The goal is a new approach to network security. Technologies developed by the networking industry to protect data are quickly becoming obsolete for today's cloud- and mobile-based workloads, said co-founder and CEO Guru Pai in a statement. SD-WAN and cloud-based point products are often more focused on cost reduction than addressing underlying security flaws.
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Startup Privafy Raises $22M with New Approach to Network Security
"Third-party cyber risk management is a persistent and growing concern for organizations across all industries, and solutions that most effectively mitigate these risks have significant growth potential," said Sean Cantwell, Managing Partner at Volition Capital. "Black Kite's unique standards-based approach to supply chain risk assessment coupled with a strong management team has enabled significant market growth and traction. As long-time investors in supply chain compliance and security software businesses, we believe that Black Kite is well-positioned to emerge as the category-leading third-party cyber risk platform."
About Data Point Capital Data Point Capital is a venture capital firm with headquarters in Boston. Founded by experienced operators, the firm takes a fundamentals-based approach to investing in companies with great teams, innovative technologies, and business models that can be leveraged on the Internet. Areas of interest include ecommerce, marketplaces, AI/machine learning, and cyber security. Investments include DraftKings, Rent The Runway, Resident, Clypd, Reblaze, Black Kite, Trifecta, Paintzen, and numerous other category leaders. For more information, visit
Founded in 2019 by Dor Knafo and Gil Azrielant, Axis Security launched its purpose-built, cloud-native security and analytics platform to offer organizations control of private application access. The platform allows users to connect on any device in minutes to private apps without going through the network or the applications.
Alongside the funding round, the company also announced enhancements to its Axis Application Access Cloud, as well as integrations with leading security providers CrowdStrike, Splunk and Okta. The Axis Security App Access Cloud solves the issue of implicitly open network access with a modern approach. and alleviates the pain points of network-based security associated with VPNs which can be complex, agent-based, slow to deploy and hard to manage, especially when providing access to third-party supply chain partners, vendors, contractors and remote employees at scale.
STAMFORD, CONN (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 SecBI, a leading developer of advanced cybersecurity threat detection solutions, today announced the opening of a U.S. office in Stamford, Connecticut. The office will be led by cybersecurity industry vet Wes Robinson, who is tasked with building the U.S. team, growing the customer base, and developing a partner network. SecBI...
GenLeap raises $3.3M: One of my pet peeves is when a startup calls itself \u201Cthe global leader\u201D or when its product is \u201Cthe first of its kind.\u201D Those descriptions lack originality and are almost never true. Except in the case of GenLeap, which I actually believe is the first company to use a saliva test to inform career guidance content. Lest you be concerned that a product like this sounds a little\u2026 deterministic, the company corroborates their genetic assessment of your career prospects with astromancy. 2ff7e9595c
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