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Security company JASK raises $12 mln

San Francisco-based JASK, which provides AI-powered cyber security and threat detection, has come out of stealth and announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding. Dell Technologies Capital led the round along with TenEleven Ventures. Existing investors Battery Ventures and Vertical Venture Partners also contributed. As part of the funding round, Deepak JeevanKumar, managing director at Dell Technologies, and, Mark Hatfield, managing partner at TenEleven Ventures, have joined the board.

Cloudflare partners with its early VC backers to create app-developer fund

Fund performance: IVP, Contour lead eclectic venture portfolio for NY LP

Corporate giant Trend Micro launches $100 mln venture fund

Cyber security provider Trend Micro announced it has setup a $100 million venture fund to invest in Internet of Things and other emerging technologies. In addition to providing startup capital, the venture arm will also offer companies access to its threat intelligence, strategic alliances and its access to more than 28,000 partners.

Binary Capital co-founder Jonathan Teo posts statement on Facebook

On the Bleeding Edge: Binary Capital’s Caldbeck is latest to spotlight Bro Culture

Applied Materials venture arm to raise $40 mln for Korean fund

Applied Ventures, the venture-capital arm of Applied Materials, said it would partner with the Korea Venture Investment Corporation, a government-backed fund of funds, to invest in Korean startups.

Basis Set to raise $136 mln venture fund

Basis Set Ventures has set out to raise a $136 million venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Bell Mason’s Heidi Mason on best practices for corporate venture capital

From young entrepreneur to seasoned exec: V-cube founder on his journey

V-cube CEO Naoaki Mashita started his company as a 20-year-old student. His journey to seasoned executive is one of perseverance.