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CloudFlare is a company operating a cloud platform that delivers network services to businesses. It provides an integrated cloud-based security solution to secure a range of platforms, including public cloud, private cloud, on-premise, software-as-a-service applications, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Its security products comprise Cloud Firewall, Bot Management, Distributed Denial of Service, Infrastructure Protection, IoT, SSL/TLS, Secure Origin Connection, and Rate Limiting. CloudFlare also offers performance solutions, which include content delivery, intelligent routing, and a mobile software development kit, as well as content, mobile, and image optimization. In addition, it provides reliability solutions comprising load balancing, anycast network, virtual backbone, and DNS Resolver. Additionally, the company offers Consumer DNS Resolver, a consumer application to browse the Internet; and Consumer virtual private network (VPN), a VPN for consumers designed to secure and accelerate traffic on mobile devices.
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 2009 | |
| HQ | San Francisco, CA, US | Map |
| Website | cloudflare.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Overall Culture | B | More |
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Key People/Management at CloudFlare
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
Michelle Zatlyn
Co-Founder and COO
Matthew Prince
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
John Graham-Cumming
CTO
Olafur Gudmundsson
Engineering Director
Tom Lianza
Director Of Engineering
CloudFlare Office Locations
CloudFlare has offices in San Francisco, Austin, Champaign, New York and in 11 other locations
San Francisco, CA, US (HQ)
101 Townsend St, San Francisco
Austin, TX, US
Littlefield Building, 106 E 6th St #350
Champaign, IL, US
M2 on Neil Street, 301 N Neil St #440
New York, NY, US
251 W 30th St 16th floor
New York, NY, US
33 Irving Pl 7th floor
San Jose, CA, US
10 Almaden Blvd #200
CloudFlare Financials and Metrics
CloudFlare Revenue
CloudFlare's revenue was reported to be $287.02 m in FY, 2019 which is a 49% increase from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Q3, 2020) | 114.2m |
Gross profit (Q3, 2020) | 87.2m |
Gross profit margin (Q3, 2020), % | 76.3% |
Net income (Q3, 2020) | (26.5m) |
EBIT (Q3, 2020) | (21.3m) |
Market capitalization (15-Jan-2021) | 23.9b |
Closing stock price (15-Jan-2021) | 77.8 |
Cash (30-Sept-2020) | 112.0m |
EV | 24.2b |
CloudFlare's current market capitalization is $23.9 b.
Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (32.5m) | (70.5m) | (17.1m) | (36.8m) | (77.7m) | (32.7m) | (58.9m) | (85.3m) |
Depreciation and Amortization | 8.3m | 13.4m | 6.2m | 13.2m | 20.9m | 10.6m | 22.1m | 35.0m |
Accounts Payable | 7.2m | 5.0m | (2.6m) | 4.9m | (994.0k) | 1.5m | 4.3m | 4.6m |
Cash From Operating Activities | (17.1m) | (31.0m) | (9.7m) | (12.6m) | (30.3m) | (14.3m) | (10.3m) | (8.3m) |
| USD | FY, 2017 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 307.8k |
Debt/Equity | -0.2 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.1 x |
Financial Leverage | -2.7 x |
P/E Ratio | (2.4) |
CloudFlare Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| S2 Systems | January 07, 2020 | |
| Neumob | November 14, 2017 | |
| Eager | December 13, 2016 | |
| CryptoSeal | June 18, 2014 | |
| StopTheHacker | February 24, 2014 | |
| Jaal |
CloudFlare Revenue Breakdown
CloudFlare revenue breakdown by business segment: 9.2% from Channel partners and 90.8% from Direct customers
CloudFlare revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 50.4% from United States, 23.8% from Europe, Middle East, and Africa, 14.7% from Asia Pacific and 11.1% from Other
CloudFlare Cybersecurity Score
CloudFlare Online and Social Media Presence
113.13k Twitter followers
CloudFlare has 113.13k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 1.7% month over month and increased 3.2% quarter over quarter
CloudFlare's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @cloudflare
41.5k
Tweets
6k
Following
113.1k
Followers
54
Tweets last 30 days
62.9
Avg. likes per Tweet
96.3%
Tweets with engagement
CloudFlare Company Culture
Overall Culture
B
75/100
CEO Rating
B+
76/100
Compensation
C
67/100
Diversity
A-
84/100
CloudFlare News and Updates
January 13, 2021
Cloudflare Unveils Gateway to Distributed Web With ENS, IPFS Integration
Internet hosting giant Cloudflare has unveiled a new connection to the "uncensorable" web.
