💸 Christina Cacioppo's Vanta Secures $150M in Series C Funding
FemWealth Issue #169
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In the Spotlight 💸
Co-founded and led by Christina Cacioppo, Vanta is a trust management platform that helps businesses simplify and centralize security.
The San Francisco, US-based company secured $150 million in Series C funding at a $2.45 billion valuation. Sequoia Capital led the round, joined by Goldman Sachs Ventures, J.P. Morgan, and existing investors including Atlassian Ventures, Craft Ventures, CrowdStrike Ventures, HubSpot Ventures, Workday Ventures, and Y Combinator.
Read more: Vanta raises $150M Series C, now valued at $2.45B
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