ProtectWise

Cloud security startup ProtectWise kicked off the year with $25 million in new venture capital funding, a Series B round the company said it would put toward expanding its footprint in both traditional network security and the cloud. ProtectWise has a network security offering that leverages the cloud for better visibility, detection and response capabilities. To do that, it uses software sensors to record network activity in the cloud, which can be "rewound" for detection or breach forensics. The Denver-based company is 100 percent channel.