Thiel speaks to RNC about tech, Trump and being gay Billionaire PayPal co-founder and investor Peter Thiel spoke at the final night of the Republican National Convention, asserting that he is “proud to be gay,” decrying “fake culture wars,” urging Americans to vote for Donald Trump, and criticizing the U.S. government for technological ineptitude. Workday buying analytics startup Platfora HR software giant Workday is buying five-year-old Platfora, a provider of enterprise analytics tools, for an undisclosed sum. Silicon Valley-based Platfora previously raised $95 million in venture funding. CrunchBase data reveals most active security acquirers Cisco is the most active buyer of security companies with 28 recorded acquisitions, according to an analysis by security entrepreneur Matt Suiche, using CrunchBase data. Symantec was next with 15 purchases, followed by Microsoft with 13. New speakers announced for TC Disrupt SF Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, and DraftKings CEO Jason Robins were recently announced as speakers at Disrupt SF. Save $1000 on tickets before August 12. | 