Techstars is announcing Techstars Studio, its latest attempt to bring corporations closer to the startup ecosystem.
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Bain Capital Ventures has a fresh $1B to invest in startups
Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1 billion across three new funds.
View More Bain Capital Ventures has a fresh $1B to invest in startupsBrex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its new rewards program
Brex cardholders can now accrue and spend points on AWS, Twilio, SalesForce, WeWork, Instacart and more.
View More Brex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its new rewards programTwilio acquires email API platform SendGrid for $2 billion in stock
Twilio, the ubiquitous communications platform, today announced its plan to acquire the API-centric email platform SendGrid for about $2 billion in an all-stock transaction. That’s Twilio’s largest acquisition to date, but also one that makes a lot of sense given that both companies aim to make building communications platforms easier for developers. “The two companies […]
View More Twilio acquires email API platform SendGrid for $2 billion in stockFoundry Group quietly announces a big fat $750 million fund
Foundry Group, the Boulder, Colo.-based venture firm co-founded 11 years ago by startup whisperer Brad Feld, has raised a $750 million seventh fund to target early-stage and growth-stage companies, as well as to invest in other venture funds. It sounds like — and is — a lot of money, though the firm notes that it encompasses all of its […]
View More Foundry Group quietly announces a big fat $750 million fundHacker Kevin Mitnick shows how to bypass 2FA
A new exploit allows hackers to spoof two-factor authentication requests by sending a user to a fake login page and then stealing the username, password, and session cookie. KnowBe4 Chief Hacking Officer Kevin Mitnick showed the hack in a public video. By convincing a victim to visit a typo-squatting domain liked “LunkedIn.com” and capturing the […]
View More Hacker Kevin Mitnick shows how to bypass 2FALessons from cybersecurity exits
Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor Mahendra Ramsinghani is the founder of Secure Octane, a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity seed fund. More posts by this contributor Is Symantec getting ready to buy Splunk? Can the security community grow up? To: ceo@cybersecuritystartup.com Subject: Lessons from cybersecurity exits Dear F0und3r: What a month this has been for cybersecurity! One unicorn IPO […]
View More Lessons from cybersecurity exitsEmail marketer SendGrid up 13% following IPO
Marketing email company SendGrid had a decent first day on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. After pricing shares at $16, the company closed at $18.03, or up almost 13%. The Denver-based company had raised $131 million after pricing its IPO at $16, above the expected range of $13.50 to $15.50. SendGrid also upsized its IPO, selling 8.2 million shares, instead of 7.7 million.… Read More
View More Email marketer SendGrid up 13% following IPO