Tag: security

  • OpenAI and Spotify leaders back London-based AI agent security startup in $13M seed round

    A London-based startup which helps mitigate risks and vulnerabilities of businessesdeployingso-called AI agents or AI tools that can complete specific tasks has emerged from stealth with a $13mseed round. The funding round in Trent AI was ledby LocalGlobe and Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from leaders at OpenAI, Spotify, Databricks, and Amazon Web Services. The read more

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    OpenAI and Spotify leaders back London-based AI agent security startup in M seed round

  • Young "bug bounty hunter" bags $6M pre-seed round for security startup

    A French cybersecurity startup founded by a 23-year-old who made a name for himself as a professional “bug bounty hunter”, earning hundreds of thousands of pounds from Facebook and Google in rewards,has raised a $5.9m pre-seed round. Lupin & Holmes, named afterArsèneLupin (the fictional master thief, created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc, which read more

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    Young "bug bounty hunter" bags M pre-seed round for security startup

  • Secfix raises $12M Series A to build end-to-end security compliance platform

    Munich-based Secfix, an end-to-end security compliance platform, has closed an oversubscribed $12 million Series A round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Bayern Kapital and existing investor neosfer, an early-stage investor of the Commerzbank Group. The funding will support the company’s expansion across Europe and the further development of its AI-native capabilities and CISO-as-a-Service read more

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    Secfix raises M Series A to build end-to-end security compliance platform

  • Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts

    Shield Space, a defence technology startup developing systems to protect satellites from signal jamming and other threats, has raised £2 million to support its first orbital test flight. The round was led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II via Mercia Ventures, with participation from Twin Path Ventures, ROI Ventures, and P3A Ventures. Space assets read more

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    Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts

  • Nigeria: Citing Security Concerns, U.S. Adds Nigeria, 14 Others to Travel Restrictions List

    President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, signed a Proclamation further restricting entry to the United States for nationals from countries deemed high-risk due to “demonstrated, persistent, and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing” that threaten United States national security and public safety. Nigeria is now listed among the 15 additional countries newly subject to partial read more

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    Nigeria: Citing Security Concerns, U.S. Adds Nigeria, 14 Others to Travel Restrictions List

  • MD One Ventures and Randox launch security and biotech accelerator for national resilience

    Europe’s first National Security VC firm, MD One Ventures and Randox, a global diagnostics and healthcare company from the UK and Ireland, today announce the launch of Randox for Builders, a security and biotech incubator and accelerator. Randox for Builders gives early-stage companies the funding and hands-on support they need to grow faster. At its read more

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    MD One Ventures and Randox launch security and biotech accelerator for national resilience

  • Equixly raises €10M to tackle the API security crisis with agentic AI hackers

    Italy-based Equixly has raised €10 million in Series A funding to scale its proprietary agentic AI hacking platform. The round was led by 33N Ventures and joined by Alpha Intelligence Capital, with additional participation from existing investors JME Ventures, 360 Capital and Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze. Founded in 2022 by brothers and serial read more

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    Equixly raises €10M to tackle the API security crisis with agentic AI hackers

  • Saporo closes €7M Series A to scale its graph-native identity security platform

    Swiss cybersecurity startupSaporo has raised€7 million in Series A funding.The round was led byTIN Capital, with participation fromG+D Ventures,CDPVenture Capitalthrough itsCorporate Partners I – ServiceTech fund,XAnge,Lightbird VCandSession VC. Beyond capital, each investor will play a strategic role in Saporo’s growth. TIN Capital will support expansion in Northern Europe, G+D Ventures will facilitate market development in read more

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    Saporo closes €7M Series A to scale its graph-native identity security platform

  • Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk

    Microsoft is moving forward with its plans to turn Windows 11 into a full-fledged “AI” operating system amidst Copilot backlash. The first big move in that direction is an experimental feature called “Agent Workspace,” which gives AI agents access to the most-used folders in your directory, such as Desktop, Music, Pictures, and Videos. It will read more

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    Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk