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Rome-based Exein, which offers cybersecurity tools for connected devices including cars and home routers, raised $270M led by Headline at a $1.7B valuation (Tom Wilson/Financial Times)

Rome-based company is developing a foundation model to protect billions of internet-connected devices, from robots to lightbulbs

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