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Startup Strata Identity Inc. today debuted a new open-source tool dubbed Hexa that promises to simplify cybersecurity for organizations using multiple public clouds. Boulder, Colorado-based Strata launched in 2019 and raised a $11 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures last year. The startup …
Unit secures $100M round at $1.2B valuation for its banking-as-a-service platform
Insight Partners has led a $100 million funding round for Unit Finance Inc., a startup helps companies launch new financial services faster. The round, which Unit announced this morning, also included the participation of Accel, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Moving Capital …
Chip startup Cornami raises $68M+ round to enable more secure data encryption
Cornami Inc., a startup with a specialized processor that can help companies protect their business data from cyberattacks, has raised more than $68 million in funding to support go-to-market initiatives. Cornami announced the funding round today. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the …
GreyOrange raises $110M for its AI-powered warehouse robots
Robotics startup GreyOrange today announced that it has raised $110 million from Mithril Capital and BlackRock. The investment included a mix of equity and debt financing, according to TechCrunch. GreyOrange, officially Grey Orange Pte. Ltd., will use the capital to grow its …
Uber teams up with Serve Robotics and Motional for autonomous food deliveries
Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with robotics startup Serve Robotics Inc. and Motional Inc., a self-driving vehicle company, to pilot an autonomous food delivery service in California. Uber announced the partnerships today. As part of the pilot program, the company will …
Sysdig debuts Sysdig Advisor to help developers fix Kubernetes errors faster
Sysdig Inc. today debuted a new software tool called Sysdig Advisor that promises to help companies fix technical issues in their Kubernetes deployments faster. San Francisco-based Sysdig is a unicorn startup backed by more than $700 million in funding. It offers two …
Veeam adds new cybersecurity and automation features to its Kasten K10 platform
Data protection giant Veeam Software Corp. today introduced a new version of Kasten K10, its backup and recovery platform for Kubernetes environments. Kasten K10 became part of Veeam’s product portfolio in late 2020 through a startup acquisition. The platform enables companies to …
Newly launched AI startup Inflection AI raises $225M in funding
Artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI Inc. has raised $225 million in funding. Inflection AI detailed the funding in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Palo Alto, California-based startup specified that the financing was provided in the form of …
Twitter shares drop after Elon Musk tweets acquisition is ‘temporarily on hold’
Shares of Twitter Inc. declined more than 9% today after Elon Musk tweeted that his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the social network is “temporarily on hold.” “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent …
Blockchain data startup Chainalysis secures $170M in funding at $8.6B valuation
Chainalysis Inc., which provides data about the cryptocurrency ecosystem to organizations such as government agencies and banks, has closed a $170 million funding round that values it at $8.6 billion. Chainalysis announced the funding round today. Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund was …