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After a rigorous process of establishing product-market fit, one of our home-grown foundry companies, 40Seas has emerged from stealth mode with a spectacular $111m funding raise.

Ultimately, CEOs are responsible for every bad thing that happens to the company, but they’re not experts on everything. They depend on the experts who report to them. One of these is the CISO. What should the CEO ask the CISO to ensure the company’s interests are being served and served best under their constraints?…

Startups are never easy. But in the last decade – and especially during the ‘Covid boom’ of 2020-2021 – money was less of an issue. With near endless flows of capital into private markets and a booming stock market, founders had access to unprecedented amounts of cash.

Startups are never easy. But in the last decade – and especially during the ‘Covid boom’ of 2020-2021 – money was less of an issue. With near endless flows of capital into private markets and a booming stock market, founders had access to unprecedented amounts of cash.

When venture-backed companies were chasing growth metrics, higher cloud bills were shrugged off as unavoidable. But the exuberance of the last few years is fading, and investors are adopting a more somber approach to their portfolio companies’ financials. Usage-based cloud and SaaS services, which have become a major cost center, are coming into the spotlight.

When venture-backed companies were chasing growth metrics, higher cloud bills were shrugged off as unavoidable. But the exuberance of the last few years is fading, and investors are adopting a more somber approach to their portfolio companies’ financials. Usage-based cloud and SaaS services, which have become a major cost center, are coming into the spotlight.

Who are the cybersecurity insiders? What motivates them to build companies in this ever-evolving landscape? What’s keeping them up at night? October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “See Yourself in Cyber”, highlighting the human element in an industry that might seem complex and daunting to many. To mark the occasion, we spoke…

OX Security, the newest addition to the Team8 family, is pioneering the next generation of software supply chain security and integrity. Now that news of its $34M funding has been made public

The cybersecurity industry is still relatively young, but the need for better collaboration and knowledge sharing has been around since its inception. Being a CISO can be an isolating experience: the very nature of the role requires confidentiality, discretion, and in some cases hitting the brakes on new initiatives for the sake of protecting the organization.

The RSA Conference in San Francisco is the largest gathering of cybersecurity professionals and experts, vendors, technologists and investors, to discuss current and future concerns, best practices and industry trends.

Dig Security came out of stealth last week with the announcement of its seed funding, led by Team8. To mark the milestone, we sat down with Dig Security Co-founder and CEO, Dan Benjamin, to find out more about Dig’s unique solution. 

I’m excited to share that cloud data security company, Dig Security, emerged from stealth mode with today’s announcement of its $11M seed funding, led by Team8 Capital.