10 Cool Startups That Raised Venture Capital In September 2019

September 30, 2019, 03:00 PM EDT

Cybersecurity and IoT technology companies were among the startups that hauled in venture capital rounds in September.

BigID

Headquarters: New York and Tel Aviv
CEO: Dimitri Sirota
Funding: $50 million, Series C
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners (led the round), SAP.io Fund, Comcast Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, ClearSky, Salesforce Ventures
What it does: Offers a "data intelligence platform" providing organizations with insights on the data they collect and process; enterprises can find, classify, inventory and map all their sensitive data while automating data privacy, protection and governance tasks
CEO Quote: "Privacy and governance of personal data is a defining 21st-century problem as commerce and communication shift online. However, ensuring the integrity and protection of personal data requires companies go beyond privacy policy and process and deliver customers true data-level accountability and transparency. BigID is quickly establishing itself as a leader here."

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Kyle Alspach

Kyle Alspach is a Senior Editor at CRN focused on cybersecurity. His coverage spans news, analysis and deep dives on the cybersecurity industry, with a focus on fast-growing segments such as cloud security, application security and identity security. He can be reached at kalspach@thechannelcompany.com.