DENSO Leads Dellfer's Initial Funding Round, Supporting Cybersecurity for Connected Vehicles
2018年2月22日 - 3:22PM
JCN Newswire (英)
DENSO, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, has
announced a significant investment in Dellfer, an IoT and
automotive cybersecurity startup company based in San Francisco,
California. Dellfer is a young startup focusing on cybersecurity
solutions against "zero day" attacks within connected networks such
as deployed IoT devices, and in the future, connected vehicles.
Dellfer will use the proceeds from this funding to build out its
development team and begin discussions with early adopter
customers, including DENSO.
"As cars become smarter, more connected, and autonomous, advanced
safeguards to secure and protect the technology within those
vehicles will be a key area of focus for DENSO, and the auto
industry as a whole," said Tony Cannestra, Director of Corporate
Ventures at DENSO. "DENSO will continue to strongly support
technologies like Dellfer's to ensure that a safe and secure
mobility future is delivered to our customers."
"This investment accelerates our mission for IoT device cyberspace
protection against zero day attacks," said Dellfer CEO James
Blaisdell. "We look forward to a deep and fruitful partnership with
DENSO to deliver advance safeguards for protecting vehicles."
DENSO continues to evaluate technology investment opportunities for
automotive solutions and innovative technologies with potentially
significant implications for the future of transportation. The
company focuses on advancing four core areas: connectivity,
autonomous driving, shared mobility and electrification (CASE)
technologies. DENSO opened a Silicon Valley office in 2011, and in
2014 created a dedicated Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) group to
pursue early stage investment opportunities around the world with
entrepreneurs and startup companies. The company also lends
expertise and monetary support to two technology incubators -
Prospect Silicon Valley and NextEnergy.
About Denso
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,
Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced
technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal,
powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its
customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the
company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 38
countries and regions and employs nearly 140,000 people.
Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2014, totaled US$39.8 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9
percent of its global consolidated sales on research and
development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya
stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com,
or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
Source: Denso
Contact:
Sadayoshi Yokoyama, Toshiko Watanabe
DENSO CORPORATION
Phone: 81-566-25-5594
Fax: 81-566-25-4509
sadayoshi_yokoyama@denso.co.jp
toshiko_watanabe@denso.co.jp
Copyright 2018 JCN Newswire . All rights reserved.