Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson is a Senior Editor at SiliconAngle and works to cover beats surrounding DevOps, security, gaming, and cutting edge technology. Before joining SiliconAngle, Kyt worked as a software engineer starting at Motorola in Q&A to eventually settle at Pets911.com where he helped build a vast database for pet adoption and a lost and found system. Kyt is a published author who writes science fiction and fantasy works that incorporate ideas from modern-day technological innovation and explore the outcome of living with those technologies.

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Trunk raises $25M to build a ‘developer experience in a box’ platform

APPS By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Trunk, a platform that helps developers fix their code earlier in their workflow, raised $25 million in early funding today alongside an update to its flagship Trunk Check product. Garry Tan’s Initialized Capital and Andreessen Horowitz co-led the Series A funding round, …

Hivemapper raises $18M to create a decentralized map of the world

BLOCKCHAIN By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Mapping startup Hivemapper Inc. today announced it has raised $18 million in early-stage funding that will support the launch of its dashcam and network that will pay drivers in cryptocurrency for building decentralized maps. Multicoin Capital led the Series A funding round, …

Alphabet’s Wing is set to lift off drone deliveries in Texas starting April 7

EMERGING TECH By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery division Wing Aviation LLC announced today that it will be launching its service in Texas later this week to deliver goods to “tens of thousands” of homes. The company has set up operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro …

Blockchain.com now supports NFT usernames with full Unstoppable Domains integration

BLOCKCHAIN By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Blockchain.com Inc. said today that it’s integrating all of Unstoppable Domains Inc.’s extensions for its 81 million wallets to make it easier for its users to send and receive digital currencies. In order to receive cryptocurrencies such as …

Docker founders launch DevOps software deployment startup Dagger with $20M funding

CLOUD By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

DevOps software deployment startup Dagger today announced that it has raised $20 million in new funding alongside the public beta launch of its platform that automates management for software supply chains. The Series A round follows a $3 million pre-seed round and $7 million …

Developer recruiting platform HackerRank raises $60M

APPS By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Professional developer hiring platform HackerRank said today it will expand its core for coders and recruiters with $60 million in new funding led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, which brings the company’s valuation to $500 million. Additional investors also participating in the Series …

Shoreline raises $35M to automate incident response for DevOps teams

CLOUD By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Incident automation startup Shoreline Inc. today announced it has raised $35 million in new funding led by New York-based private equity firm Insight Partners to expand its operations and its team. Dawn Capital also participated in the Series B round, which brought …

Phi Labs raises $21M to reward blockchain developers with the Archway protocol

BLOCKCHAIN By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Phi Labs, a contributor to the Archway protocol that rewards blockchain developers, announced today that it has raised $21 million in seed funding co-led by CoinFund and Hashed. The fundraising also saw participation from Wintermute, Figment, Chorus One, 1Confirmation, Blockchain Capital, Ideo …

Eyeball scanning crypto startup Worldcoin reportedly raising $100M at $3B valuation

BLOCKCHAIN By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

The iris-scanning cryptocurrency project Worldcoin will be raising $100 million valuing the company’s tokens at $3 billion, according to a report from The Information. Two unnamed sources said that investors include Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z and Khosla Ventures and that the fundraise will …

‘Enterprise Browser’ maker Island raises $115M at $1.3B valuation

APPS By KYT DOTSON5 YEARS AGO

Island, the developer of the security-focused “Enterprise Browser,” reached unicorn status today with a $115 million funding round led by Insight Partners, bringing its valuation to $1.3 billion. This Series B round saw participation from Island’s existing investors Stripes and Sequoia Capital. …

Kyt Dotson

Latest from Kyt Dotson

Trunk raises $25M to build a ‘developer experience in a box’ platform

Hivemapper raises $18M to create a decentralized map of the world

Alphabet’s Wing is set to lift off drone deliveries in Texas starting April 7

Blockchain.com now supports NFT usernames with full Unstoppable Domains integration

Developer recruiting platform HackerRank raises $60M

Phi Labs raises $21M to reward blockchain developers with the Archway protocol

Eyeball scanning crypto startup Worldcoin reportedly raising $100M at $3B valuation

‘Enterprise Browser’ maker Island raises $115M at $1.3B valuation

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