FirstMark led the Series A investment, which will fund US expansion and product development.
"Deception Technology is now a cornerstone of cybersecurity, thanks to the growing importance of adopting an 'assume breach' mentality for all cloud-based businesses. We’re proud to be the most advanced threat detection platform on the market – helping major enterprises to make ‘assume breach’ a reality. This Series A funding has already helped us reach major milestones, including the launch of Perimeter Canaries, Deceptive Artefacts, and GCP support, as well as the opening of our first US office. We’re excited to build more products, grow our teams in London and New York, and help even more businesses strengthen their security posture."
The Series D round was led by NEA and values the business at $2.1bn.
"This new investment will help us develop a new generation of AI-powered video experiences that are interactive, real-time, and personalized, offering possibilities we could have only imagined when we founded the company in 2017. I’m excited to bring these experiences to our over 60,000 customers, which range from the world’s largest brands to thousands of small businesses that use Synthesia to communicate internally and externally with unmatched engagement and efficiency,"
Kleiner Perkins leads Series B investment in artificial intelligence video platform Synthesia.
"Today, consumers expect video and audio content. And they take that preference with them to work. We’re seeing this drive rapid demand for scaleable content creation solutions in the enterprise,"
FirstMark Capital led the investment round with participation from existing backers and new angel investors.
"We’ve still only scratched the surface of the video economy. In 10 years we believe most of our digital experiences will be powered by video in some way or form. But to truly realize the video-first internet we need a more scalable and accessible way to make video."
The cryptocurrency security company has closed a Series B round backed by an international syndicate to support global expansion.
"It has been a pleasure working with Ledger, initially as seed investor and now as President. The size of the opportunity in a growing, fascinating market and the team of truly extraordinary individuals persuaded me to leave life as an investor and to re-join the corporate world. Growing this team with additional talents will be one of our main goals in the next few years."
