Lacework has developed cybersecurity technology specifically aimed at the cloud and has now added $24m to its coffers thanks to investors including Liberty Global Ventures.

Liberty Global Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of telecoms firm Liberty Global, backed a $24m series B round for US-based cybersecurity company Lacework yesterday.

Sutter Hill Ventures led the round and was also joined by Spike Ventures, Webb Investment Network and AME Cloud Ventures.

Lacework has developed a platform that relies on machine learning to automatically detect potential threats in the public cloud. It will use the latest cash injection to boost its sales and marketing efforts.

The company has…