June 17 : Cyber warfare startup Twenty said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million in a funding round that valued it at $1 billion, underscoring growing investor interest in cybersecurity and defense technology.The round, led by Accel, brings the company's total fundraising to $138 million since its founding

"We were founded to industrialize cyber warfare," CEO Joseph Lin says.

Arlington-based startup Twenty, which builds AI-powered offensive cyber tools for the Pentagon, has reportedly reached a $1 billion valuation less than two