Cybersecurity startup Darktrace raises $64M U.K.-based cybersecurity startup Darktrace has raised $64 million in a new round led by KKR, with participation from Summit Partners, TenEleven Ventures and SoftBank. The new investments give the three-year-old enterprise software company a valuation of more than $400 million, according to a TechCrunch report. Forerunner Ventures raises $122M for third fund E-commerce investor Forerunner Ventures has raised $122 million for a third fund, according to a securities filing. The San Francisco-based early stage firm raised $75 million for its prior fund. Female Founders on an Upward Trend CrunchBase has been benchmarking the rise of female startup founders. We found 14% of funded US startups have at least one female founder. Companies with women as founders also receive about 10% of venture funding globally. CrunchBase’s Gene Teare will be presenting a deeper look at our findings on female entrepreneurship at the Wonder Women Tech conference on July 16th and 17th in Long Beach, Calif. Introducing new ways to access CrunchBase Data Uncover new opportunities, discover industry trends, and build powerful apps using the Daily Excel Export or API. |