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Talk of Broadcom Buyout of Symantec Puts Broader IT Focus Into View

Xconomy

Broadcom is once, twice, three times a multi-billion-dollar dealmaker (well, basically) in the past year if it follows through on its reported talks to acquire Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity giant Symantec. Though it is one of the largest cybersecurity software providers, Symantec is.

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$100M Round Turns San Diego’s Seismic into Region’s Newest Unicorn

Xconomy

The venture investment, which the San Diego startup announced Tuesday, is one of only a few so-called mega-rounds—$100 million or more—recorded this year in the region. (In Seismic, an enterprise software company with ambitious growth plans, has raised $100 million in a Series E financing and added Microsoft chairman John W.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Jelli - I went on record saying that I wanted to invest and that I think this company will create a big success. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. -Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI.