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In his latest feature in Venture Capital Journal, Partner Justin Somaini shares his journey from #CISO to #VentureCapital, explaining the motivations behind his career pivot and the responsibilities of his new role. Justin’s ultimate goal at YL Ventures, he explains, is to “make sure that we focus on, grow and mature solutions that are focusing on the need-to-haves and are being true to the problems they more broadly are trying to solve.” Read the full article to learn more about Justin’s hands-on work with our portfolio companies and his efforts in building strong relationships with #security leaders and practitioners >> https://hubs.la/Q02G-Sm10

Explore how D.C. is climbing the ranks in the VC ecosystem, signaling a promising future for local startups and investors in innovative sectors. #VentureCapital #WashingtonDC #StartupGrowth

Issue #136 of Security, Funded is out and here is a snapshot: - 8 companies raised $127.1M across 6 unique product categories in 1 country - 4 companies were acquired or had a merger event across 4 unique product categories - 100% of funding went to product-based cybersecurity businesses A few fundings highlights include: - BigID raised $60.0M from Riverwood Capital - Finite State raised $21.0M from Riverside Acceleration Capital - LeakSignal raised $1.6M from Shasta Ventures On the M&A side: - GitLab acquired Oxeye - JumpCloud acquired Resmo (acquired by JumpCloud) - Synopsys Inc acquired Intrinsic ID Get the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/ezFsWysC From early-stage startups to public titans, from operational realities to economic undercurrents - Return on Security meticulously tracks, analyzes, and connects the dots that others miss. We are decoding cybersecurity's economic frontier. #ReturnOnSecurity #SecurityFunded Mike Privette

Collaboration is so important for economic growth and American security. Check out what Brian T MacCarthy is talking about.

On todays episode of AQ2F, Tyler Sweatt is joined by Eric Slesinger, General Partner at 201 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Madrid, Spain. Eric, originally from Washington D.C., shares his journey from engineering and intelligence to leading 201 Ventures. What’s Happening on the Second Front: • The shift in Europe's defense strategy • The impact of economic and geopolitical instability on security • The role of startups and innovative tech in defense modernization • Navigating the complexities of European defense procurement • The critical need for anticipatory thinking and strategic investment in defense tech Tune in here: https://lnkd.in/efWKfRNN #DefenseInnovation #NationalSecurity

Geopolitical conflicts have spurred $108 billion in defense tech investments from 2021 to 2023. This shift is currently driving increased creativity in deal financing and structuring. Defense tech, with its hardware component, is poised to become a major focus for venture capital, reshaping the investment landscape and reflecting a broader trend toward national security. #AssetManagement

🙌 Exciting News: 🙌 Vanta has raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Goldman Sachs Ventures and J.P. Morgan. Today’s milestone speaks to the universal need for products like Vanta. Threats and breaches are increasing rapidly, and security teams are struggling to keep up at a time when they are expected to do more with less. Alongside our customers, Vanta is moving the industry from point-in-time checks to continuous security, with a better way to GRC. With this new funding, we’ll be doubling-down on our AI investments, eliminating the manual and repetitive work that is burdening security teams so that they can focus on more high-level strategic projects. I am so excited to be part of Vanta, delivering exceptional products for security teams just like ours. We are thrilled to reach this exciting milestone, but also know we are just getting started. We will continue to listen intently to our customers and continue to deliver products to ensure we are building solutions for a better security future. Thank you to our partners, customers, and Vanta’ns who made this milestone possible. 💜 https://lnkd.in/edG9VPaN

🚨 The MVP Liquidity Watchlist has been updated with a new entrant in the top 25 most promising private companies according to our Head of Research Santosh Rao 📈 🚀 Brex which was previously on the list has been replaced by Cerebras Systems. 🎉 🦾 This proprietary list ranks the top 25 TMT companies based on quantitative and qualitative factors, selected from a pool of over 350 private companies under close observation. 📊 🎯 The rankings aim to identify those companies most likely to have a liquidity event in the coming months. 💦 🔄 While there is a single new entrant in the top 25 this month, the rankings have been adjusted based on developments at the respective companies. ↕️ The dynamic nature of the rankings reflects the ever-changing landscape of the private markets and the evolving prospects of emerging tech firms. 🔀 🤓 The list draws on our experience with growth stage tech companies and constant monitoring of over 350 leading private companies. 📝 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eR9byWMt #PhotonicChips #ThermalBatteries #Semiconductors #CleanEnergy #tech #preipo #siliconvalley #unicorn #MVPALLSTARFUND #mvpvc #mvp #therealmvpvc #venturebytes #allstar #ipo #research #technology #tommorowsipostoday #SecondaryAsAService #saas #SecondariesAsAService #Ai #Defense #Security #cybersecurity #VentureBytes #LiquidityWatchlist Manhattan Venture Partners

Some huge funding news this week....... Congrats to Island, Censys and Adlumin! 💸 Which has caught your eye the most? 🔮 - Island Raises $100 Million Series C Funding; Increases Valuation to $1.5 Billion - Censys Secures 75M in new funding - Adlumin Closes $70M Series B --- Some more details for you here: Island: Pioneer and leader in the enterprise browser market, Island announced that it has raised $100 million in its Series C financing round, which values Island at $1.5 billion. The round was led by Prysm Capital and joined by Canapi Ventures, as well as Insight Partners, Stripes , Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts and Georgian. This latest funding round brings Island’s total outside investment to over $325 million. Censys: Leading Internet Intelligence Platform for Threat Hunting and Exposure Management, announced it secured $75M in new funding. $50M Series C led by Decibel Partners, GV (Google Ventures), Greylock and Intel Capital - and included new investors Ascension Ventures, Four Rivers and accounts managed by Hamilton Lane. Additionally, the $25M in debt funding was led by SVB Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank. Adlumin: Adlumin, the security operations platform and managed detection and response (MDR) provider keeping mid-market organisations secure, announced that it closed $70 million in Series B funding led by SYN Ventures, with participation from First In Ventures, LLC, Washington Harbour Partners LP and BankTech Ventures. This investment brings the company’s total raised since inception to $83 million! neuco, neuco global executive search, Tom Wilding, Daisy Steel, Millie Hall #Funding #Mergersandacquisitions #neuco #cybersecurity

Core71, a venture investors syndicate in Hub71 Angel Program, and Sunny Side Venture Partners, the first Japanese VC based in Egypt and investing in Middle East and Africa, enter into a partnership to co-invest in ventures in MENA and promote Japan-MENA technology links. The partnership is seeded with co-investments in 2 Hub71 companies: Cypherleak, AI cyber risk monitoring, rating, and remediation platform with >1,000 enterprise clients globally, and Qureos, instant talent matching and real-time insights platform with >60 enterprise clients and >140k active talent on the platform. Sadaharu Saiki Mohamed Amine Belarbi Alexander Epure