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CrowdStrike launches $100 million investment vehicle Falcon Fund II for tech innovators

Wed, 12th Jan 2022
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CrowdStrike launches Falcon Fund II, a $100 million investment vehicle in partnership with Accel, focused on cybersecurity and adjacent markets.
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Emmi gears up for global expansion following latest funding round

Wed, 29th Dec 2021
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Emmi, an Australian fintech specializing in carbon risk solutions, has raised $3.5m to support global expansion of its Global Carbon Efficiency Rating (GCER).
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Claroty raises $400m, announces intent to acquire Medigate

Fri, 10th Dec 2021
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Claroty secures $400m in funding and acquires Medigate to become the most well-funded cybersecurity firm in OT, IoMT, and enterprise IoT sectors.
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Satori raises $20m, plans market expansion and DataSecOps innovation

Wed, 15th Sep 2021
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Satori, the DataSecOps platform, has raised $20m in Series A funding to fuel R-D innovation and go-to-market expansion.
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Illumio closes $225m funding round, drives zero trust security

Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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Illumio secures $225m in Series F funding, with Thoma Bravo leading the round, to reach a valuation of $2.75bn.
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Claroty raises $140m, marks largest investment ever for the sector

Mon, 21st Jun 2021
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Claroty raises $140m in funding round to meet growing demand for industrial and critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
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Alkira raises $54m to expand cloud networking IaaS exchanges

Thu, 15th Oct 2020
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The Alkira team of Amir and Atif Khan have a strong track record and approach to network cloud that could be 'more disruptive than SD-WAN'.
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Christchurch-based startup hits its stride with $600K seed funding

Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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New Zealand startup Vxt raises NZ$600,000 in seed funding round to expand its voicemail-to-text app and broaden its product offering.
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Cohesity announces $250 million funding, doubles valuation to US$2.5 billion

Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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Cohesity has raised $250m in Series E funding, increasing its valuation to $2.5bn, more than double from its Series D round two years ago.
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Start-up raises 1M, looks to save enterprises from technical debt

Mon, 6th Apr 2020
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Quality Clouds secures GBP £1M in seed funding to tackle technical debt for enterprises using low or no code SaaS platforms like ServiceNow and Salesforce.
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XTransfer raises $15m funding to expand global network

Mon, 14th Oct 2019
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The company provides service solutions such as cross-border and local collection, payment, foreign exchange, lending, and other treasury management services.
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PacketFabric receives $75m investment to expand beyond US

Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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Digital Alpha Advisors, LLC will invest the $75 million into PacketFabric, which will help PacketFabric rapidly scale in the United States and internationally.
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CrowdStrike establishes early-stage investment fund with Accel

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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In partnership with Accel, CrowdStrike will co-invest in security startups that are building applications on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.
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Data centre disruptor up $110m in funding

Fri, 24th May 2019
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Guardicore plans to use funding to fuel company growth and disrupt the firewall and data centre security space.
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Rubrik welcomes $261m funding for new market expansion

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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The company intends to use the funds from new investor Bain Capital Ventures will go toward future innovation and expansion.
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Exclusive: Why Australia's IT industry needs to invest in SMBs

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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SMBs in Australia face challenges in securing funding, but play a vital role in the economy and driving innovation.
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Crowdstrike raises a massive $200 million in latest funding round

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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CrowdStrike secures Series E funding of USD $200 million, boosting its valuation past USD $3 billion. The funds will drive global expansion and tech innovation.
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Digital Shadows' $26m funding a 'huge milestone', says CEO

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Digital Shadows has raised $26 million in a Series C funding round, which will be put towards global expansion and its service development.
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Callaghan Innovation funds OHS app Forsite

Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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Forsite, a pioneering OHS app, gets a £15m boost from Callaghan Innovation to enhance safety in the construction and property sectors.
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iPaaS startup secures $10 million in funding from Storm Ventures & Salesforce

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Workato clinches $10M to propel digital transformation with its iPaaS platform, backed by Storm Ventures and Salesforce.