After launching its Hyas Protect service last year, threat detection company Hyas today announced a $16 million round to accelerate growth. “Hyas focuses on understanding … adversary infrastructure and understanding the communication patterns so you can block that communication,” Hyas CEO Dave Ratner said. Ratner explained that when bad actors are constructing a phishing attack […]
Lexer raises $25.5 million to unlock insights from retailers’ customer data
Lexer, a customer data platform (CDP) that helps retailers glean insights by unifying data from multiple systems and sources, has raised $25.5 million in a series B round of funding led by Blackbird Ventures and King River Capital. The raise comes as businesses across the spectrum rush to capitalize on the accelerated digital transition that […]
StorageOS raises $10 million to drive container storage adoption
StorageOS today revealed it has garnered an additional $10 million in funding to drive the adoption of a software-defined storage platform for containerized applications. While containers have been employed for some time, the bulk of those applications are stateless. Whenever data does need to be stored, it’s usually placed on a legacy storage system that […]
PerimeterX raises $57 million to fight bots and web app attacks
PerimeterX, a cybersecurity startup developing a platform designed to protect apps from malicious actors, today announced that it raised $57 million in growth capital, bringing its total raised to date to $144 million. The company says the investment will be put toward expanding into new geographies and vertical markets as it looks to grow the […]
Creatio raises $68 million for low-code enterprise process automation
Creatio, a low-code process automation and customer relationship management (CRM) platform, has raised $68 million in a round of funding led by growth equity firm Volition Capital. The raise, which is the first external investment in Creatio’s eight-year history, comes during a boom period for low-code and no-code platforms, spanning everything from enterprise app building […]
Ally.io raises $50 million to help businesses adhere to OKR-based goals
Ally.io, a platform that helps enterprises develop and track their objectives and key results (OKRs), has raised $50 million in a series C round of funding led by Greenoaks Capital. OKR is a popular goal-setting framework popularized by former Intel CEO Andy Grove and has been used to bring direction to big-name companies such as […]
Peak.AI raises $21 million to drive enterprise AI adoption
Peak.AI, a startup developing AI solutions for enterprise customers, today announced that it closed a $21 million series B round. The funds, which bring Peak’s total raised to date to $43 million, will drive the company’s R&D and commercial expansion in the U.S. and India, according to CEO Richard Potter. The global enterprise AI market size […]
Interplay raises $18 million for enterprise-focused VR training solutions
Interplay, an Austin, Texas-based startup developing a 3D and virtual reality platform for trade workers, today announced that it raised $18 million. The company says it’ll use the proceeds to move into new markets and further develop its existing products. According to an ABI Research report, before the pandemic, the virtual reality market was forecasted […]
1Kosmos Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding from ForgePoint Capital
Cybersecurity startup exits stealth mode to address identity and credential compromise SOMERSET, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 16, 2021– 1Kosmos, the only cybersecurity solution to provide digital identity proofing and passwordless authentication, announced a $15 million investment from ForgePoint Capital, the premier venture investor for early-stage cybersecurity companies. With the closing of this funding round, 1Kosmos comes out […]
Disney+ Had 95 Million Paid Subscribers, And That Was Before WandaVision
Disney Plus was one of the things that kept a lot of people afloat during quarantine, nearly 90 million to be exact, and that number has seriously grown since the release of WandaVision. Disney Plus was probably the most anticipated streaming service since Netflix launched as a digital platform back in 2007. Who could resist […]