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Education technology startup Masterschool said today it has closed on a $100 million round of funding as it looks to satisfy the seemingly unquenchable thirst for technology talent in the enterprise. Despite the big number, the raise is being billed as a …
Tableau adds new data storytelling and AI capabilities to its rebranded cloud platform
Tableau Software LLC took the wraps off a new edition of its cloud-based data analytics and visualization platform today at its Tableau Conference. The company also previewed some upcoming capabilities that will arrive on Tableau Cloud later this year, and it talked …
Google Cloud sharpens its focus on open-source software security, zero trust, cloud governance and more
Google Cloud said today it’s doubling down on its concept of “Invisible Security” with the launch of an array of new security services. They’re aimed at helping enterprise customers to secure their software supply chains, adopt zero-trust security architectures, improve cloud governance …
Armed with $25M, Pangea Cyber debuts embedded security APIs for cloud-native app builders
Embedded security services provider Pangea Cyber Corp. is opening the doors to its business, emerging from stealth mode today armed with $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Ballistic Ventures. Pangea has developed what it says is a comprehensive …
Lightbend launches Kalix application layer to simplify serverless and cloud-native development
Lightbend Inc. is making it easier for developers to build cloud-native applications with the launch today of Kalix, a new platform-as-a-service that serves as a unifying application layer in concert with the underlying serverless cloud infrastructure of modern applications. Lightbend, which has …
Real-time analytics database firm Imply Data bags $100M in late-stage funding
Analytics-focused database startup Imply Data Inc. has reached “unicorn” status after closing on a $100 million late-stage round of funding that brings its value north of $1 billion. Today’s Series D round was led by new investor Thoma Bravo, with participation from …
Rigetti’s quantum computing roadmap gets pushed back amid supply crunch and higher costs
Quantum computing company Rigetti Computing Inc. revealed today that it’s pushing back by a year its plans to deliver on 1,000-qubit and 4,000-qubit systems. The company said in an updated technology roadmap that it will deliver a single-chip 84-qubit machine by next …
Kubernetes startup Akuity raises $20M to take Argo Project to the next level
Kubernetes application delivery platform startup Akuity Inc. said today it has closed on a $20 million Series A round of funding led by Lead Edge Capital and existing investor Decibel Partners. Akuity is a startup building developer tools that aim to scale …
New Relic’s stock slips as it delivers wider-than-expected loss
Shares of the observability company New Relic Inc. fell in after-hours trading today after it delivered fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results that missed expectations and followed up with weak guidance. The San Francisco-based company reported a loss before certain costs such as stock …
Aiven raises $210M in late-stage funding to expand its open-source expertise
Open-source software champion Aiven Ltd. said today it has closed on a bumper $210 million Series D round of funding, bringing its total amount raised to $420 million, at a valuation of more than $3 billion. Today’s late-stage round was led by …