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Cobalt.io pentesting service brings wizard-like setup to platform
Cobalt.io wants to change the way companies purchase and pay for pentesting services, which test an application for vulnerabilities before it goes live. Today, the company announced a number of enhancements to the platform. Jacob Hansen, CEO and co-founder at Cobalt, says the pentesting business typically involves an expensive and time-consuming exercise, which culminates with […]
Citing Star Wars, Kleiner Perkins closes a $700M fund for early-stage companies
After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aiming for some “returns of the Jedi” with its freshest (and refocused) fund. With Star Wars references on the forefront in its announcement, the firm today announced that it has closed its largest fund to date: KP […]
Emma, the personal finance tracker, scores $2.5M seed led by Connect Ventures
Emma, the personal finance management app that bills itself as your best “financial friend,” has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Connect Ventures led the round, with participation from Ithaca Investments, Tiny.vc and existing investor, Aglaé Ventures. The fintech previously raised $700,000 in angel funding in June 2018. Launched in the U.K. in early 2018 […]
Get 20% off a Crunchbase Pro subscription with Extra Crunch
We’re excited to announce a new community perk in partnership with Crunchbase. Starting today, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch that are new to Crunchbase can get 20% off a Crunchbase Pro subscription. Crunchbase is the leading provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions. More than 55 million users — including salespeople, entrepreneurs, investors […]
Indonesian startup Newman’s uses online medicine to tackle sensitive health issues
An Indonesian startup called Newman’s is using telemedicine to help Indonesian patients get care for stigmatized health issues. Part of Y Combinator’s winter 2020 batch, the startup launched last month with prescription hair loss treatments and plans to expand into other verticals, including erectile dysfunction and smoking cessation. Newman’s was founded by Elsen Wiraatmadja, Alfred […]
Afternoon News Roundup: Singaporean tech entertainment firm AnyMind raises US$26.4M Series B
Singaporean tech entertainment firm AnyMind raises US$26.4M Series B AnyMind, a company started by Kosuke Sogo and Otohiko Kozutsumi, announced today it has secured US$26.4 million in Series B funding from Japan Post Capital and existing investors. The total capital raised to date is USD$62.3 million. Already existing in 11 markets in Asia, the newly-raised […]
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