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Tenable acquires Alsid for $98M to secure enterprises’ Active Directory deployments
Publicly traded vulnerability detection provider Tenable Inc. will pay $98 million to buy Paris-based Alsid SAS, which makes software for finding security issues in Active Directory deployments. In the acquisition announcement today, Tenable said that it expects the deal to close early next quarter. The company anticipates $3 million to $4 million in acquisition-related expenses and ...
‘IoTOps’ provider SecuriThings lands $14M funding round
SecuriThings Inc. today said that it has closed a $14 million funding round led by Aleph VC to help enterprises manage the growing number of “internet of things” devices connected to their networks. Existing investor Firstime VC chipped in to the Series A round as well, along with unnamed angel investors. IoT devices present several ...
Chip startup NeuReality launches from stealth to make AI inference more efficient
NeuReality Ltd., a startup working to develop more efficient artificial intelligence chips, today exited stealth mode and disclosed on the occasion that it has raised $8 million in seed funding. Tel Aviv-based NeuReality was founded in 2019 by former executives from Intel Corp., Mellanox and other major semiconductor firms. Chief Executive Officer Moshe Tanach was ...
After 750% revenue growth, IoT security specialist Armis raises $125M
After growing revenues more than 750% over the last two years, cybersecurity startup Armis Inc. today announced that it has raised a $125 million funding round led by Brookfield Technology Partners. The investment values Armis at $2 billion. That’s up from the $1.1 billion Insight Partners paid to acquire the startup last year. Insight Partners, ...
Avaya shares jump after $743M quarter with 1,600+ customer wins
Shares of communications software provider Avaya Holdings Corp. rose more than 10% today after the company reported stronger-than-expected sales of $743 million for its fiscal first quarter. The company topped the Zacks consensus revenue estimate for the quarter ended Dec. 31 by more than 2.3%. Investors liked what they saw, boosting shares by more than ...
Security meets data management as SentinelOne acquires Scalyr for $155M
Cybersecurity provider SentinelOne Inc. today announced plans to acquire venture-backed data management startup Scalyr Inc. in a transaction worth $155 million. Scalyr’s data management technology, SentinelOne says, will enable its customers to detect and respond to hacking attempts targeting their systems more effectively. The transaction could potentially also create market expansion opportunities for the cybersecurity ...
With Chowbotics acquisition, DoorDash adds salad robots to its product lineup
DoorDash Inc. has acquired Chowbotics Inc., the creator of a restaurant robot that can automatically prepare salad bowls and give customers detailed nutritional information about every order. The terms of the deal, which was announced today, aren’t being disclosed. Hayward, California-based Chowbotics previously raised more than $20 million from investors across multiple funding rounds. Chowbotics’ ...
Kong raises $100M for its cloud-native application connectivity platform
Kong Inc., a startup helping enterprises build and manage cloud-native applications more easily, today announced that it has closed a $100 million funding round led by Tiger Global at a $1.4 billion valuation. San Francisco-based Kong has tripled its valuation since its last funding round in early 2019. Modern enterprise applications are built not as ...
Chipmaker Dialog to be acquired for $5.9B by Renesas Electronics
Dialog Semiconductor Plc., a British chipmaker whose silicon is used in devices ranging from iPhones to car infotainment systems, today announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp. for 4.9 billion euros. The sum equals about $5.9 billion. It values Dialog at a 20% premium to its Friday closing price. ...
Google fixes zero-day vulnerability in Chrome’s JavaScript engine
Google LLC on Thursday released an update for Chrome to fix a high-severity security vulnerability in the browser that’s believed to be exploited by hackers. The update, the search giant detailed in a brief blog post, will roll out to users over the coming days and weeks. Google has filed the vulnerability under the tag ...