Viptela Raises $75M

What does Viptela do?

Viptela, is a software defined WAN Company. This is a market leader in SD-WAN- software defined wider area networking space with production Global 500 customers. The company provides technology for virtualization of the WAN. It enables global companies in building carrier agnostic, cost effective and policy controlled WANs. The company’s technology has been deployed by Fortune 500 enterprises. Major carriers such as Singtel offer Hybrid WAN services based on this company’s technology. The company’s secure and overlay WAN technology delivers to enterprises for the benefit of reduced WAN infrastructure prices of more than 50%, unified and centralized WAN infrastructure management, Robust-zero trust WAN security, in depth control and visibility of application performance and agility by lowering network change control from months to days.

The company has been named a Next Billion Dollar Start up by Forbes and a Gartner Cool Vendor. It is backed by Sequoia Capital

How much Viptela was funded?

The company raised $75M in Series C on May 25, 2016 from Sequoia Capital, Redline Capital and Northgate Capital.

Previous funding

$33.5M in undisclosed round on March 11, 2014 from Sequoia Capital

What is next for Viptela?

Viptela plans to use the latest funding raised for adding resources for its expansion into new geographies, extending its lead in this hyper growth sector and capturing a huge share of the market. The company’s ability to raise this amount of funding, while many tech vendors are striving to raise the capital is the result of its hard working team, technology and execution.

More about Viptela

Viptela was founded on February 1, 2012 by Amir Khan and Khalid Raza. It has its headquarters in San Jose, CA. This platform has been deployed at thousands of sites by over 25 Fortune 500 companies. The company is backed by Northgate Capital, Redline Capital and Sequoia Capital.