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Cyber

Cybersecurity Firm SpiderOak Gets New Investments From Accenture, Raytheon Technologies

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 18th, 2023

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Cybersecurity Firm SpiderOak Gets New Investments From Accenture, Raytheon Technologies

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The cybersecurity firm SpiderOak, which is focused on protecting data related to space systems, has received a new round of investments from Accenture [ACN], Raytheon Technologies [RTX], and Stellar Ventures that will accelerate the extension of its marquis product into ground infrastructure. The value of the investment round wasn’t disclosed. Accenture Ventures, RTX Ventures and Stellar are new investors in SpiderOak, which closed a separate $16.4 million Series C funding round in January. SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure software product provides zero-trust encryption…

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