Ox Security, which helps companies improve software supply chain security, raised a $34M seed from Microsoft’s M12 and others, and says it has 30 customers (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Tel Aviv-based Valence Security, which helps secure SaaS supply chains, raised a $25M Series A led by Microsoft’s M12, with Akamai and others participating  —  Valence Security, a company securing business app infrastructure, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A round led by M12 …

Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:
Space and Time, a decentralized data service that is developing “Proof-of-SQL” cryptography, raised $20M led by Microsoft’s M12, following a $10M seed in July  —  Space and Time, a decentralized data platform, has raised $20 million in strategic funding to help businesses grow through smart contract technology.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Sana Labs, which offers AI-based tools for managing work information and creating e-learning resources, raised a $34M Series B at a $180M post-money valuation  —  Artificial intelligence is touching every aspect of how we engage with information (and much more) these days.

Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft unveils Supply Chain Center software in preview to help customers track supply chains by combining data from its own programs plus Oracle and others  —  Microsoft Corp. unveiled software that will help customers track and coordinate supply-chain systems by combining data …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Altana, which uses AI to find supply chain anomalies and identify potential risks and bad actors, raised a $100M Series B, bringing its total funding to $123M  —  Trade wars, military conflicts, the rise of e-commerce and sustainability concerns are driving changes to supply chain networks and trade flows.

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Insite, which uses AI to help companies price, distribute, and promote packaged goods, raised a $19M Series A from NewRoad Capital and Microsoft’s M12  —  Insite AI, a platform for consumer packaged goods companies that uses AI to provide recommendations on how to price …