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Plug and Play announces expansion into Seattle along with Partnership with SBI Holdings and SNBL and Future Participation as co-GP in SBI US Gateway Fund

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The partnership comprises the establishment of Plug and Play Seattle with SBI Holdings and SNBL as the Founding Anchor partners and Plug and Play’s future participation as co-GP in the $40M SBI US Gateway Fund

Plug and Play expands presence to Seattle, Washington, in strategic collaboration with SBI Holdings and SNBL to foster innovation and early-stage investment

SEATTLE, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Plug and Play, the world’s leading innovation platform based in Silicon Valley that connects startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies, announced today a strategic collaboration with SBI Holdings, Inc., and SNBL to establish Plug and Play’s first presence in the Greater Seattle Region. The expansion includes two new offices in the region, with locations at the SNBL Global Gateway (SGG) business incubation facility in Everett, WA, and at CoMotion Labs technology incubator on the University of Washington’s (UW) Seattle campus, aiming to drive regional innovation and support early-stage startup growth.

This collaboration not only marks Plug and Play’s entry into the Seattle area but also includes Plug and Play’s participation as co-General Partner (co-GP) for the newly launched SBI US Gateway Fund. The $40 million fund established by SBI and SNBL focuses on early-stage startups in North America with promising advancements in sectors such as artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, climate technology, supply chain, and healthcare, including biotechnology and drug research and development. Through its co-GP role, Plug and Play will leverage its extensive global network and innovation expertise to guide and support portfolio companies, providing strategic growth opportunities and strengthening investment outcomes.

Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Innovation Pipeline
The launch of the SBI US Gateway Fund is a significant step in connecting North American startups with key investment and partnership opportunities from Japan. With this partnership, Plug and Play, SBI, and SNBL aim to create synergies between the U.S. startup ecosystem and Japanese investors, fostering long-term growth and sustainability in cutting-edge fields. The fund’s operations will benefit from Plug and Play’s expansive reach across five continents and its experience in corporate innovation and startup acceleration.

“We are thrilled to bring Plug and Play’s innovation platform to Seattle in partnership with SBI Holdings, SNBL, and the University of Washington,” said Saeed Amidi, Founder & CEO at Plug and Play. “The Pacific Northwest is home to a dynamic and rapidly growing tech ecosystem, and we are excited to contribute to this community by supporting the next generation of innovative companies.”

Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO from SBI Holdings, stated, “This collaboration with Plug and Play and SNBL represents a major milestone in our commitment to fostering innovation and supporting transformative startups. By connecting Japanese investment with North American innovation, we are creating a unique bridge that will empower startups with not only capital but also strategic guidance and industry connections. Together, we are shaping the future of technology and healthcare advancements.”

Ryoichi Nagata, Representative Chairman, President & CEO from SNBL stated, “We are excited to join forces with Plug and Play and SBI Holdings in this groundbreaking collaboration. Through the combined strengths of our organizations, we aim to build a robust platform that will enhance our ability to support startups and innovation utilizing the SNBL Global Gateway business incubation facility. This strategic alliance enables us to leverage our respective expertise and extensive networks, creating unparalleled opportunities for growth and advancement on a global scale.”

This new collaboration between Plug and Play, SBI, SNBL, and UW will provide startups with capital and access to a unique blend of corporate innovation resources, strategic advisory services, and a wide network of industry leaders across key sectors. These resources are expected to amplify the value and growth of portfolio companies in the SBI US Gateway Fund, setting a strong foundation for sustainable innovation and development.

Plug and Play x SNBL Global Gateway (SGG) (Everett, WA)
SBI has partnered with SNBL, the largest non-clinical contract research organization in Japan, to operate an accelerator program and SBI US Gateway Fund at SGG business incubation facility in Everett, WA. Plug and Play plans to use the SGG business incubation facility as a hub to operate their accelerator programs.

