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2023 has played out mostly as expected. The outlier, Generative AI, continues to disrupt every industry. DNX Principal Eva Nahari shares her fears for the future and Managing Partner, Mitch Kitamura, shares his investor insights. Read more about the state of VC and latest DNX News in our recent newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gMzrusGk

Cranium Raises $25M in Series A Funding to Strengthen AI Security Solutions Cranium, an AI security and software company based in Short Hills, NJ, has secured $25 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $32 million. The funding round was led by Telstra Ventures, with participation from KPMG US LLP and SYN Ventures. Cranium, incubated inside KPMG Studio, offers a software platform enabling organizations to ensure clarity, security, and regulatory compliance in their AI and GenAI systems. The Cranium Enterprise platform allows seamless mapping, monitoring, and management of AI/ML ecosystems, ensuring uninterrupted training and deployment of AI models while facilitating data sharing about model trustworthiness and compliance with stakeholders and regulatory bodies. Jonathan Dambrot #Cranium #AISecurity #SeriesAFunding #AICompliance #AIRegulations #DataSecurity #AIManagement #AIPlatform #TechInnovation #EnterpriseAI #DataSharing #AIModelTrustworthiness

Liminal, the leader in horizontal generative AI data security, announces a $5M oversubscribed seed round led by Fin Capital, with participation from High Alpha, Matchstick Ventures, Craft Ventures Scout Fund, and industry veterans. This funding enhances Liminal's ability to enable secure and compliant generative AI deployment for regulated organizations, addressing data privacy and security challenges. #AI #DataSecurity #Liminal #TechInvestment #GenerativeAI #RegTech #FinTech #Innovation #DataPrivacy #Compliance #StartupNews

Atlanta-based AI security firm, Amplifier Security, raises $3.3M led by Cota Capital, with investors including founders from Slack, MobileIron, and others. Expansion plans are underway! #AmplifierSecurity #AI #SecurityFunding #CotaCapital #AtlantaTech #DevelopmentExpansion #SlackFounders #MobileIron #InvestmentNews #AIinSecurity #TechFunding #IndustryLeaders #AtlantaBusiness #SecurityInnovation #FundingUpdate #AIExpansion #TechInvestment #StartupFunding #SecurityTech #FundingRound #AIInvestment #AtlantaStartups #TechNews #InvestmentGrowth #SecuritySolutions #AIandSecurity

Apex, a trailblazer in AI security, has announced its emergence from stealth with a significant $7 million seed funding. The investment round, co-led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures with participation from leading angel investors, underpins Apex's commitment to addressing the intricate security challenges that accompany the rapid adoption of Generative AI across various industries. As enterprises increasingly integrate AI tools like ChatGPT, Apex provides essential safeguards, ensuring that innovation does not compromise security. The platform offers robust solutions to prevent data leaks, malicious data injections, and other AI-driven threats, fostering safe and efficient AI deployment in global organizations. With this funding, Apex is set to enhance its platform further and expand its market reach. #AISecurity #GenerativeAI #Apex #SequoiaCapital #IndexVentures #AI

🌟 Insights from an enlightening conversation with Wilf Russell, a seasoned technologist and thought leader from Vala AI Inc. 🌟 Wilf and I delved into the transformative impact of AI on the data and analytics industry. He highlighted the challenges enterprises face, especially with fractured data environments and the complexities of modernizing legacy systems. Wilf's experience with giants like Nike and Volvo underscored the critical need for tools that streamline understanding and integration of application landscapes. One standout point Wilf made was the importance of productivity improvements. In today's fast-paced AI-driven world, having tools that not only identify technical challenges but also provide actionable insights is invaluable. Wilf’s company is pioneering in this space, helping organizations navigate their technical debt and enhance productivity. We also discussed the competitive landscape and the concerns large enterprises have about IP leakage and ransomware. Wilf emphasized the role of emerging companies in guiding enterprises to leverage AI safely and effectively. I'm inspired by Wilf's vision to make a significant difference in the industry by providing tools that increase productivity, reduce risk, and enable better decision-making. Thank you, Wilf, for sharing your expertise and vision. Looking forward to seeing the impact your innovations will bring! #AI #DataAnalytics #Productivity #Innovation #EnterpriseTech #Networking

Are you ready for #RAG-time? If your organization is adopting Retrieval Augmented Generation, or #RAG AI applications more data and traffic will be transversing your global network. This will create infrastructure and security challenges. Our CPO Renuka Nadkarni explains how are #UnifiedSASE as a Service can help enable your success in this blog - https://lnkd.in/gmY_Ayr3

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Israeli tech = cyber + biotech? Think again! After dozens of conversations with US/UK/EU investors about the tech opportunity in Israel, it's pretty common to hear that the Israeli unicorn scene is all about cyber and biotech. Cyber is great, and yet, there's so much more to it!   There’s a massive wave of implementable AI and GenAI into real world problems. Especially old-world problems that haven’t been disrupted yet, controlled by last decade giants such as: InsruTech, FinTech, CFO as a service, Deep tech GenAI platforms, and of course no-code ventures in the Data, Analysis, coding and more. Here my partial list, feel free to add more examples in the comments.   

The frenzied race to create the world’s best chatbot has everyone on the hunt for even more data. In today’s Pro Briefing, we examine the rise in artificial datasets, the copyright storms and new fraud risks as well as the scramble for expensive computer hardware. 👀 $2.1bn is the size of the fake data market by 2028 💰 $35bn is the size of the global market for AI cybersecurity by 2028 📈 There has been a 17% YoY growth in data centres in Europe in 2023 We’ve also chosen four of the industry’s rising stars, including Apheris, Sarus (YC W22), Intelligent AI Limited and Abzu. Read the briefing: https://hubs.ly/Q029S2q-0 #data #investors #futureofdata #startups #SiftedPro