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Cryptocurrency market data startup Amberdata raises $15M round led by Citi
Amberdata Inc., a startup that provides data on cryptocurrency markets and trading activity for financial institutions, has raised a $15 million funding round to fuel growth initiatives. Amberdata said in its announcement this morning that the round was led by Citigroup Inc., one of the world’s largest banks. The startup will use the funding to ...
Confluent makes real-time data easier to process with Stream Governance
In one of its most significant product updates since going public, Confluent Inc. today introduced a new cloud-based toolkit to help enterprises analyze real-time data from their systems more efficiently. The company is calling the toolkit Stream Governance. Confluent sells data management products based on the open-source Apache Kafka platform. Kafka is used by companies ...
Zoom debuts new VR and enterprise features at Zoomtopia 2021
Zoom Video Communications Inc. today announced a raft of product updates at its virtual Zoomtopia 2021 event, including an upcoming virtual reality capability and several major enhancements to its enterprise feature set. Some of the updates will become available in the coming weeks, while others aren’t scheduled to launch until next year. One of the ...
BitSight raises $250M and buys startup rival to boost its cyber risk platform
BitSight Technologies Inc., a startup helping enterprises and government agencies assess the effectiveness of their cybersecurity efforts, today disclosed that it has raised $250 million in funding at a $2.4 billion valuation. The funding was provided entirely by Moody’s Corp., one of the financial sector’s three major credit rating agencies. In conjunction, BitSight says it ...
JFrog targets growing connected device market with Upswift acquisition
Publicly traded developer tools maker JFrog Ltd. has acquired Upswift Ltd., a startup with a platform that helps enterprises roll out software updates to their “internet of things” device fleets. JFrog didn’t disclose financial terms in its announcement of the deal today. The acquisition comes three months after the company inked a $300 million agreement ...
In landmark ruling, Apple ordered to ease iOS app monetization rules
In a landmark ruling with potentially significant implications for the mobile ecosystem, Apple Inc. has been ordered by a court to ease its terms of service regarding app monetization in the App Store. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued the ruling today as part of a lawsuit filed against Apple Inc. by Epic Games ...
Palo Alto Networks reveals malware-detecting WiFi router
Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s newest product is the Okyo Garde, a wireless mesh router with built-in cybersecurity capabilities that enterprises can use to protect remote workers’ home networks from hacking attempts. The device was announced today and is expected to become available in the fall. Publicly traded Palo Alto Networks is one of the world’s ...
Enterprise software giant Visma valued at $19B ahead of potential 2023 IPO
Norway-based enterprise software maker Visma AS, whose products are used by more than 1.1 million organizations worldwide, is now worth $19 billion after a secondary share sale. The company disclosed the sale late Thursday. This morning, Visma made another announcement, saying that it’s weighing plans to go public in 2023. “We are considering an IPO ...
Confirming reports, Amazon debuts smart TVs with Alexa integration
Amazon.com Inc. today debuted two lines of smart TVs, the Fire TV Omni Series and 4-Series, that will enable consumers to perform actions such as adjusting the display brightness using Alexa voice commands. The company also introduced a new Alexa-powered streaming stick that can be plugged into an existing display to access content from popular ...
Snyk raises $530M at $8.5B valuation to help developers detect vulnerable code
Snyk Ltd., whose software is used by developers at tech giants such as Google LLC to fix vulnerable software code, today said that it has closed a $530 million funding round co-led by Sands Capital and Tiger Global. Snyk is now worth $8.5 billion, more than triple its valuation at the start of the year. ...