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DGAP-News: Foresight Completes Technological US Roadshow, Touring 19 Leading Vehicle Manufacturers and Tier One Suppliers

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Foresight Completes Technological US Roadshow, Touring 19 Leading Vehicle Manufacturers and Tier One Suppliers

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  • Foresight Completes Technological US Roadshow, Touring 19 Leading Vehicle Manufacturers and Tier One Suppliers
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  • Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd., an innovator in automotive vision systems (Nasdaq and TASE: FRSX), today announced that last week the Company successfully completed a two-week series of technological demonstrations in the U.S. for 19 top American and global vehicle manufacturers, Tier One suppliers and autonomous systems developers.
  • Through the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, Foresight Automotive Ltd. and Eye-Net Mobile Ltd., Foresight develops both 'in-line-of-sight' vision systems and 'beyond-line-of-sight' accident-prevention solutions.
  • For more information about Foresight and its wholly owned subsidiary, Foresight Automotive, visit www.foresightauto.com , follow @ForesightAuto1 on Twitter, or join Foresight Automotive on LinkedIn.

Brownsville - The New Silicon Valley of Space

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Additionally, Arseneau announced that 9point8 Capital is creating a Space Scholarship Fund that will be available for students in Brownsville who attend the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley.

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  • Additionally, Arseneau announced that 9point8 Capital is creating a Space Scholarship Fund that will be available for students in Brownsville who attend the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley.
  • Brownsville is often considered the third city for space after Cape Canaveral and Houston in the U.S. and is well on its way to becoming the Silicon Valley of Space because of its ties with SpaceX.
  • Their innovative agile approach to the space industry is considered more effective than what traditional space companies have seen in the past.
  • As the latest New Space City, Brownsville's space ecosystem is growing with SpaceX, Spaced Ventures, and Space Channel.

TELUS Selects Kaloom to Execute on Disaggregated, Containerized Networking Solution Use Cases

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The partnership supports TELUS ultimate vision of transforming the network to Cloud-Native, containerized functions to deliver higher performance while reducing TCO.

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  • The partnership supports TELUS ultimate vision of transforming the network to Cloud-Native, containerized functions to deliver higher performance while reducing TCO.
  • "We have been working closely with Kaloom leveraging their solutions and expertise to meet our vision and requirement for a truly open, disaggregated networking solution, which is containerized and scales with our needs.
  • In addition, the Kaloom solution is fully programmable and can accommodate future networking needs and changes without requiring forklift hardware replacements.
  • The Kaloom programmable networking solution is also intended to seamlessly integrate with TELUS's leading-edge SDN and orchestration solution (TINAA) using industry-standard interfaces.

Acalvio ShadowPlex Achieves “FedRAMP Ready” Designation

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Acalvio Technologies , the leader in Autonomous Deception, today announced that it has been approved as FedRAMP Ready for Agency Authorization.

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  • Acalvio Technologies , the leader in Autonomous Deception, today announced that it has been approved as FedRAMP Ready for Agency Authorization.
  • Acalvio achieved FedRAMP Ready status at the Moderate Impact Level for its ShadowPlex platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • By achieving the FedRAMP Ready designation, Acalvio has demonstrated they are a valued partner for entities who wish to defend against cyber threats today.
  • The FedRAMP Ready status adds to the SOC 2 and NIST 800-171 certifications previously achieved by Acalvio Technologies.

Pipefy Announces $75 Million Series C Financing To Help Distributed Workforces Implement Low-Code Workflow Management Platforms

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pipefy , the low-code workflow management software platform that transforms the way teams work,today announced completion of $75 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to date to $138.7 million.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pipefy , the low-code workflow management software platform that transforms the way teams work,today announced completion of $75 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to date to $138.7 million.
  • Since it was founded in 2015, Pipefy has redefined workflow management for the era of digital transformation.
  • "The huge success of our Series C financing round underscores the broad appeal and utility of the Pipefy platform," commented Alessio Aliono, founder and CEO of Pipefy.
  • "Our low-code approach is meeting the needs of distributed workforces around the world.

