Excellent news, crypto founders! Enterprise capital exercise is choosing up within the area, recovering from multi-year lows that fell in late 2023. In different phrases, the VC crowd appears extra bullish on Web3 than they had been within the latest previous.
However that's not the one information we're digging into in Fairness this morning: Akamai is buying API safety firm Noname for $450 million, with currencyjournals beforehand reporting that the deal may very well be price round $500 million. Nonetheless, $450 million is some huge cash, and contemplating Noname was valued at over $1 billion in 2021, the deal is price contemplating.
Talking of M&A, Wiz, which not too long ago raised $1 billion, is one other potential acquirer within the cybersecurity area. The corporate plans to accumulate each distressed unicorns and scorching smaller startups to bolster its enterprise. The corporate is at present valued at $12 billion. loads(Wayve has additionally raised over $1 billion, however is concentrated on autonomous driving somewhat than safety.)
And Monzo raised a further $190 million, bringing its fundraising for the 12 months to greater than $600 million, whereas TikTok is battling a potential ban within the US and Oyo is looking for to lift new capital at a fraction of its earlier valuation.
lastly, Haje Pitch Deck Teardown is coming to Fairness! Should you haven't learn the collection but (begin right here), remember to test it out. The primary within the new phase is NOQX Deck: What went properly, what didn't go properly, and what's subsequent!
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