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Microsoft leads $10M round into passwordless security startup Trusona
In the past few years, the tech industry has been trying to develop an alternative to passwords for user authentication as part of an effort to reduce the threat of account theft. Trusona Inc., one of the startups leading the push, today announced it has secured a $10 million funding round led by Microsoft Corp.’s venture capital arm. ...
Illusive Networks extends its hacker deception technology to email
By the time a hacker breaks into a company’s email systems, there’s usually no way to prevent them from stealing information. But according to Illusive Networks Inc., the scope of the breach can be mitigated to a large degree. The startup promises to facilitate that with a new incarnation announced today of its deception-based security technology ...
After 7M+ sign-ups, HelloSign raises $16M to fuel its enterprise push
As companies continue to reduce their reliance on paper, demand for tools that can ease the management of digital documents is growing at a brisk pace. San Francisco’s HelloSign Inc. announced today that it has secured $16 million in funding to support its efforts to capitalize on the trend. The startup offers an electronic signing ...
EU regulators to investigate Qualcomm’s $38B NXP acquisition
Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s push to enter the automobile processor market may be about to hit its first regulatory roadblock. Antitrust authorities in the European Union have opened an investigation into the chip maker’s ongoing acquisition of Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors NV. It’s not too big a surprise given the $38 billion price tag of the deal ...
Data center giant Digital Realty buys rival DuPont Fabros for $7.6B
The data center rental business is undergoing yet another round of consolidation. Digital Realty Trust Inc, one of the biggest players in the so-called co-location industry, today inked a deal to acquire fellow data center operator DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. for $7.6 billion. The transaction will see DuPont investors receive 0.545 Digital Realty shares for ...
Amid profitability woes, Pandora raises $480 million from SiriusXM
Pandora Media Inc. suspended its long-running funding negotiations with KKR & Co. LP Thursday to review an outside proposal about a “substantial minority investment.” That bid today turned out to be a $480 million cash offer from Sirius XM Holdings Inc. that the music streaming provider has decided to accept. The investment will buy SiriusXM a ...
Shippable takes its software automation platform behind the firewall
Enterprises increasingly rely on the cloud to support operations, but many prefer to keep software projects on-premises because of security concerns. Shippable Inc. is moving to target this segment today with a new version of its development automation platform designed to run behind the firewall. Shippable Server provides the ability to manage the different systems ...
Security device maker Yubico closes $30M round backed by NEA
Two-factor authentication is one of the most reliable ways to protect user accounts from hacking, but it can often be difficult to implement for large companies with specialized security needs. Yubico AB, one of the startups working to ease the task, today secured $30 million in funding. The capital comes courtesy of New Enterprise Associates, Valley ...
Bosch teams up with TomTom to create radar maps for self-driving cars
Besides car parts and other industrial gear, manufacturing titan Robert Bosch GmbH now wants to start producing maps too. The German company, which is a key supplier to many leading automakers, has teamed up with TomTom NV in a newly announced partnership focused on providing road data for autonomous vehicles. The plan is to create a ...
Scout RFP raises $15.5M to change how firms engage suppliers
Finding suppliers for a project can be tremendously difficult in a large enterprise, where the expectations of the different stakeholders must be balanced with numerous budgetary and compliance restrictions. It’s a challenge that Scout RFP Inc. has spent the last four years working to ease. The San Francisco-based startup is backed by $15.5 million in newly ...