Plug and Play x CoMotion Labs (Seattle, WA)
Plug and Play, SBI, and SNBL have agreed to partner with the University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs to help foster the startup ecosystem in the Seattle area and on campus. CoMotion Labs provides a multi-industry incubation environment for early-stage startups. While preference is given to UW spinoffs, CoMotion Labs also accepts startups from outside the UW community. From critical infrastructure to learning, mentoring, and networking, CoMotion Labs nurtures and enables success and helps startups grow without taking equity or IP.

To learn more about Plug and Play Seattle, visit https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/locations/seattle.

About Plug and Play
Plug and Play is the leading innovation platform connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we’re present in 60+ locations across five continents. We offer corporate innovation programs and help our corporate partners in every stage of their innovation journey, from education to execution. We also organize startup acceleration programs and manage over $1 billion in AUM across our funds, driving innovation across multiple industries where we’ve invested in hundreds of successful companies, including Dropbox, PayPal, Guardant Health, Honey, N26, Rappi, Turing, and more. For more information, visit https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/.

About SBI Holdings
Established in 1999 as a pioneer of Internet-based financial services in Japan, the SBI Group is a comprehensive Internet financial group that operates globally, encompassing five core businesses: “Financial Services Business,” such as securities, banking and insurance businesses; “Investment Business,” which is engaged in private equity investment including venture capital investment; “Asset Management Business,” that provides various asset management related services; “Crypto-asset Business,” which operates crypto asset trading and exchange services; and “Non-financial Business,” which includes business activities related to biotechnology, healthcare and medical informatics, Web3, and new overseas markets. For more information, please visit https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/.

About SNBL
Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL) is the largest and the oldest non-clinical contract research organization in Japan, with a strong focus on supporting the growth and development of the global biotechnology and drug discovery ecosystem. Founded in 1957, SNBL provides comprehensive services ranging from translational research (TR) to contract research and Medipolis, a unique blend of biomedical facilities. Headquartered in Kagoshima, Japan, SNBL is dedicated to advancing innovation in biotechnology and healthcare through its partnerships, research, and support of new and groundbreaking therapies. For more information, visit https://en.snbl.com/.

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Plug and Play Media Relations
Jacky Tsang
press@pnptc.com

SBI Holdings, Inc. Corporate Communications Dept.
Tel: +81 3 6229-0126

SNBL IR & Corporate Communications
ir@snbl.com

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ObjectSecurity Releases BinLens 3.0 for Advanced Binary Vulnerability Analysis

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ObjectSecurity, a recognized leader in advanced defense and industrial cybersecurity solutions, today announced the release of BinLens™ 3.0, the latest iteration of its cutting-edge binary vulnerability analysis tool.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — ObjectSecurity, a recognized leader in advanced defense and industrial cybersecurity solutions, today announced the release of BinLens™ 3.0, the latest iteration of its cutting-edge binary vulnerability analysis tool.

BinLens™ takes a groundbreaking approach, leveraging advanced symbolic binary-level analysis to detect hidden and unpublished vulnerabilities, including memory-safety violations. Its superior detection accuracy dramatically lowers false-positive rate sets it apart from traditional tools.

BinLens™ addresses critical gaps in traditional cybersecurity approaches by automating the complex process of analyzing binary programs. This powerful new version provides organizations with deeper insights into vulnerabilities, enabling faster and more effective mitigation of potential threats.

BinLens™ is a bold evolution from ObjectSecurity OT.AI Platform™ 2.x, delivering a revolutionary approach to binary vulnerability analysis. Engineered to effortlessly uncover zero-day vulnerabilities with cutting-edge accuracy and minimal false positives, BinLens™ is designed for both IT and OT/ICS environments.

Leveraging advanced automation, BinLens™ streamlines traditionally labor-intensive tasks such as symbolic analysis, static analysis, disassembly, and decompilation. Unlike conventional tools that focus solely on known vulnerabilities, BinLens™ offers a proactive defense, providing organizations with unmatched flexibility through its versatile deployment options.

