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Tiger Global and Salesforce.com Inc.’s venture capital arm have invested $30 million in cybersecurity startup Laminar Ltd. as part of a funding round announced today. The round, which comes six months after Laminar’s launch from stealth mode, brings its total outside funding …
Chainguard raises $50M to secure companies’ software supply chains
Chainguard Inc., a startup founded by a group of former Google LLC engineers to help companies secure their applications, has raised $50 million in fresh funding. Chainguard announced the funding round today. Sequoia Capital led the investment with participation from more than …
Devo raises $100M at $2B valuation for its AI-powered cybersecurity platform
Cybersecurity provider Devo Technology Inc. today announced that it has closed a $100 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The investment was led by Paris-based investment firm Eurazeo. All of Devo’s existing backers participated as well along with ISAI Cap …
Fortanix introduces new blockchain security tools
Cybersecurity startup Fortanix Inc. is rolling out two new software tools designed to protect blockchain users’ digital assets from hacking and prevent erroneous transactions. The startup debuted the tools ahead of next week’s annual RSA cybersecurity event in San Francisco. Mountain View, …
Prominent technology executive Teresa Carlson joins Microsoft
Prominent technology executive Teresa Carlson has joined Microsoft Corp., SiliconANGLE confirmed today. The appointment was first reported Tuesday by The Information. At Microsoft, Carlson (pictured) reportedly holds the role of corporate vice president and entrepreneur-in-residence and is reporting to Chris Young, Microsoft’s executive vice …
WorkOS nabs $80M to speed up enterprise software development
WorkOS Inc., a startup that helps enterprise software companies build key application features faster, has raised $80 million in funding to grow its market presence. WorkOS announced the funding round this morning. Greenoaks was the lead investor, and Lightspeed Ventures, Abstract Ventures …
Blockchain infrastructure provider InfStones raises $66M funding round
Blockchain infrastructure startup InfStones Inc. today announced that it has closed a $66 million funding round co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and GGV Capital. The investment comes only a few months after InfStones’ previous $33 million raise. The startup disclosed that …
Observability startup Coralogix raises $142M in new funding
Observability startup Coralogix Ltd. today announced that it has closed a $142 million funding round led by Advent International and Brighton Park Capital. The two investment firms were joined by more than a half-dozen other backers. The round, which comes less than …
GitHub adds more security and automation features to Enterprise Server
Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub unit today updated its GitHub Enterprise Server platform with an array of new features designed to streamline software development projects. GitHub, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2018, operates a popular service for hosting open-source software. The Microsoft unit …
IBM ordered to pay $1.6B to software maker BMC in connection with 2017 lawsuit
A U.S. District Judge has ordered IBM Corp. to pay $1.6 billion to BMC Software Inc., a major provider of enterprise software, in connection with a 2017 lawsuit over a customer contract. The ruling was reported by Bloomberg today. In a statement …