Report: Microsoft Buying Hexadite For $100M

May 25, 2017 | Israeli cyber-security startup Hexadite is being acquired by software giant Microsoft for $100 million, according to a Calcalist report. Founded in 2014 by Idan Levin, Barak Klinghofer and Eran Barak, the startup has developed an automated incident response solution that enables organizations to fend off cyber-threats within minutes. Prior to the reported acquisition, the startup raised $21 million from Hewlett Packard Ventures, YL Ventures, TenEleven Ventures, HP Tech Ventures and private investor Moshe Lichtman, who previously headed Microsoft Israel.

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