Conventional cybersecurity methods—such as network scans, SBOMs, and source code reviews—often fall short, detecting only known vulnerabilities and leaving critical gaps. BinLens™ takes a groundbreaking approach, leveraging advanced symbolic binary-level analysis to detect hidden and unpublished vulnerabilities, including memory-safety violations and other undefined behaviors. Its superior detection accuracy and dramatically lower false-positive rate set it apart from traditional tools.

Key Features of BinLens™ Include:

Memory Safety Detection: Identifies unsafe writes like weak pointers, stack overflows, and heap overflows to prevent data corruption, crashes, or unauthorized access.Control Flow Risk Mitigation: Detects vulnerabilities that allow user-controlled instruction pointers, safeguarding against arbitrary code execution.Array and String Violation Identification: Highlights issues such as out-of-bound array indices and externally controlled string vulnerabilities, protecting sensitive program data.Cryptographic Analysis: Evaluates encryption schemes, embedded keys, and entropy to uncover potential weaknesses in cryptographic defenses.Comprehensive Vulnerability Detection: Goes beyond published vulnerabilities, scanning for over 18,000 CVEs specific to OT/ICS binaries and nearly 140 CWEs across 30 CPU architectures.Integrated Automation: Combines tasks like disassembly, decompilation, and delta analysis into a unified “single pane of glass,” automating workflows traditionally requiring expert manual effort.Compliance Support: Maps to standards like NIST 800 and ISA/IEC 62443, helping organizations meet security and regulatory requirements.Flexible Deployment Options: Supports both on-premises (including Kubernetes clusters) and cloud environments, catering to the needs of DoD, government, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Serving a Broad Range of Users:

Red Teams, Reverse Engineers, Threat Hunters, and Vulnerability Researchers: Accelerate workflows and gain deeper insights.DevSecOps Engineers, QA Testers, and Developers: Detect vulnerabilities missed by source code analysis and integrate findings into DevSecOps pipelines.Operators, Procurement Teams: Mitigate supply chain risks by analyzing software during procurement, deployment, and patching, including legacy devices.

Availability

BinLens™ 3.0 is officially available starting today, November 15, 2024. Organizations can obtain the latest version directly from ObjectSecurity or through our network of authorized partners. For more information on licensing options or to schedule a demo, please visit ObjectSecurity BinLens at https://objectsecurity.com/binlens.

About ObjectSecurity

ObjectSecurity LLC is a trusted leader in solving complex, evolving cybersecurity and supply chain risk challenges that threaten national security and critical operations. Specializing in advanced cybersecurity solutions for both IT and OT/ICS systems, ObjectSecurity focuses on automating and streamlining security processes. With innovative tools like BinLens™, the company empowers organizations to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities at their core—within software code and data.

ObjectSecurity’s holistic, proactive approach is designed to prevent cyberattacks and minimize production downtime across critical industries, including military defense, municipal smart cities, public and private transportation, energy, wastewater treatment, power utilities, manufacturing, and life sciences.

With over two decades of experience, ObjectSecurity has been a trusted provider of cybersecurity and supply chain risk management solutions to U.S. defense and federal agencies. Today, these cutting-edge technologies are commercially available to government and private sector organizations.

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, ObjectSecurity is a privately held company with a global presence.

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BinLens™ https://objectsecurity.com/binlens

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Hydra X Becomes the first Licensed Custodian in APAC to Provide Custody for Canton Coin

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hydra X today announced that it is the first licensed custodian in APAC to provide custody for Canton Coin, marking a significant milestone for both Hydra X and the Canton Network ecosystem. In this groundbreaking collaboration, SBIVC will become the first Canton Network ecosystem member to leverage Hydra X’s industry-leading custody services for Canton Coin.

Supporting Canton Coin will enable Hydra X’s clients across APAC, such as SBIVC, to bring regulatory-grade digital assets to market, utilizing the full potential of tokenization and Canton Network’s privacy-first architecture. Hydra X will partner with Digital Asset to integrate its tokenization utility, allowing institutional clients to securely issue and manage digital assets while maintaining full control over privacy and data sovereignty—a hallmark feature of the Canton Network.

