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Upwind raises $400M after walking away from Datadog acquisition offer

TechCrunchWednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM

RedScroll Brief

The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3. 8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price.

RedScroll Signal

Impact
High
Category
Technology
Market relevance
Moderate
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3. 8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Upwind and Datadog.
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What happened

The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3. 8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price.

Why it matters

Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.

Background

TechCrunch reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. TechCrunch published: Upwind raises $400M after walking away from Datadog acquisition offer

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Upwind and Datadog.

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