as well alongside ...
Unstoppable Domains and partners launch Unstoppable Women of Web3 initiative
Startup Unstoppable Domains Inc. has teamed up with 70 organizations to launch Unstoppable Women of Web3, a new diversity and education initiative announced today. Unstoppable Domains is a nonfungible token domain name provider backed by investors that include Draper Associates and Boost VC. NFTs use blockchain technology to represent unique digital goods such as artwork, ...
Google acquires cybersecurity services provider Mandiant for $5.4B
Google LLC today announced that it’s acquiring Mandiant Inc., a publicly traded provider of cybersecurity services, for about $5.4 billion. The announcement comes a day after reports emerged that Google was holding acquisition talks with Mandiant. It was earlier reported that Microsoft Corp., one of Google’s major competitors, had also expressed interest in buying the ...
Cider Security raises $38M to secure software development environments
Cider Security, a startup helping companies secure the systems they use to develop software, today exited stealth mode and disclosed that it has raised $38 million in funding. Tiger Global led the Series A investment. Cider Security will use its newly raised funding to accelerate its engineering efforts and establish more offices worldwide. The startup, which ...
Amazon acquires e-commerce technology startup Veeqo
Amazon.com Inc. has acquired e-commerce technology startup Veeqo Ltd., CNBC reported today. Amazon confirmed the acquisition in a statement. “We’re excited Veeqo has joined Amazon,” the company said. “We plan to continue investing in new features and improvements to help Veeqo serve sellers globally from its home in Wales, facilitate growth for sellers’ multi-channel businesses, ...
Intel’s Mobileye unit files for IPO at reported $50B+ valuation
Intel Corp. today said that Mobileye, its autonomous driving unit, has filed to go public with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The chipmaker didn’t disclose financial details such as the number of shares to be sold in its announcement of the move. However, Intel did share a few key details about the planned stock ...
Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $170M in funding
Volocopter GmbH, a startup developing flying taxis and cargo drones, today announced that it has raised $170 million in funding at a pre-money valuation of $1.7 billion. The investment was led by South Korea-based WP Investment with participation from Atlantia, Whysol, btov Partners and others. The new funding is the first tranche of a larger ...