Securing our Future - The Challenges and Innovation in Space
24 Aug 2022 - A Weekly Publication by New North Ventures
This past week we sat down to talk with Susan Kilrain, one of our venture partners, in our most recent episode of the Securing Our Future podcast. This latest episode is titled “The Challenges and Innovation in Space”. Before joining NNV Susan served as an astronaut with NASA and a test pilot in the Navy. In this podcast, we discussed Susan’s journey to becoming an astronaut, and how her time in space has shaped her perspective. Susan provided some unique insights into the modern space race as the extraterrestrial innovation ecosystem is evolving.
You can listen to the latest episode through our website, or on any major streaming service including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Stay tuned for our next episode.
Founded: 2021
Key People: Founder and CEO Lloyd O’Connor
Elevator Pitch: Identity governance and administration platform designed to empower access security, providing unprecedented visibility and insights into user access
Funding: Raised $3.25 M of seed funding on August 17, 2022
Founded: 2016
Key People: Co-founded by Melanie Stricklan, David Godwin, and Thomas Ashman
Elevator Pitch: Situational intelligence platform intended to provide a customizable service to navigate, analyze and leverage data from earth and space
Funding: Raised $33.7 M of Series A1 funding on August 11, 2022 in a deal led by ATX Venture Partners
Founded: 2018
Key People:
Elevator Pitch: Provider of security awareness training intended to help companies with social engineering attacks
Funding: Raised $2.0 M in Series A funding on August 18, 2022 from TampaBay.Ventures
DOE invests $45 million in cyber technology that protects power sector - The Hill
Funding over 15 different projects focused on developing new cyber security technology to protect the energy sector
Energy Department will fund graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure
Lawmakers push for improved cybersecurity in health sector amid growing cyber threats - The Hill
Ransomware attacks on the health care and public health sectors have increased in the past few years
Some of these ransomware attacks have been linked to foreign agents including the North Korean government
Big Tech Is the West’s Surprise Weapon in Competition With Russia, China - WSJ
Ukraine has made multiple deals with big tech companies such as Amazon and Microsoft to host government data on servers outside of the country
Despite criticism of Big Tech’s influence over the marketplace, they still play a key role in competition on the global scale