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Morphisec raises $12 million Series B funding round

Endpoint prevention and security company Morphisec has raised $12 million Series B round of funding. Investors in the round include Orange Digital Ventures, the digital investment arm of Orange, as well as existing investors Jerusalem Venture Partners, GE, and Deutsche Telekom.

Additional investors in Morphisec include La Maison, Portage Partners, OurCrowd, Kodem Growth Partners and Evolution Equity Partners.

Morphisec’s corporate headquarters are in Beer-Sheva, Israel. The company has its US headquarters in Newton, MA.

[Image courtesy: Morphisec]

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