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Cybersecurity startup MixMode lands $4M in Funding

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Santa Barbara-based MixMode, which provides an AI-based security platform for enterprises announced it had closed its Series A with $4M, led by Entrada Ventures. Keshif Ventures and Blu Venture Investors also participated.

MixMode’s software employs AI to detect behavioral anomalies on the network, eliminating the need for operators to train algorithms. Continuously updated, the software also adapts to changes in user behavior, leading to more accurate and efficient results.

The company will use the funding to expand its platform and to increase global sales and partnerships.

Video SaaS Company Looks to Lighten Teachers’ Load with Offer of Free Video Messaging Software

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Colorado Springs-based video software firm BombBomb is aiming to help educators by offering their software to teachers for free during the COVID-19 crisis.

As teachers around the country (and world) shift lessons to virtual formats, many are learning about tools beyond the now-ubiquitous Zoom that can be useful in distance learning.

The company allows users to add a video component to emails through a pretty straight-forward interface. It’s a simple and clever way for teachers to personalize assignments and lessons, and provides a familiar face – literally – during a time when folks are disconnected by design.

You can find out more at www.bombbomb.com/eduction.

RSA Announces SECURITI.ai Lands Top Spot at RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020

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Today at RSA, AI-powered PrivacyOps provider SECURITI.ai was announced as the winner of the Conference’s Innovation Sandbox Contest. The winner was determined by a panel of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and industry veterans.

For the past fifteen years, the RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest has been a leading platform for startups to showcase their technologies within the cybersecurity industry. And nabbing the top spot is quite the milestone, since RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest’s top 10 finalists have collectively seen over 50 acquisitions and over $6.2 billion in investments.

SECURITI.ai simplifies and automates privacy and offers PRIVACI.ai, which automates privacy compliance with patent-pending People Data Graphs™ and robotic automation. Using it, enterprises can give rights to people on their data, comply with global privacy regulations, and build trust with customers.