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Duo Health Welcomes Raul Smith as Chief Financial Officer to Executive Leadership Team

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Duo Health, a new type of medical group purpose-built to care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in value-based collaborations with local providers, announced the appointment of Raul Smith as Chief Financial Officer.

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  • Duo Health, a new type of medical group purpose-built to care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in value-based collaborations with local providers, announced the appointment of Raul Smith as Chief Financial Officer.
  • Smith brings nearly two decades of financial leadership and growth-stage executive experience to the role, where he will lead Duo Health’s strategic financial operations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230803074729/en/
    Prior to joining Duo Health, Smith served in senior roles at Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE:ELV) including President of the North/East Region and Head of Finance in the Medicare East Region.
  • Smith also served as a Financial Consulting Director at Alvarez & Marsal, a business consulting firm where he managed complex financial operations of growth stage healthcare organizations.

Stem Genomics Announces Partnership with Pluristyx, Leading One-Stop-Shop Solution Provider for High-Quality Cell-Based Therapies

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Health, Stem Cells, Genetics, General Health, Research, Science, Biotechnology, GMP, Good, Database, Stem, Partnership, Good manufacturing practice, Genetic engineering, IPSC, Genomics, Cell therapy, GTP, Doctor of Philosophy, Genome, CNV, Nested polymerase chain reaction, Duo, PSC, PCR, Vaccine, Management

Pluristyx, Inc. and Stem Genomics SAS today announce the closing of an equity investment and strategic partnership in Stem Genomics.

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  • Pluristyx, Inc. and Stem Genomics SAS today announce the closing of an equity investment and strategic partnership in Stem Genomics.
  • Through the partnership, the companies will offer a unified pathway to allow customers to evaluate the genomic stability of Pluristyx’s pluripotent stem cell (PSC) lines using Stem Genomics’ iCS-digital™ PSC assay.
  • Stem Genomics iCS-digital™ PSC assay, based on highly sensitive digital PCR (dPCR) technology, enables the detection of small size copy number variations (CNVs) indicative of genomic instability.
  • Based on Stem Genomics’ unique SMART database, the iCS-digital™ assay can detect up to 92% of recurrent abnormalities common in iPSCs.

SpecterOps Closes Series A Extension From Ballistic Ventures, Bringing Funding Round Total to $33.5M

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Apps, Applications, Technology, Finance, Security, Other Technology, Professional Services, Business, Software, Networks, Data Management, Bloodhound, University, Moses Austin, FOSS, Active Directory, Research, BHE, Acquisition, Strategy, Zero trust security model, Woodside Energy, Series, Knowledge, Azure, Azure AD Connect, AD, Duo, Capital Group Companies, Cryptocurrency

This brings SpecterOps’ Series A total to $33.5M.

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  • This brings SpecterOps’ Series A total to $33.5M.
  • The funding will further accelerate the already significant adoption of BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the industry’s first platform for comprehensively removing identity attack paths in Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD.
  • It will also expand research and development initiatives across SpecterOps, including BloodHound free and open source software (FOSS).
  • Today, BloodHound Enterprise is used worldwide by companies like Capital Group, the University of Texas at Austin and Woodside Energy.

1Password Launches Unlock with Single Sign-On for OIDC-Supported Identity Providers

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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TORONTO, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Password, the leader in human-centric security and privacy, today announced the availability of Unlock with Single Sign-On (SSO) for additional identity providers with the new generic OpenID Connect (OIDC) configuration for 1Password Business. Business customers can now integrate 1Password with more identity providers like Duo, OneLogin, JumpCloud, and Ping Identity, to strengthen their existing security infrastructure, enforce stronger and auditable security policies from their identity provider, and allow employees to easily access their passwords and sensitive information.

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  • Enterprises can now integrate 1Password with Duo, OneLogin, JumpCloud, Ping Identity, and more
    TORONTO, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Password , the leader in human-centric security and privacy, today announced the availability of Unlock with Single Sign-On (SSO) for additional identity providers with the new generic OpenID Connect (OIDC) configuration for 1Password Business.
  • "While the single sign-on provider protects logins for approved apps that are specifically added to them, 1Password protects virtually everything else," said Steve Won, chief product officer at 1Password.
  • Unlock 1Password with your SSO identity provider: Vaults can now be unlocked with a single click via SSO, with zero-knowledge architecture and end-to-end encryption.
  • Effective today, 1Password Business customers can unlock 1Password with identity providers that support generic OpenID Connect.

Former Duo Security Co-Founder Jon Oberheide Joins DNSFilter Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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DNSFilter today announced that Jon Oberheide, former Duo Security co-founder and CTO, has joined the company's board of directors.