December 22, 2020
Cloudflare picks up web development startup Linc to boost expansion strategy
Cloudflare Inc. today said that it has acquired Bitgenics Pty Ltd., better known as Linc, an Australian startup with technology for simplifying the development of web applications. The deal’s size was not disclosed. It’s aimed at advancing Cloudflare’s recent efforts to expand in the web applicati…
December 22, 2020
Cloudflare acquires Linc to automate web app deployment
Cloudflare today acquired Linc, an automation platform to help front-end developers collaborate and build apps, for an undisclosed amount.
December 17, 2020
Exclusive: Cloudflare promotes Michelle Zatlyn to president, a gain for women in tech
“We need more women in hard tech,” the company cofounder says.
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare has added “president” to cofounder and chief operating officer Michelle Zatlyn’s title, making her part of an small cadre of women serving as president at a publicly traded technology c…
December 17, 2020
Cloudflare launches Cloudflare Pages, a platform to deploy and host Jamstack sites
Cloudflare is launching a new product today called Cloudflare Pages. It competes directly with Netlify or Vercel, two cloud hosting companies that let you build and deploy sites using Jamstack frameworks. Popular Jamstack frameworks include Gatsby, Jekyll, Hugo, Vue.js, Next.js, etc. If that announc…
CloudFlare Blogs
January 15, 2021
Uganda's January 13, 2021 Internet Shut Down
Two days ago, through its communications regulator, Uganda's government ordered the "Suspension Of The Operation Of Internet Gateways" hours before the country's general election. This action was confirmed by several users and journalists who got access to the letter sent to Internet providers.
January 15, 2021
KEMTLS: Post-quantum TLS without signatures
The TLS 1.3 protocol has been around for quite some time, but it will be broken once quantum computers arrive. What can we do? In this blog post, we will examine a technique for achieving full post-quantum security for TLS 1.3 in the face of quantum computers: KEMTLS.
January 14, 2021
Holistic web protection: industry recognition for a prolific 2020
Today we’re excited to announce that Frost & Sullivan has named Cloudflare the Innovation Leader in their Frost Radar™: Global Holistic Web Protection Market Report.
January 14, 2021
Soar: Simulation for Observability, reliAbility, and secuRity
In this article, we will discuss one of the techniques we use to fight such software complexity: simulations. Simulations are basically system tests that run with synthesized customer traffic and applications.
January 13, 2021
A Name Resolver for the Distributed Web
At Cloudflare, we have been exploring alternative ways to resolve queries to responses that align with these attributes. We are proud to announce a new resolver for the Distributed Web, where IPFS content indexed by the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) can be accessed.
January 12, 2021
Cloudflare Radar's 2020 Year In Review
Today we are launching a dedicated Year In Review page with interactive maps and charts where you can explore what changed on the Internet in 2020. Year In Review is part of Cloudflare Radar.
CloudFlare Frequently Asked Questions
When was CloudFlare founded?
CloudFlare was founded in 2009.
Who are CloudFlare key executives?
CloudFlare's key executives are Lee Holloway, Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince.
How many employees does CloudFlare have?
CloudFlare has 1,697 employees.
What is CloudFlare revenue?
Latest CloudFlare annual revenue is $287 m.
What is CloudFlare revenue per employee?
Latest CloudFlare revenue per employee is $169.1 k.
Who are CloudFlare competitors?
Competitors of CloudFlare include NGINX, Limelight Networks and N7 - The Nitrogen Platform.
Where is CloudFlare headquarters?
CloudFlare headquarters is located at 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, San Francisco.
Where are CloudFlare offices?
CloudFlare has offices in San Francisco, Austin, Champaign, New York and in 11 other locations.
How many offices does CloudFlare have?
CloudFlare has 17 offices.
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