Akamai agrees to acquire Noname Security, which finds and fixes API vulnerabilities, for ~$450M, closing in Q2 2024; Noname was valued at $1B in December 2021
A couple of weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that Akamai was in discussions to acquire Noname Security, a specialist in API security, for around $500 million.
Source: Akamai is in advanced talks to buy Noname Security, which finds and fixes API vulnerabilities, for $500M; the startup was valued at $1B in December 2021
~$200M series B+C 1x preference will leave $300m for seed and series A investors plus employees. …
Source: Akamai is in advanced talks to buy Noname Security, which finds and fixes API vulnerabilities, for $500M; the startup was valued at $1B in December 2021
~$200M series B+C 1x preference will leave $300m for seed and series A investors plus employees. …
Tel Aviv-based Valence Security, which helps secure SaaS supply chains, raised a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12, with Akamai and others participating
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Akamai says it will acquire cloud hosting company Linode, which positions itself as an AWS alternative for SMBs and independent developers, for $900M
Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat :
Passwordless authentication platform Trusona raises $20M led by Georgian Partners, with participation from Microsoft's M12, Kleiner Perkins, Akamai, others
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Akamai acquires Portland-based identity management provider Janrain to boost its security portfolio and complement its Bot Manager service
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE :
Akamai buys cloud testing service Soasta, will integrate Soasta's tech into its web performance solutions portfolio
Akamai said it plans to integrate Soasta's technology into its web performance solutions portfolio. — Akamai Technologies has snapped up Soasta, makers of application testing and performance analyti...
Akamai buys Soha Systems, which had just raised $10M from a16z, Menlo Ventures, others, to add more security to its cloud networking business
Consolidation continues to work its way through the world of enterprise startups. Today Akamai announced that it has acquired Soha Systems in an all-cash deal.