Minneapolis-based NetSPI, which offers penetration testing and attack surface management services, raised $410M from KKR, bringing its total funding to $500M (Chris Metinko/Crunchbase News)

Jon Fingas / Engadget:
What to expect from Microsoft’s Surface event: Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Studio 3, and potentially a mini PC and Surface accessories  —  – Wildcards: A mini PC and Surface accessories  —  Microsoft is holding its customary fall Surface event on October 12th …

Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News:
Analysis: FTX Ventures, which launched a $2B fund in January 2022, participated in 47 venture rounds that raised ~$3B, with the firm leading or co-leading 19  —  While everyone is still sifting through the immediate FTX wreckage, there is a good chance more decimated debris is on the way.

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
Analysis: AI startup funding has been around 9%-10% of global VC investment in recent years, led by robotics, autonomous vehicles, and enterprise software  —  Editor’s note: In this four-part series, we explore the impact of artificial intelligence startups on multiple sectors.

Mars W. Mosqueda Jr / DealStreetAsia:
Jakarta-based Privy, which offers digital signature and identity verification services, raised a $48M Series C led by KKR, bringing its total funding to $71.6M  —  Privy, a Jakarta-based startup that provides universal identity and digital signature services, has raised $48 million …

Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News:
Analysis: funding to VC-backed Web3 startups fell from $29.2B in 2021 to $21.5B in 2022; Q4 2022 funding fell 74% YoY from $9.3B to just $2.4B  —  While everything Web3-related dominated much of 2021 and the early part of last year, the end of 2022 showed a significant cooling of investor interest in the still young space.

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
In a Twitter Spaces chat, CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance has seen a “slight increase in withdrawals” but otherwise “it’s still business as usual”  —  – Binance has seen a “slight increase in withdrawals,” said CEO Changpeng Zhao Monday, but he added this was in line …