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Deals
LinkedIn
The weekly #Firgun Newsletter is live
6 exits, a new AI/cyber fund and several startups coming out of stealth with major funding rounds.
02
Exits
Ctech
Akamai acquires Israeli AI browser security startup LayerX for $205 million in cash
LayerX was founded in 2022 and had raised $45 million from investors including Glilot Capital, Dell Technologies Capital and Jump Capital.
03
Markets
VC Cafe
Is anything fundable any more apart from Deeptech?
I tried to capture the Zeitgeist right now, where VCs are under the impression that software is dead, as the moats have crumbled. Spoiler alert: it's not.
04
Policy
The Wall Street Journal
America's best bet for a secure AI base is Israel's Negev
The plan is for an AI base that has the security of an American military installation and the creative output of a Silicon Valley hub.
