Ziften adds another $14.7M to previous round
According to an SEC filing this week, the Austin-based software developer Ziften has tacked on an additional $14.7 million to a $24 million Series C funding round previously secured in 2015. Ziften's platform protects enterprise client devices, data centers and cloud deployments from cyber attacks. [FormDs]
Serenova welcomes first CISO
Serenova, an Austin-based contact center-as-a-service company, named Stuart Clark as its first chief information security officer (CISO). As CISO, Clark will lead the IT and security organization and strategize how to scale the company's information and security system capabilities while it continues business expansion. Clark previously served as CISO at Neverfail, a cloud infrastructure and software provider. [Press Release]
Accomplice acquires Design & Manufacturing
Accomplice, a local multidisciplinary product design group, announced on Friday that it has added Austin-based Design and Manufacturing to its collective. Design and Manufacturing creates large-scale brand-driven memorable experiences by blending space design and custom fabrication with VR and project mapping. [LinkedIn]
MVF wins Queen's Award for the second time
MVF has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category this year, earning MVF one of the highest business accolades possible in the UK, for the second time. The company develops a customer generation platform, helping businesses scale their customer reach on a global level. MVF's UK headquarters is located in London, while their U.S. office is here in Austin. [Press Release]
Automatic cash-back app officially available for public use
Dosh, the free app that automatically searches for saving options and gives cash back to its users, is now officially live for public use. The app is available for download for both Apple and Google users. [Press Release]
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