Axios in early launch today; Dan Primack's newsletter returns with new name

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Axios, the news and information website founded by ex-Politico honchos Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei, did a soft launch today, though its full platform won't launch till later this month.

Haverford College alum Dan Primack, formerly author of Fortune's Term Sheet, is doing a new email newsletter for Axios, Pro Rata.






Four points of interest from his initial missive:

• NBC is one of several investors in Axios, though that's not new news.

• Reconfirmation that Dell Boomi competitor MuleSoft, a SaaS integration company that has raised over $250 million in VC funding, is preparing for an IPO and has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley as one of its bankers.

• Philadelphia-based LLR Partners has acquired BluVector, a "machine learning threat detection and cyber hunting solution," from Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). No terms disclosed, though LlR is committing $50 million to invest in BluVector.

• VideoLink LLC, a Massachusetts-based company which has a production studio in Philadelphia, was sold to a Tampa A/V firm.