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Fintech unicorn Bolt acquires cryptocurrency startup Wyre for reported $1.5B
Financial technology unicorn Bolt Financial Inc. is acquiring cryptocurrency startup Wyre Payments Inc. for about $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Bolt confirmed the acquisition in an announcement released shortly after the Journal reported the deal. The announcement didn’t specify the acquisition price. San Francisco-based Bolt provides an e-commerce checkout service that enables ...
Web3 and blockchain security startup CertiK raises $88M at $2B valuation
CertiK, a cybersecurity startup focused on the Web3 and blockchain ecosystem, today announced that it has raised $88 million from investors three months after closing its previous funding round. CertiK’s Series B3 funding round was led by Insight Partners. Tiger Global, Advent International and Goldman Sachs participated along with existing backers. The investment values CertiK ...
HP shares jump after Berkshire Hathaway acquires 11.4% stake
Shares of HP Inc. jumped more than 15% today after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed that it has acquired a 11.4% stake in the company. Berkshire Hathaway detailed the investment in a regulatory filing released late Wednesday. The conglomerate, which is led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, disclosed that it has purchased about 121 million HP ...
Stacklet launches managed version of its cloud governance platform
Cloud governance startup Stacklet Inc. today introduced Stacklet SaaS, a new software-as-a-service product aimed at helping companies operate their public cloud environments more efficiently. The new service is a managed version of the startup’s flagship Stacklet Platform. The latter offering is based on a popular open-source tool called Cloud Custodian, which was created by Stacklet ...
Blockchain game developer Sky Mavis raises $150M to reimburse users affected by Ronin hack
Sky Mavis, the developer of popular blockchain videogame “Axie Infinity,” today announced that it has raised $150 million in funding to reimburse users affected by a recent hack. The funding was led by Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Animoca Brands, Andreessen Horowitz, Dialectic, Paradigm and Accel participated as well. Sky Mavis’ “Axie Infinity” videogame ...
Data automation startup Ascend.io raises $31M round led by Tiger Global
Data automation startup Ascend.io today announced that it has secured a $31 million funding round led by prominent technology investment firm Tiger Global. Shasta Ventures and returning investor Accel participated as well in the Series B round. Ascend.io, incorporation as Ascension Labs Inc., will use the new funding to accelerate product development initiatives and grow ...
IT observability startup Grafana Labs raises $240M funding round
Startup Grafana Labs Inc., which helps companies such as Salesforce.com Inc. spot and fix issues in their information technology infrastructure, today announced that it has closed a $240 million late-stage funding round. Led by GIC with participation from J.P. Morgan, the Series D round comes only seven months after Grafana Labs closed its previous $220 ...
Atlassian expands product portfolio with new coding and data analytics tools
Atlassian Corp. PLC today introduced new products designed to help companies more efficiently manage application development projects and other business initiatives. Publicly traded Atlassian is a major provider of developer tools. The company’s products are used by software teams to store application code, fix bugs and carry out related tasks. Some of Atlassian’s products, such ...
Midmarket-focused cybersecurity startup Coro closes $60M funding round
Coro Cyber Security Ltd., a startup helping midsized companies with limited cybersecurity expertise block hacking attempts more effectively, has closed a $60 million Series C funding round. Balderton led the round with participation from existing Coro investor JVP. The startup disclosed in its announcement of the investment today that it has raised a total of ...
Remote raises $300M for its remote workforce management platform
Workforce management startup Remote Technology Inc. is now valued at nearly $3 billion after closing a $300 million funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Accel, Sequoia and a half dozen other institutional investors also participated in the Series C round, which was announced this morning. The investment comes less than a year after ...