Zoom Founder & CEO Eric S. Yuan and Regional Healthcare Workers to be Honored as 2021 Spirit of Silicon Valley Award Recipients at Silicon Valley Leadership Group Annual Forum

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

SAN JOS, Calif., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) today announced that Eric S. Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), and regional healthcare workers will be recognized with Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Awards during SVLG's Annual Forum event, presented by Amazon, on October, 29, 2021.

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  • SAN JOS, Calif., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) today announced that Eric S. Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), and regional healthcare workers will be recognized with Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Awards during SVLG's Annual Forum event, presented by Amazon, on October, 29, 2021.
  • "SVLG is honored to present this year's Spirit of Silicon Valley awards to Zoom Founder and CEO Eric S. Yuan"
    "SVLG is honored to present this year's Spirit of Silicon Valley awards to Zoom Founder and CEO Eric S. Yuan and to the region's remarkable healthcare workers.
  • Eric is a visionary leader who not only possesses tremendous business acumen but also has a keen sense of integrity and purpose.
  • Other guests for the event to be announced soon.

William P. Crowell, Prominent National Security Expert, Joins OSET Institute Board of Directors

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Today, the OSET Institute announced that William P. Crowell, a venture capitalist and former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, has joined the OSET Institutes Board of Directors.

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  • Today, the OSET Institute announced that William P. Crowell, a venture capitalist and former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, has joined the OSET Institutes Board of Directors.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211013005350/en/
    Mr. Crowell is an expert on network and information security issues.
  • William served as Chairman of the Senior Advisory Group for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) from 2007 through 2014, and he currently serves on the Hughes Research Laboratory Advisory Board.
  • In December 2008 Security Magazine selected him as one of the 25 most influential people in the security industry.

SVB Financial Group Confirms Date And Time Of Quarterly Earnings Call

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Friday, October 8, 2021

For nearly 40 years, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) and its subsidiaries have helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast.

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  • For nearly 40 years, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) and its subsidiaries have helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast.
  • Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB Financial Group operates in centers of innovation around the world.
  • SVB Financial Groupis the holding company for all business units and groups 2021SVB Financial Group.
  • SVB,SVB FINANCIAL GROUP,SILICON VALLEY BANK, MAKE NEXT HAPPEN NOW and the chevron device are trademarks ofSVB Financial Group, used under license.Silicon Valley Bankis a member of theFDICand theFederal Reserve System.Silicon Valley Bankis theCaliforniabank subsidiary ofSVB Financial Group.

Pipefy Awarded Three 2021 Comparably Awards for Best Company for Happiness, Compensation and Career Growth

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

San Francisco, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pipefy , the no-code workflow management software that empowers citizen developers and transforms the way teams work, today announced it has been named Best Company in three key categories by Comparably - Best Company for Happiness, Best Company for Compensation and Best Company for Career Growth.

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  • San Francisco, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pipefy , the no-code workflow management software that empowers citizen developers and transforms the way teams work, today announced it has been named Best Company in three key categories by Comparably - Best Company for Happiness, Best Company for Compensation and Best Company for Career Growth.
  • The company received the recognition after Comparably processed over 15 million anonymous ratings on 70,000 companies worldwide from September 2020 through September 2021.
  • Pipefy recently announced it was named Leader in 11 G2 Fall 2021 Grids , including Best No-Code Development Platforms Software and Best Business Process Management Software.
  • @Pipefy wins @comparably 2021 awards as Best Company for Happiness, Compensation, and Career Growth.

UPDATE - Digital Health Platform KinoTek™ Closes Multi-Million Dollar Seed Round With Lead Investor leAD Lake Nona Sports & Health Tech Fund

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Based in Portland, Maine, KinoTek was selected from nearly 500 startups assessed for the leAD Lake Nona accelerator program and is the first graduate to receive significant funding from the Lake Nona Fund.

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  • Based in Portland, Maine, KinoTek was selected from nearly 500 startups assessed for the leAD Lake Nona accelerator program and is the first graduate to receive significant funding from the Lake Nona Fund.
  • "We are excited to be KinoTek's lead investor in this round and look forward to working with Justin and his team to drive innovation in the digital health space," said Thomas Rudy, Principal of the Lake Nona Fund.
  • KinoTek, Inc. is a digital health platform that uses objective data and immersive visualizations to empower clinicians to better communicate and engage with their patients.
  • The Lake Nona Fund invests in early-stage companies shaping the future of sports and health technology.