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Less Than Half Of Companies Detected Threats In the First Hour
Security & Fraud // April 11, 2018

A new survey shows that less than half of all organizations are able to detect a major cybersecurity incident within one hour, while less than one-third said that even if they detected a major incident, they would be unable to contain it within an hour....

Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck Expected To Accept Takeover Bid, US Taxes For Cryptos To Top $25B
Bitcoin // April 06, 2018

In investment news, Chainalysis has notched $16 million in Series A funding from Benchmark, TechCrunch reported. The company makes intelligence software that traces transactions on the blockchain — and helped get to the bottom of Mt. Gox. Chainalysis counts as customers several law enforcement agencies, such...

Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO
Investments // January 26, 2018

Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital have each told the messaging startup that they want to invest $20 million, according to three individuals...

Benchmark Lawsuit Against Kalanick Officially Over
Ridesharing // January 26, 2018

The lawsuit launched against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick by investor Benchmark is officially over. According to a report in Recode, a judge dismissed the case in court proceedings Thursday (Jan. 25) on the heels of a settlement between Kalanick and Benchmark. Benchmark had previously said...

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Levelpath Secures $44.5 Million in Funding for AI-Powered Procurement Platform

September 18, 2023
Levelpath has raised $44.5 million to launch its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered procurement platform. The company aims to enhance the procurement experience by introducing a procurement platform that is AI-powered and mobile-first, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 18) press release. Levelpath was founded by CEO Alex Yakubovich and President Stan Garber, who were previously the founders of Scout RFP, […]

Less Than Half Of Companies Detected Threats In the First Hour

April 11, 2018
A new survey shows that less than half of all organizations are able to detect a major cybersecurity incident within one hour, while less than one-third said that even if...

Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck Expected To Accept Takeover Bid, US Taxes For Cryptos To Top $25B

April 06, 2018
In investment news, Chainalysis has notched $16 million in Series A funding from Benchmark, TechCrunch reported. The company makes intelligence software that traces transactions on the blockchain — and helped get...

Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO

January 26, 2018
Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital have each...