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Grip Security raises $6M to improve SaaS security (TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois Many large enterprises now rely on hundreds of third-party SaaS applications to do business, but their security organizations can barely keep pace. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/grip-security-raises-6m-to-improve-saas-security/

Alphabet’s CapitalG leads $40 million round in fintech Mantl (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo Community banks and credit unions aim to be the heart of the, well, communities, they serve. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/alphabets-capitalg-leads-40m-round-in-fintech-mantl/

Pulumi launches version 3.0 of its infrastructure-as-code platform (TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois Pulumi was one of the first of what is now a growing number of infrastructure-as-code startups and today, at its developer conference, the company...

After a decade of bootstrapping, Octopus Deploy raises $172.5M from Insight Partners (TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu Founded almost a decade ago, Octopus Deploy has grown through bootstrapping to serve 25,000 organizations, including Microsoft, NASA, Xero, Disney and Stack Overflow. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/after-a-decade-of-bootstrapping-octopus-deploy-raises-172-5m-from-insight-partners/

Chargebee valued at $1.4 billion in new $125 million fundraise (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh A startup that enables businesses to set up and manage their billing, subscription, revenue operations and compliance has become the newest firm to...

China-linked APT used Pulse Secure VPN zero-day to hack US defense contractors (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini At least one China-linked APT group exploited a new zero-day flaw in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense...

The digital revolution is eating its young (Brookings)

Mark Esposito, Landry Signé, and Nicholas Davis As massive online platforms have given rise to numerous virtual marketplaces, a gap has opened between the real and the...

France – The public sector plays an important role in supporting French renters (Brookings)

Arthur Acolin Both national and local governments play important roles in France’s rental housing market. More than 40% of French renter households live in the...

USA/India – The case for US cooperation with India on a just transition away from coal (Brookings)

Joshua W. Busby, Sarang Shidore, Johannes Urpelainen, and Morgan D. Bazilian Achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement will be difficult without ultimately phasing out coal in...

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