While IPOs are back and TechCrunch+’s eyes are peeled for new S-1 filings and early indications of how much public-market demand there will be for upcoming debuts, we’d be remiss to forget companies that made the opposite journey in recent years. Case in point is SailPoint, a cybersecurity and identity management company that was taken…
Cato Networks, the Tel Aviv-based startup that packages software-defined networking, managed cybersecurity and global backbone services into a single offering, today announced that it raised $238 million in an equity investment that values the company at over $3 billion. LightSpeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from Adams Street Partners, Softbank Vision Fund 2,…
Cato Networks, the Tel Aviv-based startup that packages software-defined networking, managed cybersecurity and global backbone services into a single offering, today announced that it raised $238 million in an equity investment that values the company at over $3 billion. LightSpeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from Adams Street Partners, Softbank Vision Fund 2,…
Cato Networks, the Tel Aviv-based startup that packages software-defined networking, managed cybersecurity and global backbone services into a single offering, today announced that it raised $238 million in an equity investment that values the company at over $3 billion. LightSpeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from Adams Street Partners, Softbank Vision Fund 2,…
The roots of technology have always been a measure of the problems you are attempting to solve. For instance, the need for people to have basic computing capabilities in every home was a huge leap in changing the way society thought about computers. Fast forward and connect those personal computers to the internet and now…
With iOS 17, Apple has brought many useful features to iPhones and other members of the Apple ecosystem. There are the headliners like StandBy, NameDrop and Personal Voice. But personally, it’s the smaller ones that are often my favorites — the small ‘attention to detail’ features that make something you do regularly just that little…
OSIRIS-REx: 1st US Asteroid Sample Lands Soon (Official NASA Trailer) In just a few days from now, NASA will oversee the final moments of its groundbreaking OSIRIS-REx mission, which marks the first time for the agency to bring back rock samples collected from a distant asteroid. The space agency will live stream the homecoming of…
A report from analyst firm Beecham Research, a specialist in the IoT market, highlights the success of LoRaWAN. LoRaWAN has surpassed its competitors by a considerable margin, with shipments of LoRa chipsets outpacing others by more than two to one. In fact, the report boldly declares: “LoRaWAN is already the leading low-power wide area network…
Plan A, a carbon accounting and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting platform for corporations, has raised $27 million in a Series A round of funding led by U.S. VC giant Lightspeed Venture partners. Technically the funding is an extension of a $10 million Series A round it announced nearly two years ago, meaning for…
Catch+Release, a startup that lets brands license creator content, said it has launched an AI-powered search that lets users look for user-generated content in natural language queries. The startup helps companies license creator content for their marketing campaigns. While brands can add links from Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok to their collection for potential use, the…
