In this month's Investing in Identity series, we tackle recent deals and trends in digital identity that are shaking up the industry. Topics covered include:

• Thoma Bravo takes identity and access management platform Ping Identity private for $2.8B.
• BalkanID, an AI-powered privileged access management platform raises a $2.36M seed round extension.
• Truework, a fintech company that provides income and employment verification, raises $50M in Series C funding.
• Microsoft Entra Verified ID goes live, enabling direct integration of DIDs with Azure Active Directory.