“SBIVC is excited to be the first Canton Network ecosystem member to leverage Hydra X’s industry-leading custody services for Canton Coin. Hydra X’s strong track record in regulatory compliance and security makes it an ideal partner for this initiative. This partnership is a crucial step in delivering the secure, privacy-preserving infrastructure that is required to foster confidence in digital assets for institutional players across APAC,” said Eiichiro So, CEO of SBIVC.

“Becoming the first licensed custodian in APAC to support Canton Coin is a significant achievement for Hydra X,” said Ng Wee Hao, COO of Hydra X. “This partnership with Digital Asset and SBIVC enables us to leverage the full power of the Canton Network’s privacy and security features, reinforcing our commitment to providing secure, regulatory-compliant solutions.  Our clients can now confidently navigate the digital assets space, supported by a scalable solution that meets the highest regulatory standards.”

About Hydra X:

Hydra X is a regulated capital markets infrastructure company, developing technology and financial services to power the next generation of tokenized financial markets. Its comprehensive solutions span the entire capital markets lifecycle, from securitization, primary issuance and secondary trading, to custody and settlement.

As a regulated digital asset custodian licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Hydra X provides institutional-grade custodial services for a broad range of digital assets, including security tokens and digital payment tokens, and is one of the largest security token custodians in APAC.

For more information, visit our website or Linkedin.

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Cargobase Secures SOC 2 Compliance For Leading Spot Freight Automation & Transportation Management System (TMS)

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cargobase, a logistics technology platform for enterprise shippers, today announced that it has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, specifically meeting the Security, Availability and Confidentiality (SAC) Trust Services Criteria. This independent verification underscores Cargobase’s commitment to data security, system reliability and the protection of sensitive information, reinforcing the company’s dedication to setting industry benchmarks in secure logistics solutions. This attestation complements Cargobase’s ISO 27001 certification, further strengthening the foundation of trust our customers rely on.

“We’re proud to announce that Cargobase has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, demonstrating our commitment to data security and meeting the evolving needs of our clients. Recognizing the growing importance of this requirement within the industry, we’ve invested in robust security measures to provide our customers with the confidence and assurance they require,” said Wiebe Helder, CEO at Cargobase.

“In the dynamic world of logistics and supply chain management, large volumes of sensitive data are exchanged daily,” said Arnout Wagenaar, Chief Strategy Officer at Cargobase. “Data security is paramount for our customers, who entrust us with information critical to their operations. Achieving SOC 2 Type II compliance underscores our unwavering commitment to data integrity and protection, thus building trust with our partners and allowing us to better serve the needs of enterprise shippers worldwide.”

Understanding SOC 2 Compliance

The SOC 2 framework is a globally recognized standard developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). It focuses on Trust Services Criteria, including Security, Availability and Confidentiality to ensure that systems are protected from unauthorized access, reliably available to customers and employees, and that sensitive information remains confidential.

What is SOC 2 Type II Compliance?

Obtaining a SOC 2 report involves a CPA audit to attest to an organization’s security controls. It aims to determine whether the controls put in place are designed correctly.

Type I reports evaluate an organization’s controls at a single point in time, whereas a Type II report examines how well those controls perform over a period of time (typically 3-12 months).

What it means for our customers

This achievement reaffirms Cargobase’s position as a trusted partner for enterprise shippers worldwide. By prioritizing data security, we empower our clients to navigate the complexities of global logistics with peace of mind.

ABOUT CARGOBASE

Founded in Singapore in 2013, Cargobase is a global logistics software company whose mission is to simplify logistics for all. Its solution: “Logistics Software That Works”.

The Cargobase platform is designed for shippers to manage their local, regional or global supply chains across all freight modes, giving logistics professionals the visibility and control to make better decisions from day one.

Cargobase TMS is used in 50 countries by leading enterprise shippers across Automotive, Semiconductor, Oil & Gas and Industrial Machinery sectors. Cargobase has offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Netherlands, Mexico, and the United States.

For more information, visit www.cargobase.com.

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