GV had backed an initial $25m close in January 2016, with the extension provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

US-based cybersecurity company Shape Security closed a $40m series D round yesterday following a strategic investment by Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, the venture arm of enterprise IT company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

GV, the corporate venturing unit of conglomerate Alphabet, previously contributed to a $25m first close in January 2016. The round’s backers also include EDBI, the strategic investment division of Singapore’s statutory board Economic Development Board.

Baseline Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Northern…