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Neo is an open-source, community-driven blockchain platform for building decentralized applications. It enables developers to digitize and automate the management of assets through smart contracts. Additionally, it provides powerful native infrastructures such as decentralized storage, oracles, and domain name services, creating a solid foundation for the Next-Gen Internet.
AI security company Neo announces completion of $100 million funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners
According to the official press release, AI security company Neo officially announced today the completion of $100 million in financing, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures. Neo was co-founded by former executives from SentinelOne, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks, positioned as an "Intelligent Software Control Company", aiming to provide enterprises with a real-time control layer, helping SecOps teams conduct comprehensive inventory, risk assessment, behavior attribution, and policy enforcement on AI agents, AI applications, browser extensions, MCP servers, and traditional software. According to Gartner's forecast, only 5% of enterprise applications will have agent capabilities in 2025, while by the end of 2026 this proportion will rise to 40%.
AI security startup Neo completes $100 million funding round, led by a16z and Bessemer Venture Partners
Odaily AI security startup Neo announced the completion of a $100 million funding round, led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures. It is reported that the company positions itself as an "Agentic Software Control" company, dedicated to building a real-time control layer for enterprises to help security operations teams (SecOps) manage and protect the rapidly proliferating intelligence capabilities of AI Agents, AI applications, browsers, identity systems, and traditional software. The new funds will be used to expand engineering and marketing teams and accelerate enterprise customer acquisition. (Globenewswire)
Liquid, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced the completion of its $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital.
According to Fortune, cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Liquid has announced the completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital. This comes less than six months after its $7.6 million seed round, which was led by Paradigm.
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Japanese listed company Eole buys 1,078 HYPE, plans to increase holdings to $611,100
Odaily News: Tokyo-listed company Eole purchased 1,078.2547 HYPE on July 28, totaling $66,000, with an average purchase price of $57.15. The company stated that this marks the first time a Japanese listed company has publicly disclosed a purchase of HYPE. Eole plans to increase its total HYPE investment to $611,100 through multiple purchases by the end of August, holding it as a strategic asset under its "Neo Crypto Bank" initiative alongside Bitcoin. HYPE is the native token of Hyperliquid, a blockchain network focused on on-chain derivatives and trading. Eole stated that holding HYPE is not solely for capital gains or treasury management, but rather to strengthen its on-chain finance and Web3 operations. The company may generate income through lending digital assets and hedging price risk via traditional financial markets, while also exploring ways to connect its holdings with its own services.
Japanese listed company eole purchased 1,078 HYPE tokens, becoming the first listed company in Japan to purchase HYPE.
Japanese listed company eole (Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth: 2334) purchased 1,078.2547 HYPE tokens on July 28 for approximately 10.08 million yen (approximately $61,600), with an average cost of approximately 9,352.77 yen (approximately $57.10), becoming the first listed company in Japan to purchase HYPE. The company plans to make additional purchases in batches by the end of August, bringing the total investment in HYPE to 100 million yen (approximately $610,500), and include it in the digital asset reserves under the "Neo Crypto Bank" concept to support on-chain finance and Web3 businesses.
AI security company Neo announces completion of $100 million funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners
According to the official press release, AI security company Neo officially announced today the completion of $100 million in financing, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures. Neo was co-founded by former executives from SentinelOne, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks, positioned as an "Intelligent Software Control Company", aiming to provide enterprises with a real-time control layer, helping SecOps teams conduct comprehensive inventory, risk assessment, behavior attribution, and policy enforcement on AI agents, AI applications, browser extensions, MCP servers, and traditional software. According to Gartner's forecast, only 5% of enterprise applications will have agent capabilities in 2025, while by the end of 2026 this proportion will rise to 40%.
AI security startup Neo completes $100 million funding round, led by a16z and Bessemer Venture Partners
Odaily AI security startup Neo announced the completion of a $100 million funding round, led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures. It is reported that the company positions itself as an "Agentic Software Control" company, dedicated to building a real-time control layer for enterprises to help security operations teams (SecOps) manage and protect the rapidly proliferating intelligence capabilities of AI Agents, AI applications, browsers, identity systems, and traditional software. The new funds will be used to expand engineering and marketing teams and accelerate enterprise customer acquisition. (Globenewswire)
Apple Raises Mac and iPad Prices to Address Cost Pressures from Storage and Memory Chip Shortages
According to Bloomberg, Apple raised prices for select Mac, iPad, and home devices on Thursday to offset rising costs caused by shortages of memory chips and storage components. The price increase affects the MacBook Neo, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. Specifically, the starting price of the MacBook Neo increased from $599 to $699, and the starting price of the MacBook Air rose from $1,099 to $1,299.
Liquid, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced the completion of its $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital.
According to Fortune, cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Liquid has announced the completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital. This comes less than six months after its $7.6 million seed round, which was led by Paradigm.