Cybersecurity / AI Infrastructure / Fintech
Blackwall, Daytona, Starling — $160M for cyber and agent cloud, while fintech reprices — Daily News October 20, 2026
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20/10/2026
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Blackwall raises $100 million at a $2.2 billion valuation, Daytona closes a $60 million Series B at $1 billion, and Anne Boden's final stake sale implies a £1.7 billion valuation for Starling Bank.
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Startups mentioned
Blackwall
An Estonian scaleup, formerly BotGuard, that helps hosting and cloud providers filter bots, attacks and automated traffic and resell security modules to their own customers.
Daytona
A startup with Croatian founders offering Linux, Windows, macOS and GPU sandboxes where AI agents run code, use tools and keep state securely.
Starling Bank
Digital bank based in London, founded in 2014. Its internal fundraising on 26 April 2022 valued it above £2.5 billion pre-money.
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