Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

The threat from cybercrime has never been greater. As a result, corporations and governments are increasingly turning to hackers i.e. white hats for help with the promise of cash rewards known as bug bounties. And experts suggest that it’s the best way to boost cybersecurity.

A survey by Yobota has found 80% of UK banks see investing in new technology as a key priority for their businesses in 2022.

Spend management platform Yokoy has closed its Series B on $80m, with Sequoia Capital serving as the lead backer.

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) healthcare startup Walnut has raised $110m in a Series A funding round led by Gradient Ventures.

Workers’ comp and payroll solution Hourly.io has closed its Series A on $27m, which will help it expand outside of California.

Equity management platform Pulley has closed its Series B round on $40m, as it launches free service to startups.

SaaS-based data aggregation, analytics and API provider Klavi, which is based in Brazil, has scored $15m in its Series A funding round.

Korea Credit Data (KCD), which provides business management services to self-employed and small business owners nationwide, has raised $24.7m in an extension of its Series D round.

DEFYCA, a Luxembourg-based digital securities platform, has raised $1.3m in a seed funding round to build the next generation of decentralised capital markets.

ProsperOps, an autonomous cloud cost optimisation platform, has collected $72m in a funding round led by H.I.G. Growth Partners.