Coalition news and trends

SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital
B2B Payments // May 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. The trend is not entirely unexpected and can be attributed to the pandemic, with FinTech funding dropping...

Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
Facebook // August 23, 2019

Some early supporters of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, spooked by the intense regulatory scrutiny both national and worldwide, want to distance themselves from the project, according to a report by The Financial Times. The Libra Association, a coalition of 28 members put together by Facebook...

Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
Security & Fraud // May 14, 2019

Cyber insurance firm Coalition just raised $40 million in funding to boost staff, and a data platform that analyzes and underwrites cyber risk. CEO Joshua Motta tells Karen Webster that insurance helps firms eliminate the cost of breaches — and helping clients fix vulnerabilities, while...

Coalition, New SMB Cybersecurity Firm, Launches With Cyber Insurance Offerings
B2B Payments // December 06, 2017

A new cybersecurity solutions company has launched this week. Coalition announced its entrance into the market on Tuesday (Dec. 5) with a focus on small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In addition to its official start of operations, Coalition also said it is now offering cyber...

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Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns

May 14, 2019
Cyber insurance firm Coalition just raised $40 million in funding to boost staff, and a data platform that analyzes and underwrites cyber risk. CEO Joshua Motta tells Karen Webster that insurance helps firms eliminate the cost of breaches — and helping clients fix vulnerabilities, while protecting them from breaches, can shore up defenses, where what isn’t known can indeed hurt.

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Cyberinsurance Firm Coalition Raises $250M at $5B Valuation

July 08, 2022
Cyberinsurance company Coalition closed a $250 million Series F funding round last month that has valued the provider at $5 billion, according to a Friday (July 8) press release. Coalition was founded in 2017 and helps more than 160,000 organizations lessen their digital risk as its insurance product also offers cybersecurity tools. It will use […]

Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers

August 23, 2019
Some early supporters of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, spooked by the intense regulatory scrutiny both national and worldwide, want to distance themselves from the project, according to a report by...