ST Engineering Invests In Cyber Security
Press Release
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its Corporate Venture Capital unit, ST Engineering Ventures Pte Ltd (ST Engineering Ventures) has made a Series B investment of $5.79m for a minority interest in Janus Technologies, Inc., an endpoint cyber security provider based in California.
“This is the first investment by our Corporate Venture Capital unit in companies with cutting edge technologies or breakthrough innovations,” said Vincent Chong, President & CEO of ST Engineering. “Our investment into Janus Technologies will benefit not just the Group’s Cyber Security business, but will also enable Janus Technologies’ organic growth as it will have access to our established business networks and channels.”
The Group has identified cyber security, along with robotics, autonomous technology, and data analytics as strategic capabilities that it will invest in to create long term value and growth. Through this investment, the Group’s electronics arm, ST Electronics will be able to provide a unique hardware-based cyber security solution that delivers a customized and secure platform and network security capabilities to its customers.
This investment, shortly after ST Engineering Ventures was set up in July 2017 signals ST Engineering’s keen focus in moving beyond traditional R&D approaches to seek new technologies and ideas outside the Group to complement its internal capabilities in the Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems and Marine sectors. Technology start-ups, like Janus Technologies scouted by ST Engineering Ventures will be able to integrate into the Group’s ecosystems and leverage its established business networks and channels for broader business capabilities to compete globally. They will also be able to tap on the Group’s technological expertise.