Identification/Background checks

IoT device communication security firm Afero has raised $50m in a Series C funding to double its total raised since inception to $100m.

Email security firm IronScales has raised $64m from a Series C funding round led by private equity firm PSG.

Software supply chain security company Chainguard has raised $5m from a seed funding round led by Amplify Partners.

Private equity business Permira has entered an agreement to purchase cloud-based email management firm Mimecast for $5.8bn.

Identity verification infrastructure Passbase has closed its Series A on $10m to support the creation of the first robust policy and workflow manager.

Device identity and authentication solution developer Entersekt has received a strategic investment from Accel-KKR.

SaaS security startup Grip Security has raised $19m from a Series A financing round led by Intel Capital.

Muinmos was founded back in 2012 after Remonda Kirketerp-Møllersaw a big gap in the market for making client onboarding simpler and more efficient in financial services. With a rapidly growing global client base of banks, investment firms and asset managers, the company is emerging as a major player in key global markets.

US no-code automation platform Torq has nabbed $50m from a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners.

Observability data platform LogDNA has secured $50m in a Series D funding round led by cybersecurity investment and advisory company NightDragon.