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  • DNSFilter today announced that Jon Oberheide, former Duo Security co-founder and CTO, has joined the company's board of directors.
  • "DNSFilter has an incredible founding team, great chemistry, and proven technology—all things I look for when joining a board," said Oberheide.
  • "And unlike other buzzy, flash-in-the-pan security acronyms, DNSFilter provides fundamental security controls that are easy to deploy and accessible to organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to larger Fortune 500 corporations.
  • Over its 12-year journey, Duo Security scaled from zero to 30,000 customers, $500 million ARR and over one thousand full-time employees.

Backed by $15 million Series B Funding, Blumira Launches Easy XDR Platform for Small & Medium Business

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blumira, a leading provider of detection and response technology, announced the launch of its XDR platform to provide enterprise-level security for small to medium businesses (SMBs). The company also announced that it had raised a $15M Series B financing round led by Ten Eleven Ventures and joined by RPS Ventures, Mercury Fund, HPA, and Duo Security co-founder Jon Oberheide.

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  • ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blumira, a leading provider of detection and response technology, announced the launch of its XDR platform to provide enterprise-level security for small to medium businesses (SMBs).
  • "We are excited to announce the launch of our open XDR platform for small and medium-sized businesses alongside our Series B fundraising announcement.
  • From inception, the Blumira team has been focused on improving ease of use and measurable security outcomes for lean IT teams.
  • With today's announcements, Blumira is ushering in a new era of security for small and medium businesses worldwide.

SpecterOps Raises $25M to Accelerate Company Growth and Expand Attack Path Management Solutions

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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The platform experienced rapid customer adoption in 2022 with significant product revenue growth and new customer acquisition growing by more than 600%.

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  • The platform experienced rapid customer adoption in 2022 with significant product revenue growth and new customer acquisition growing by more than 600%.
  • "We've seen incredible growth in the past year as enterprises recognize the need for practical solutions to identity-based threats.
  • "SpecterOps fully understands the complexity of the modern threat landscape,” said Kevin Mandia, SpectorOps investor and Mandiant CEO and founder.
  • “The tools they have built and their approach to Attack Path Management can make dramatic improvements to Active Directory security.”

Push Security Raises $15M and Launches New Visibility and Employee-Powered Tools to Help Enterprises Scale SaaS Security

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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Push Security , simplifying SaaS security for modern IT and cybersecurity teams, has raised $15M in Series A funding.

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  • Push Security , simplifying SaaS security for modern IT and cybersecurity teams, has raised $15M in Series A funding.
  • GV General Partner Karim Faris and Jon Oberheide , co-founder and former CTO of Duo Security, have joined the board.
  • Now that the company can focus on commercial success, Push has seen a 14X increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2023.
  • “That trend presents a critical need for better, simpler tools that engage employees and take the burden off centralized IT to manage SaaS sprawl.

Duo Health Launches New Model for Arizona Kidney Patients with Gold Kidney Health Plan

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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Duo Health (Duo), a new type of medical group for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) announces partnership with Gold Kidney Health Plan (Gold Kidney) to deliver an enhanced model of care for patients in Arizona.

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  • Duo Health (Duo), a new type of medical group for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) announces partnership with Gold Kidney Health Plan (Gold Kidney) to deliver an enhanced model of care for patients in Arizona.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230223005333/en/
    Duo Health partners with Gold Kidney Health Plan (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Gold Kidney of Arizona, Inc., a subsidiary of Gold Kidney Health Plan has launched several Medicare Advantage Chronic-Care Special Needs Plans available to Arizona residents with chronic conditions including diabetes, congestive heart failure, cardiovascular disease, and end stage kidney disease and are Medicare eligible.
  • “Partners like Gold Kidney share our commitment to expanding access to best-in-class care to patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease,” said Duo Health’s CEO and co-founder, Nathan Goldstein.
  • "We are pleased our Medicare Advantage Special Needs plan will bring much-needed expansion of care to patients in Arizona living with chronic conditions that lead to and include kidney failure," said Dave Firdaus, CEO of Gold Kidney Health Plan.

Duo Health Adds Jay Shah, MD, MBA to Executive Leadership Team

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230126005624/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230126005624/en/
    Prior to joining Duo Health, Dr. Shah most recently served as Managing Director of Growth at Babylon Health, leading the organization’s rapid expansion.
  • Dr. Shah has also served in senior leadership roles at Lumeris, GE Healthcare & xG Health Solutions and J.P. Morgan.
  • “Jay is uniquely qualified to lead Duo’s growth efforts,” shared Nathan Goldstein, Duo Health’s Co-Founder and CEO.
  • “His clinical insight and extensive experience in value-based care exemplify the collaborative partnership Duo creates with our provider and plan partners.