Cybersecurity has had a rough go of it lately, with investment in the sector dropping a precipitous 40% compared to the year prior. But there are promising early, […]
AI data security startup Cyera confirms $300M raise at a $1.4B valuation
Artificial intelligence continues to be the biggest threat but also the biggest promise in the world of cybersecurity. Today, one of the startups tackling both the opportunity and […]
Ted Schlein’s 2-year-old Ballistic Ventures has already raised a second $360 million fund
After a shakeup at venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins a few years back, one of its star B2B investors, Ted Schlein, sort of left to start his own […]
Reach Security taps a company’s existing tools to fight cyber threats
Thanks to an uncertain economy, cybersecurity budgets are in a tight spot. According to a 2023 survey from IANS and recruiting firm Artico Search, more than a third […]
Welcome back to the Unicorn Club, 10 years later
Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. She partners at the earliest stages with enterprise and consumer-oriented startup teams to build products customers love, and to help teams […]
Okta snatches up security firm Spera, reportedly for over $100M
Okta, the identity and access management company, is acquiring security firm Spera. Anticipated to close during the fiscal first quarter beginning in early February, the Spera acquisition will […]
Why is cybersecurity venture funding so tepid despite the strong demand?
If you looked at venture capital investment trends in the cybersecurity market, you’d be excused for thinking that the sector was struggling. Crunchbase data indicates that cybersecurity startups […]
Confirmed: Palo Alto has acquired Talon Cyber Security, sources say for $625M
Palo Alto Networks has just confirmed one more major piece of security startup M&A out of Israel: it has acquired Talon Cyber Security, a specialist in building enterprise […]
If your startup doesn’t seem impossible at first, it’s not hard enough
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Startups exist to solve complex problems, not to be a quick moneymaking scheme, […]
Confirmed: Palo Alto Networks buys Dig Security, sources say for $400M
We reported in September that Palo Alto was getting ready to make yet more security acquisitions out of Israel, specifically of Dig Security and Talon. Today, some confirmation […]