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CloudFlare raises $110M

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What does CloudFlare do?

CloudFlare, is a leading internet performance and security company. It is a web performance and security company which provides online services for protecting and accelerating websites online. Its online platforms include CloudFlare CDN, which distributes content globally for speeding up websites,CloudFlare security which protects websites from a range of online threats including spam, DDOS SQL injection, CloudFlare optimizer which enables web pages with ad servers and 3rd party widgets for downloading Snappy software on computers and mobiles; CloudFlare analytics which provides insight into website’s traffic which includes search engine crawlers and threats, CloudFlare applications which help its users installing web apps on their websites, KeylessSSL which allows organizations for keeping secure sockets layer keys private.

How much CloudFlare was founded?

CloudFlare raised $110M in Series D on September 22, 2015 Fidelity Investments (Lead), Baidu, Microsoft Ventures, Google Capital and Qualcomm Ventures

Previous funding

  • $50M in Series C on December 17, 2013 from Greenspring Associates, New Enterprise Associates Partner: Scott Sandell, Union Square Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners and Venrock Partner: Bryan Roberts
  • $20M in Series B on July 12, 2011 from New Enterprise Associates(Lead) Partner: Scott Sandell, Venrock Partner: Bryan Roberts and Pelion Venture Partners
  • $2.1M in Series A on November 25, 2009 from Venrock(Lead) Partner: Bryan Roberts and Pelion Venture Partners

What is next for CloudFlare?

CloudFlare will use the new funding and support from global technlogy powerhouses for accelerating its rapid customer growth, extending product ranges to meet the demands of large enterprises and for expanding into new international markets. The investment came as the company’s customer base has reached the 4M mark globally, following its expansion in over 30 countries.

More about CloudFlare

CloudFlare was founded on July 1, 2009 by Lee Holloway, Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn. It has its headquarters in San Francisco, CA. It has offices in Washington DC, Singapore and London.

 

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