Cybercrime prevention company, ThreatMetrix, announced it recently closed an $18 million investment round, led by August Capital.

Existing investors Tenaya Capital, US Venture Partners and CM Capital also contributed to the of Series D round.

Reed Taussig, CEO of ThreatMetrix, states that the funding will go toward expanding globally into e-commerce, financial services and remote access solutions for enterprise employees.

The company also announced that Vivek Mehra, August Capital general partner, will join the ThreatMextrix board of directors.

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