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Alethea Raises $20M in Series B Funding for Disinformation Mitigation

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Mardi, avril 9, 2024
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WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alethea , the leading technology company in disinformation detection and mitigation, announced the close of a $20M Series B funding round led by GV , with participation from Ballistic Ventures , who led Alethea's Series A funding in 2022.

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  • WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alethea , the leading technology company in disinformation detection and mitigation, announced the close of a $20M Series B funding round led by GV , with participation from Ballistic Ventures , who led Alethea's Series A funding in 2022.
  • Alethea is the leading technology company in disinformation detection and mitigation.
  • Alethea was represented by outside counsel WilmerHale in the Series B transaction.
  • Visit the Alethea careers page for more information on open positions across data science, product, engineering, finance, operations, and marketing and sales.

Alethea Discovers Russia's New Disinformation Network Tactics to Interfere in 2024 US Elections and Global Democracies

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Mercredi, mars 27, 2024
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WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alethea today released a report that demonstrates Doppelganger, a persistent Russian influence campaign first publicly exposed in 2022 and active primarily on X which promotes narratives intended to undermine support for Ukraine among the U.S. and its allies, is likely being leveraged by the Russian intelligence service, commonly referred to as the GRU. Based on Alethea's analysis, the Kremlin appears to have shifted its strategy from sowing division in target democracies to a sole focus on undermining support for Ukraine in global democracies. The narratives pushed by the network are protectionist and isolationist, helping to further Russia's goal of a weaker Ukraine with fewer resources. Currently, that means that Russian influence efforts are more likely to target conservative voters and support candidates that oppose military aid funding in Ukraine, including in the United States and Germany.

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  • Based on Alethea's analysis, the Kremlin appears to have shifted its strategy from sowing division in target democracies to a sole focus on undermining support for Ukraine in global democracies.
  • The narratives pushed by the network are protectionist and isolationist, helping to further Russia's goal of a weaker Ukraine with fewer resources.
  • Dubbed 'Invisible Ink,' Alethea reports on Russia's increased sophistication in disinformation campaigns.
  • "The network demonstrates an evolution of Russian objectives with their information operations," said Alethea Founder and CEO Lisa Kaplan.