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Versa raises $120M for its software-defined networking and security stack

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CEO Kelly Ahuja tells TechCrunch that the proceeds, which bring Versa’s total capital raised to $316 million, will be put toward go-to-market efforts and scaling the company. A December 2021 survey by CSO found that 44% of security leaders at large companies expected their budgets to increase in the upcoming 12 months.

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54gene valuation slashed by over $100M amid job cuts and CEO exit

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In August, it sacked 95 employees , mostly contract staff (in labs and sales departments) hired to work in 54gene’s COVID business line launched in 2020. In September, co-founder and VP of Engineering Ogochukwu Francis Osifo left the company. 54gene CEO steps down as the company looks to cut more jobs.

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Super raises $50M to cover home repairs and maintenance via a subscription model

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CEO Jorey Ramer, who co-founded the company with Ryan Donnelly (VP of engineering), also said that another part of the investment will be used to enhance the AI tech that underpins Super’s service and pricing plans. The company has now raised $80 million in total, and it’s not disclosing its valuation.

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Apiumhub supports Craft Conference one more year

Apiumhub

Craft Conference returns in person for the first time since 2019! Listen to more than 70 speakers coming from the biggest companies like Ebay, Google, Spotify, IBM and NASA introducing you to some exciting topics, like: Software Design Open Source Security Architectural Design Service Mesh Apache APISIX.

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Mentorship, Coaching, and Sponsorship — A Powerful Framework for Building Resilient Teams

Gitprime

Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering). Yet she’s worked with a lot of engineering leaders where that internal drive—and the resulting fulfillment—weren’t the case.

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From Engineer to Executive: An Interview with Eric Muntz of MailChimp

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If you’ve ever wondered about what it could look like to go from being an engineer to the senior executive level of your company, you won’t want to miss this episode. This week on the Programming Leadership podcast, Marcus interviews Eric Muntz, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at MailChimp. Consulting is great.”