Osage University Partners has taken part in a funding round for Lastline, a cybersecurity technology developer based on research at multi-university initiative iSecLab.

Lastline, a US-based developer of malware protection technology, raised $28.5m in series C funding yesterday from a consortium that included investment firm Osage University Partners.

The round was led by Thomvest Partners and also included cybersecurity companies Barracuda Networks and WatchGuard Technologies, financial services firm NTT Finance Corporation, Redpoint Ventures and unnamed, existing investors.

Founded in 2011, Lastline has developed technology to detect malware and browser-based attacks and prevents breaches.

Lastline was co-founded by Engin Kirda, professor at Northeastern University,…