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JANUARY 9, 2019

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance and El Segundo-based devuce security software developer CUJO AI are in a partnership aimed at the connected home, the two said today.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2018

Irvine-based cybersecurity sofwtare provider Cylance announced on Monday morning that it has just passed up the $100M in revenues market, only 3.3 years after the company first launched its product. Cylance says it now has over 3,800 enterprise customers using its product. The company is one of Southern California's unicorns.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2017

Irvine-based cybersecurity developer Cylance has received a federal certification for the company's CylancePROTECT software, its artificial-intelligence powered software used for protecting against advanced persistent threats and malware.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2017

Irvine-based antivirus software developer Cylance reported Thursday that it has signed a distribution agreement with Toshiba , where Toshiba Corporation Industrial ICT Solutions Company Group (Toshiba Industrial ICT Solutions) will sell its artificial intelligence-based antivirus solution. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2018

Irvine-based Cylance , which develops endpoint security software, said on Tuesday that it has raised $120M more in a funding round, for its artificial intelligence-powered software. The company said the funding was led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, and also included other investors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2017

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance announced on Thursday that it has named Brian Robins as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Along with the new appointment, Cylance said it had had 283 percent growth in overall revenue year-over-year, although it did not release any actual financials. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2015

Irvine-based antivirus software developer Cylance has raised $42M in a Series C funding, the company said last week. Cylance says it is using artificial intelligence to predict, identify, and stop cyber attacks on computer endpoints. Cylance is led by former McAfee Global CTO Stuart McClure. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity technology developer Cylance said this morning that it has named Felix Marquardt as its new President of Cylance International, to head up its global expansion.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance has raised $100M in a Series D funding, the company said this morning, in a round led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Insight Venture Partners. Cylance, which is led by Stuart McClure, said the funding also included its other prior investors.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2018

Irvine-based antivirus and endpoint protection software developer Cylance has added three new people to its board of directors, according to the company, adding Kirk Arnold, Michael Capellas and Joe Maglione to the body.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance said Thursday that has named two new executives. Cylance has named Brady Berg as General Counsel, and Vina Leite as Chief People Officer. Cylance is developing software which uses artificial intelligence to help stem malware and other cybersecurity attacks.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2016

Irvine-based Cylance said on Thursday that it has added strategic investor Citi Ventures, to the list of its investors in its recently announced, $100M Series D funding. The new funding reportly values the company at over $1 billion, putting it into the select group of Southern California unicorns. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Cylance , a new security startup based in Irvine, said this morning that it has raised $15M in a funding round. Cylance is headed by Stuart McClure, a former McAfee executive, and boasts a board that includes Patrick Heim (Chief Trust Officer at Salesforce.com), Admiral William J. Fallon, U.S.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance said today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel , the investment arm of the U.S. The company said the agreement will support further development of its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. intelligence community. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance announced late Monday that it is expanding its efforts in Australia and New Zealand, and has made several strategic hires in both countries. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Newport Beach-based Obsidian Security , a new startup led by a group of cybersecurity veterans from Cylance, Carbon Blank, and the NSA, has raised $9.5M in a Series A funding, the company announced Thursday morning. The funding was led by Greylock Partners. The new funding goes towards growing its product team. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2016

Southern California companies raised $2.49 Other big fundings contributing to the total included a $220M funding round for San Diego biotech firm Human Longevity Inc. , $111M raised by Marina Del Rey-based Thrive Market , and $100M raised by Irvine cybersecurity sofwtare developer Cylance.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

The company, led by Salim Neino, employed 22-year old security researcher Marcus Hutchins, who halted the spread of the virus by registering a domain name coded into the virus source code. Los Angeles-based Kryptos Logic has emerged from the shadows this week, after one of its researchers halted the massive WannaCry virus.

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JULY 18, 2017

A look at the companies who are private, backed by venture capital, and are valued at more than $1 billion across Southern California -- from San Diego to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara -- is an interesting contrast in the wide range of types of technology companies across the region. The company has chosen to go public in Hong Kong.

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APRIL 20, 2017

Carpinteria-based Procore , the developer of construction software which is one of Southern California's unicorns, has expanded in Australia, the company announced today. The company says it already has more than 100 Australian clients.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? SoCal tech and life science companies are scaling faster than at any point in history. The Playa Vista company is aggressively taking market share and could go public.

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Xconomy

MAY 14, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity company that identified the two Russian government-linked hacker groups that invaded the Democratic National Committee (DNC)’s network during the 2016 presidential campaign, filed publicly for an initial public offering on Tuesday.

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Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

It was the 10 th consecutive quarter that venture firms put at least $10 billion into startups and other high-tech companies, including a $3.5 There were 11 “megadeals” during the quarter, in which companies raised at least $100 million from investors, including four late-stage “expansion” deals. based companies raised almost $15.8

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Xconomy

JUNE 20, 2017

Lior Div just raised a $100 million funding round for his security-tech company, Cybereason. It’s very hard to raise money,” says Div, the company’s CEO and co-founder. “I A daunting task, to be sure. I see it all the time with colleagues of mine, founders.

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Xconomy

JUNE 19, 2018

CrowdStrike , a Silicon Valley cybersecurity company that fends off hackers by patrolling the edge devices connected to a network, announced today it raised $200 million in a financing round that sets the company’s valuation at more than $3 billion.

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