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Follow-up: How is Usercentrics actually doing?
The Munich startup Usercentrics is a consent management platform. The legaltech company helps other companies with its software solution in “consent management” for data protection. This allows websites and apps to request, manage, and document user consent for data usage in a GDPR-compliant manner. Usercentrics was founded in 2012 and has now received over 21 million euros in venture capital through three funding rounds. Donna Dror, CEO, leads the company from New York and answered our questions.

Kertos secures 4 million euros in seed round
Kertos automates data protection and compliance processes. The startup has completed its seed round and secures 4 million euros from old and new investors – including Carsten Maschmeyer’s investment firm Seed + Speed.

Itsmydata expands into Austria
Itsmydata is now offering its service in Austria as well. The Munich-based startup has developed a platform for transparent management of personal user data.

€61 million for Dataguard
The Munich software-as-a-service startup Dataguard secures €61 million from new and existing investors. With the fresh capital, the company plans to expand its product portfolio, among other things.

Kertos brings automation to data protection
No company can avoid complying with data protection requirements. But that doesn’t mean the processes have to be cumbersome and time-consuming. The Munich-based startup Kertos has set itself the goal of fully automating data protection processes with its no-code SaaS solution. The founders share more in this interview.