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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round CrowdStrike raised.
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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Sentonas | President | ARN (ARNnet) |
Stories naming CrowdStrike. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Accenture plans to buy Melbourne cybersecurity firm CyberCX, a transaction reported at over a billion dollars that still needs foreign investment approval. CyberCX was co-founded by John Paitaridis and Alastair MacGibbon.
Accenture is buying CyberCX, a Melbourne-founded cyber security services provider with some 1400 staff, in its biggest such deal yet; the price is reported at more than $1 billion, pending regulatory approvals.
Also The Mandarin
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand raises totalling $42.8 million, spanning property-investment AI, workforce credentialing, allied-health practice software, conversation analytics, maths learning games, copper processing and holiday-park bookings.
Twine has raised $2.3 million in an Airtree-led round with three angel backers. The startup analyses business conversations to give sales and product teams actionable insight and plans to grow its AI features.
Also SmartCompany
Telstra Ventures has rebranded as Titanium Ventures, and the telco is exploring selling its stakes in the VC's funds as it tightens capital management. The firm has backed 99 startups since 2011.
Sekuro has released a managed XDR service built on CrowdStrike and AWS technology; the piece also notes its recent appointment of Scott Waters as a security adviser serving federal government agencies.
Analysis of venture investment in AI-powered cybersecurity, citing large 2022 rounds for Salt Security, Velas and SparkCognition, SentinelOne's acquisition of Attivo Networks, and investors' views on the technology's limits.
Telstra Ventures has completed a third fund worth half a billion dollars, drawing on dozens of new and existing backers, with early cheques already written into fifteen companies including FTX and Forage.
Also Startup Daily·Techboard
US IoT security vendor Armis has launched a Melbourne APAC office and hired nine staff under former Nutanix manager Andrew Draper; the piece also recalls its 2020 acquisition and 2021 investment round.