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Vesey Ventures closes on $78M debut fund to back early-stage fintech startups
After working together for nearly one decade, three former managing directors of Amex Ventures in early 2022 branched out to form their own fintech-focused venture firm, Vesey Ventures. The trio had made early investments in more than 50 fintech companies, including the likes of Stripe, Plaid, Melio and Trulioo. During that time, they also helped […]
Vesey Ventures closes on $78M debut fund to back early-stage fintech startups by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Halcyon lands large investment to defend against ransomware
Following the Colonial Pipeline incident in 2021, Jon Miller and Ryan Smith wondered why, with the widespread adoption of security tools, ransomware was still growing exponentially. It’s an odd dichotomy. Seventy-eight percent of companies responding to a recent survey said that they plan to increase their investments in cybersecurity in the next 12 months. But […]
Halcyon lands large investment to defend against ransomware by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Threading the needle: 5 questions for National Grid Partners’ Lisa Lambert
Environmental and social concerns should be top of mind right now for any smart investor, says National Grid Partners founder Lisa Lambert.
Threading the needle: 5 questions for National Grid Partners’ Lisa Lambert by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Microsoft kickstarts settlement discussions with European cloud trade body over antitrust complaints
Microsoft has kickstarted settlement discussions with European not-for-profit trade association Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), some six months after CISPE filed an antitrust complaint alleging that Microsoft was using its dominance in business software to tether customers to its Azure cloud platform. The news comes less than a month after news emerged that Microsoft […]
Microsoft kickstarts settlement discussions with European cloud trade body over antitrust complaints by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Kodiak Robotics will haul freight autonomously for Tyson Foods
Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics is partnering with truckload carrier C.R. England to autonomously ship Tyson Foods products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. A human safety operator will be present in the one dedicated truck Kodiak is allocating to this pilot. Deliveries will begin this month, according to the company. The pilot program is […]
Kodiak Robotics will haul freight autonomously for Tyson Foods by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Outsourcing giant Capita fears customer data stolen during ransomware attack
Capita, the British outsourcing company that provides critical services for the U.K. government, says hackers may have accessed customer data during a cyberattack last month. The London-based outsourcing giant, whose customers include the NHS, the U.K. military, and the Department for Work and Pensions, said in a statement on Thursday that its investigation into the […]
Outsourcing giant Capita fears customer data stolen during ransomware attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
CoreWeave, a GPU-focused cloud compute provider, lands $221M investment
CoreWeave, an NYC-based startup that began as an Ethereum mining venture, has secured a large tranche of funding as it continues to transition to a general-purpose cloud computing platform. CoreWeave today announced that it raised $221 million in a Series B funding round led by Magnetar Capital with participation from Nvidia, former GitHub CEO Nat […]
CoreWeave, a GPU-focused cloud compute provider, lands $221M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch