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Frost Data Capital, Symantec Link On Cyber Security Startups

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San Juan Capistrano-based Frost Data Capital , the startup incubator led by security veteran Stuart Frost, has inked a major deal with Symantec , to launch and fund security and analytics startups.

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Wag Fetches Massive, $300M Funding Round

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Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. Wag said the funding comes from SoftBank Vision Fund. As part of the funding, the company said it has named Hilary SChneider as its new CEO. and Knight Ridder. READ MORE>>.

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Double M Partners Raising New Fund

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Los Angeles-based venture capital fund Double M Partners , which is run by Mark Mullen, is raising a new, $40M venture capital fund, according to a regulatory filing by the firm on Monday. has been raised in the fund, from 49 different investors. The filing indicates that so far, $18.3M READ MORE>>.

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Rubicon Project Snags OpenX Exec As Product Management VP

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He also had been at Google, Trend Micro, Symantec, among other companies, including co-founding Silvan Networks, a Sequoia-funded Internet startup from the late 90s. Nguyen was most recently GM/Sr. Director of Product Management for Video, OTT, and Mobile at OpenX. READ MORE>>.

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mSIGNIA Looks To Secure Mobile Devices

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mSIGNIA , a developer of mobile security tools, has quietly been funded by the Tech Coast Angels and Gold Hill Capital, it was revealed by the TCA last week. mSIGNIA, which is based in Irvine, apparently islooking to help manage the identity of online users, and is targeting online service providers with mobile applications.

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

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Last month Symantec announced its plans to buy Blue Coat for $4.7 In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 New funds have been raised dedicated to this segment.

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How Sekur.me Wants To Use Cell Phones To Fix Abandoned Shopping Carts

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The uninstall was an interesting story--I was working on Norton Desktop at Symantec, and I was in charge of the installation process. I have yet to receive a thank you from Symantec or Microsoft for uninstall, which is now in the public domain. I''ve been involved in custom software and payment processing for a long time. READ MORE>>.

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