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Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online. The Company’s online platforms include Cloudflare CDN, which distributes content around the world to speed up websites; Cloudflare optimizer that enables web pages with ad servers and third-party widgets to download Snappy software on mobiles and computers; CloudFlare security, which protects websites from a range of online threats including spam, SQL injection and DDOS; Cloudflare analytics that gives insight into website’s traffic including threats and search engine crawlers; Keyless SSL that allows organizations to keep secure sockets layer keys private; and Cloudflare applications that help its users install web applications on their websites.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2009 | |
| HQ | San Francisco, US | Map |
| Website | cloudflare.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- Cloudflare raises fresh $150M round, likely delaying rumored IPO
- Cloudflare, a startup that secretly runs the internet, raises $150 million — meaning its long-awaited IPO probably isn't happening soon
- Web performance company Cloudflare raises $150 million ahead of rumored IPO
- Cloudflare Raises $150M and Adds to Board of Directors
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
Nitin Rao
Head of Infrastructure
Dane Knecht
Head of Product Strategy
Justin Paine
Head of Trust & Safety
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CloudFlare Office Locations
CloudFlare has offices in San Francisco, Austin, Champaign, Washington and in 3 other locations
San Francisco, US (HQ)
101 Townsend St, San Francisco
Austin, US
600 Congress Ave
Champaign, US
M2 on Neil Street, 301 N Neil St #440
Washington, US
Tower Building, 1401 K St NW
München, DE
Rosental
Singapore, SG
120 Robinson Rd
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CloudFlare Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
CloudFlare total Funding | $330.8 m |
CloudFlare latest funding size | $150 m |
Time since last funding | 8 days ago |
CloudFlare investors | Google Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Pelion Venture Partners, Microsoft Corporation - Strategic Investments, Qualcomm Ventures, Greenspring Associate, Greenspring Associates, CapitalG, Venrock, Baidu, Microsoft Corporation, Franklin Templeton Investments, Union Square Ventures, Microsoft Accelerator, Microsoft Ventures, Fidelity Investments |
CloudFlare's latest funding round in March 2019 was reported to be $150 m. In total, CloudFlare has raised $330.8 m. CloudFlare's latest valuation is reported to be $3.2 b.
CloudFlare Revenue
CloudFlare's revenue was reported to be $100 m in FY, 2017
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (FY, 2017) | 100.0m |
Gross profit (FY, 2017) | 80.0m |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2017), % | 80% |
Market valuation | 3.2b |
| USD | Y, 2017 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 360.2k |
CloudFlare Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Neumob | November 14, 2017 | |
| Eager | December 13, 2016 | |
| CryptoSeal | June 18, 2014 | |
| StopTheHacker | February 24, 2014 | |
| Jaal |
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Competitors
CloudFlare Online and Social Media Presence
78.46k Twitter followers
CloudFlare has 78.46k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 1.2% month over month and increased 4.8% quarter over quarter
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Twitter Engagement Stats for @cloudflare
38.8k
Tweets
6.3k
Following
78.5k
Followers
268
Tweets last 30 days
9.6
Avg. likes per Tweet
99.6%
Tweets with engagement
CloudFlare News and Updates
March 12, 2019
Cloudflare raises fresh $150M round, likely delaying rumored IPO
After a four-year break from fundraising, Cloudflare Inc. today announced that it has secured $150 million in fresh capital to boost its growth efforts. The round was led by Franklin Resources Inc., a California investment firm with about $750 billion in assets under management. It joins an impress…
March 12, 2019
Cloudflare, a startup that secretly runs the internet, raises $150 million — meaning its long-awaited IPO probably isn't happening soon
Cloudflare, a startup that quietly powers much of the modern internet, has raised another $150 million in a funding round led by Franklin Templeton.
This hefty round likely means that its long-awaited IPO isn't likely to happen in the near future.
Cloudflare also added Nike Foundation co-chair Ma…
March 12, 2019
Web performance company Cloudflare raises $150 million ahead of rumored IPO
Cloudflare, a web performance and security platform, has raised $150 million in a round of funding led by Franklin Templeton.
March 12, 2019
Software firm Cloudflare raises $150 million
Cloudflare Inc, a U.S. startup whose
software makes websites more secure and load faster, said on
Tuesday it had raised $150 million in the latest funding round,
led by global investment firm Franklin Templeton.
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CloudFlare Blogs
March 12, 2019
Employee resource groups aren't the answer, but they're a first step
Diversity and inclusion is a process. To achieve diversity and inclusion, it’s not enough to hire diverse candidates. Once hired, we must be welcomed by a safe and belonging culture, and our diverse perspectives must be honored by our coworkers.
March 12, 2019
Happy Birthday to the World Wide Web!
Today, March 12th 2019, marks the 30th birthday of the World Wide Web! Cloudflare is helping to celebrate in coordination with the Web Foundation, as part of a 30 hour commemoration of the many ways in which the Web has changed our lives.
March 08, 2019
A Node to Workers Story
Node.js allows developers to build web services with JavaScript. However, you're on your own when it comes to registering a domain, setting up DNS, managing the server processes, and setting up builds.
March 05, 2019
Stopping Drupal’s SA-CORE-2019-003 Vulnerability
Drupal discovered a severe vulnerability and said they would release a patch. When the patch was released we analysed and created rules to mitigate these. By analysing the patch we created WAF rules to protect Cloudflare customers running Drupal.
March 04, 2019
How we made Firewall Rules
Recently we launched Firewall Rules, a new feature that allows you to construct expressions that perform complex matching against HTTP requests and then choose how that traffic is handled.
March 03, 2019
Reflecting on my first year as Head of Cloudflare Asia
One year into my role as Head of Asia for Cloudflare, I wanted to reflect on what we’ve achieved, as well as where we are going next.
When I started, I spoke about growing our brand recognition in Asia and optimizing our reach to clients by building up teams and channel partners.
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 918 employees.
What is CloudFlare revenue?
Latest CloudFlare annual revenue is $100 m.
What is CloudFlare revenue per employee?
Latest CloudFlare revenue per employee is $108.9 k.
Who are CloudFlare competitors?
Competitors of CloudFlare include Zscaler, Imperva and Akamai.
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, Washington and in 3 other locations.
How many offices does CloudFlare have?
CloudFlare has 7 offices.