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CounterTack tacks on $3m from Siemens

CounterTack, a US-based cybersecurity company which provides “real-time endpoint threat detection, context and visibility around targeted attacks” against enterprises, announced at the end of February that it had closed out its series B financing round with an additional $3m, to complete a $15m raise which had its first close of $12m in October 2013. With… Continue reading CounterTack tacks on $3m from Siemens

Lenovo opens Chinese door to Nok Nok Labs

Nok Nok Labs, a US-based authentication security technology provider, announced at the end of February that it had raised $16.5m series B funding from Hong Kong-based PC maker and personal technology company Lenovo Group Limited, and current venture capital investors DCM and ONSET Ventures. Together with the company’s series A financing, Nok Nok Labs has… Continue reading Lenovo opens Chinese door to Nok Nok Labs

ZenPayroll banks $20m

ZenPayroll, a US-based, cloud-based payroll solutions provider for small businesses, raised a $20m series A round of financing in February from venture capital firms General Catalyst Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), taking its total funding to date to $26.1m. ZenPayroll previously raised a $6.1m seed funding round in April 2012 from the… Continue reading ZenPayroll banks $20m

ClearSlide’s in for $50m

ClearSlide, a US-based sales engagement platform, announced at the end of February that it had closed a $50m series C round of funding led by The Social+Capital Partnership along with all current venture investors, including Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Felicis Ventures participated in the round; also participating in the round was Comcast Ventures… Continue reading ClearSlide’s in for $50m

Miner questions telcos’ corporate venturing expectations

Rich Miner, Google Ventures general partner, was speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona alongside telco executives. Miner said that corporate venturing would only have an impact “if the organisation itself decides it wants to be disruptive to itself.”. In response, Edgar Hardless CEO of SingTel Innov8, the corporate venturing division of telecom company… Continue reading Miner questions telcos’ corporate venturing expectations

Van Dijk in frame as Naspers CEO

“In view of our strong development focus on ecommerce, the board believes that Bob has the skills to lead us into the next phase of our growth,” said Ton Vosloo, Naspers chair. Bekker will stand down from the Naspers board for a year, during which time he “intends to travel widely and research where the… Continue reading Van Dijk in frame as Naspers CEO

Shape Security rounds up $40m

Shape Security, a US-based cybersecuirty company which came out of stealth mode in January and provides a “botwall” as defence against website attacks, has raised $40m in series C funding led by multi-stage investment firm Norwest Venture Partners, together with Sierra Ventures and existing investors, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Venrock, Google Ventures, Google executive… Continue reading Shape Security rounds up $40m

Tradeshift cuts $75m deal with Scentan

Tradeshift, a Denmark-based invoicing network for businesses, has raised $75m in a series C, growth funding round from Singapore-based venture capital investor Scentan Ventures, with whom it has also signed a strategic partnership. This round brings Tradeshift’s funding to a total of $112 million, and will be used to help drive its global expansion in… Continue reading Tradeshift cuts $75m deal with Scentan