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Why Yorkshire AI Labs’ Approach Works: A Model of Partnership, Expertise, and Real Value I’ve just published a blog post exploring the unique model behind Yorkshire AI Labs (YAIL) and why it works so effectively for early-stage startups. At YAIL, we do things differently. Instead of the traditional VC approach, we combine sweat equity with strategic funding, delivering real partnership and hands-on support across the business lifecycle. From product management to go-to-market strategies, engineering, and finance, our team of experts has been there, done that—at the highest level. This isn’t about outsourcing; it’s about embedding expertise to help founders overcome the critical early hurdles and position themselves for scalable success. Our mission is simple: to empower founders to build resilient, innovative companies while sharing in their journey and success. Read the full blog here👇 https://lnkd.in/exM5xvHq

I’m thrilled to share that Cyera has secured a $300M Series D funding round, bringing our valuation to an incredible $3 billion! When I joined Cyera in August 2023, we were building on the success of our Series A round in 2021 at a valuation of $500M. Fast forward just over a year, and we’ve achieved extraordinary growth, scaling our platform, expanding our capabilities, and redefining what’s possible in the $23.68B data security market. This round, led by Accel and Sapphire Ventures, alongside Coatue, Georgian Venture Capital Association, Spark Capital, AT&T Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Redpoint, and Cyberstarts, is a testament to the confidence our investors have in our mission and innovation. Why this all Matters? I've seen first hand organizations facing unprecedented challenges with AI and complex data landscapes, Cyera’s AI-driven platform empowers businesses to discover, classify, and secure data across any environment—cloud, SaaS, or on-premise—with unmatched speed and precision. And just wait—our recent Trail Security (acquired by Cyera) DLP acquisition is poised to transform the platform even further, delivering even more advanced capabilities to help our customers secure their data and drive value. So What’s Next you ask? This funding will enable us to: 1. Accelerate R&D to drive platform innovation. 2. Expand our global team across sales, marketing, and engineering. 3. Enhance our offerings with strategic acquisitions, like the recent addition of Trail Security, bolstering our DLP and DSPM capabilities. Thank you to all our customers, investors, and team members who continue to believe in and support our journey. This wouldn’t be possible without your trust and collaboration. Together, we’re shaping the future of data security. READ MORE HERE > https://lnkd.in/gAhkjAXc Yotam Segev Tamar Bar-Ilan Jason Clark Lamont Orange Christopher C. Hines 🚀 Jenna Quigley Aaron Martin Joseph Iantosca Andreas Weiskam Dr. Adrian M. Mayers Adrian Ybarra Ambrish Srivastava Payam Tarverdyan Chychi Haim Sadger Erica Brescia Nino Marakovic Aaron Weiner Hanan Szwarcbord Chris Peake, PhD Elena M Seiple Emily Heath Guy Gertner

We’ve got a few spots left for our yearly summit for early stage founders on October 15. The focus is GTM, all things sales + marketing + customers + actually turning your idea into a successful business. Join us! >>> https://lu.ma/usqsmj1b #gtm #gotomarket #startupgtm #startups #startup #founders

FullyRamped is a very interesting use of AI. Many companies I’ve talked to are trying to automate the entire sales process with AI, often to protests from disgruntled prospects who have to constantly wade through bots clogging all channels of communication. There’s (still) a need for a human touch in a lot of sales, and the idea of having voice AI as a “coach” with practice prospects is something that can help all sales teams.

Early-stage deep tech needs more than capital. We work with founders, manage blind spots, and position them for success with the broader Canadian VC ecosystem. Even when it comes to finding the deals, the seed stage in deep tech specifically means being more hands-on and less so at later stages. Here’s why. #deeptech #vc #canadq #founders

Fundraising Wave of the last 3 months has been extremely interesting. Players like Team8, Ubiquity Ventures, Black Tech Nation Ventures, Inspired Capital, and Dawn Capital over in Europe and others from various regions and sectors and gearing up for our new world we are stepping into. Growth Capital firms like Summit Partners, Thoma Bravo, TPG are extending their reach and establishing their power of influence in areas they haven't tapped into as much before. Deployment of some serious capital into Glean, Overjet, Bugcrowd, Clumio, Figure, Kore.ai in both new and revamped getting a piece of the pie... #investing #vcfunding #privateequity #growthcapital #tech #techcommunity #techinnovation #ai

We have a handful of seats remaining for our 2nd biannual "Moves in VC" reception+dinner next week at #SFTechWeek, with 35 venture firms and LPs already confirmed to attend. 👉 If you are a senior VC or LP who has made a move in the last 12 months (new firm/fund launch, changed firms, or promoted), give us a heads up so we can consider you for one of the remaining seats --> https://lu.ma/2i17dp33

You know how #founder's complain about lack of #venturecapital funding, reaching out to hundreds of #VC's, getting ghosted by VCs etc. well, here is a twist, it is VCs that are running after this founder and hopefully getting ghosted. "Venture capitalists are clamoring to meet with Mira Murati, the former #CTO of OpenAI, as Silicon Valley expects her to start her own company soon". She hasn't even started, or announced building anything yet oh! "We're trying to get in front of her," said one venture investor. "I cold-emailed her," another investor told Business Insider. As a founder or potential one, won't you just love to be in this position! https://lnkd.in/gkU_ijAy

We congratulate Zappi and 360Learning on being recognized by Viva Technology as a top 100 Next Unicorn!   This award is not to be construed as indicative of Zappi, 360Learning or Sumeru’s future performance. Reference to an award is only one piece of information relevant to an evaluation of a company and an investment adviser. This award represents information as of a specific date and time and may not reflect important information related to an evaluation of the investment adviser which has occurred prior to, or subsequent to, the award. Past results are not indicative of future performance and there can be no guarantee that Zappi and 360Learning will achieve unicorn status. Neither Zappi, 360Learning nor Sumeru are affiliated with Viva Technology nor did either Zappi, 360Learning or Sumeru pay to be considered for this recognition. More information on the methodology for determining “The Top 100 Next Unicorns” is available at https://lnkd.in/ecjGbV65.   

You’ve met the most promising AI startups in the world. Now, uncover the strategies of the public companies supporting their growth. In <30 mins, our experts will show you how to reveal the acquisitions and investments your rivals’ are making in the private market – in a single click. Don’t miss it: https://cbi.team/3JezA9Z