Software startup Feedzai announced it has raised $50 million in Series C financing. Five investors participated in the round, including Sapphire Ventures, Capital One Growth Ventures, Citi Ventures, and First Data Corporation. Feedzai’s unique risk management platform is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to make banking
Cybersecurity appliances developer Militus, which detects malware and advanced persistent threats on computer networks, announced it has raised a new round of Series A funding from CyberSEC3. Cybersecurity threats need proactive, continuous monitoring that accurately discovers critical network events. Militus' Unified Security Analytics Manager (USAM) provides
Software startup Sysdig closed $25 million in Series C financing from Accel Partners. A container intelligence company whose unified platform delivers monitoring, security, and troubleshooting in a microservices-friendly architecture, Sysdig monitors and secures millions of containers across hundreds of enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies and web-scale
Blue Hexagon announced it has secured $6 million in Series A financing from Benchmark Capital. Founded by Nayeem Islam, Qualcomm’s former head of research and development, not much is currently known about the new AI company. It appears that Blue Hexagon uses machine learning technologies to
SecurityScorecard closed $27.5 million in Series C financing led by NGP. Moody’s Corporation, AXA Strategic Ventures, Intel Capital, Sequoia Capital, GV, Boldstart Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, and Evolution Equity Partners also participated. SecurityScorecard provides an accurate rating of security risk for organizations worldwide. The company’s
ShiftLeft announced the completion of $9.3 million in Series A financing. Bain Capital Ventures and Mayfield Fund participated in the funding. ShiftLeft is developing a new model for protecting software. The company limits the attack surface proactively by understanding the Security DNA of each new
Akamai Technologies, an American content delivery network and cloud services provider, today announced that it has acquired Nominum, a leader in DNS and enterprise security solutions for carriers. According to an official statement, the acquisition is intended to add complementary capabilities to Akamai's portfolio of
Communications startup AlertMedia completed $8 million in Series B financing led by Next Coast Ventures, with participation from ATX Seed Ventures and Silverton Partners. AlertMedia helps some of the world’s largest organizations securely monitor threats, streamline notifications, and improve employee safety. The company’s fully integrated, cloud-based
Attivo Networks announced the completion of $21 million in Series C financing led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures and Omidyar Network. Attivo Networks provides accurate network level threat detection, analysis, and response to advanced, credential, insider, and ransomware attacks. The Attivo
Security startup LifeRaft announced it has secured $1.4 million in Series A financing. LifeRaft identifies potential threats to public safety by gathering actionable intelligence from all major social media channels, including Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and classifying it to determine risk level. LifeRaft helps organizations understand