Mobile threat defense company Skycure has closed an $8m round backed by New York Life Insurance and will use the funding to increase its sales and marketing efforts.
Skycure, a US-based company developing technology to detect and prevent cyberattacks on mobile devices, closed an $8m series A round yesterday featuring insurance company New York Life Insurance.
Venture capital firm Shasta Ventures led the round, while Pitango Venture Capital as well as a range of individual investors also participated. Skycure previously received $3m in seed funding from Pitango in 2012.
Founded in 2012, Skycure enables businesses to ensure mobile security when implementing bring-your-own-device policies.
The technology, consisting of a…
