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Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet

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Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet

Blackwall has raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to continue building security and filtering tools that help websites grapple with growing bot and AI traffic.

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