Velo3D, a supplier of 3D printers to SpaceX, raises $28 million

Velo3D, a supplier of 3D printers to SpaceX, raises $28 million

Despite fundraising in the middle of a worldwide pandemic that has managed to shut down a significant chunk of global manufacturing, the developer of a metal composite 3D printing technology, Velo3D, has managed to raise $28 million in funding. Over the past fifteen...
Changing SaaS startup benchmarks in the COVID-19 era

Changing SaaS startup benchmarks in the COVID-19 era

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Last week we dug into a set of benchmarks that Bessemer Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in software companies among other...
Okta hires ex-Symantec executive as new chief security officer

Okta hires ex-Symantec executive as new chief security officer

Identity giant Okta has hired its newest chief security officer, David Bradbury. Bradbury, a security veteran with more than two-decades of security experience who most recently served as chief security officer at Symantec, takes over from Yassir Abousselham, who...
Cloudflare partners with JD to expand its network in China

Cloudflare partners with JD to expand its network in China

Cloudflare today announced a new partnership with JD Cloud & AI that will see the company expand its network in Chinato an additional 150 data centers. Currently, Cloudflare is available in 17 data centers in mainland China, thanks to a long-standing partnership...