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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 |
Key People/Management at CloudFlare
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
Mark Anderson
Director
Michelle Zatlyn
Co-Founder and COO
Maria Eitel
Director
Matthew Prince
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Stan Meresman
Director
CloudFlare Office Locations
CloudFlare has offices in San Francisco, Austin, Champaign, New York and in 12 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 $431.06 m in FY, 2020
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Q1, 2021) | 138.1m |
Gross profit (Q1, 2021) | 106.0m |
Gross profit margin (Q1, 2021), % | 76.8% |
Net income (Q1, 2021) | (40.0m) |
EBIT (Q1, 2021) | (31.3m) |
Market capitalization (7-May-2021) | 22.2b |
Closing stock price (7-May-2021) | 71.6 |
Cash (31-Mar-2021) | 187.5m |
EV | 22.5b |
CloudFlare's current market capitalization is $22.2 b.
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 41.8m | 45.3m | 50.1m | 61.7m | 67.4m | 73.9m | 91.3m | 99.7m | 114.2m | 138.1m |
Cost of goods sold | 9.0m | 10.4m | 11.2m | 14.4m | 14.8m | 16.0m | 20.8m | 24.2m | 27.0m | 32.1m |
Gross profit | 32.8m | 34.9m | 38.9m | 47.4m | 52.6m | 57.9m | 70.4m | 75.6m | 87.2m | 106.0m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 78% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 77% |
Annual
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (32.5m) | (70.5m) | (17.1m) | (36.8m) | (77.7m) | (32.7m) | (58.9m) | (85.3m) | (40.0m) |
Depreciation and Amortization | 8.3m | 13.4m | 6.2m | 13.2m | 20.9m | 10.6m | 22.1m | 35.0m | 15.2m |
Accounts Payable | 7.2m | 5.0m | (2.6m) | 4.9m | (994.0k) | 1.5m | 4.3m | 4.6m | 6.2m |
Cash From Operating Activities | (17.1m) | (31.0m) | (9.7m) | (12.6m) | (30.3m) | (14.3m) | (10.3m) | (8.3m) | 23.5m |
| 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 Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings
CloudFlare Online and Social Media Presence
117.61k Twitter followers
CloudFlare has 117.61k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.6% month over month and increased 2.6% quarter over quarter
CloudFlare's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @cloudflare
41.7k
Tweets
5.9k
Following
117.6k
Followers
103
Tweets last 30 days
39
Avg. likes per Tweet
99%
Tweets with engagement
CloudFlare Company Culture
Overall Culture
B
75/100
CEO Rating
A-
76/100
Compensation
B
72/100
Diversity
A+
85/100
CloudFlare News and Updates
May 07, 2021
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April 26, 2021
Cloudflare rallies the troops to fight off another so-called patent troll
Nearly four years ago, we wrote about a battle between Cloudflare, the San Francisco-based internet security and performance company, and Blackbird Technologies, a firm that quickly amassed dozens of patents, then began using them to file dozens of patent infringement lawsuits against companies, inc…
March 26, 2021
Cloudflare goes deep on API abuse detection
Cloudflare is introducing new ways to provide robust protection to all API endpoints, including volumetric and sequential anomaly detection.
CloudFlare Blogs
April 27, 2021
SSHing to my Raspberry Pi 400 from a browser, with Cloudflare Tunnel and Auditable Terminal
This is how I set up a Pi 400 on my home network, used Cloudflare Tunnel to connect it to the Cloudflare network, used Auditable Terminal to connect to the Pi 400 via Cloudflare and the tunnel using nothing more than a browser.
April 21, 2021
Cloudflare obtains new ISO/IEC 27701:2019 privacy certification and what that means for you
Cloudflare is one of the first organisations in our industry to have achieved ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, and the first web performance & security company to be certified to the new ISO privacy standard as both a data processor and controller.
April 20, 2021
Announcing Cloudflare Images beta to simplify your image pipeline
Today, we are announcing the beta of Cloudflare Images: a simple service to store, resize, optimize, and deliver images at scale.
April 20, 2021
Start building your own private network on Cloudflare today
Starting today, your team can build a private network on Cloudflare’s network.
April 19, 2021
A Full Circle Journey: Introducing Cloudflare Canada
Toronto will be home to Cloudflare’s first Canadian office and team. While I currently live in San Francisco, I was born and raised in Saskatchewan.
April 19, 2021
Why I'm helping Cloudflare grow in Canada
I am incredibly excited to join Cloudflare as Head of Sales for Canada to expand the company’s growth in the region as part of its mission to help build a better Internet.
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, Mark Anderson and Michelle Zatlyn.
How many employees does CloudFlare have?
CloudFlare has 1,697 employees.
What is CloudFlare revenue?
Latest CloudFlare annual revenue is $431.1 m.
What is CloudFlare revenue per employee?
Latest CloudFlare revenue per employee is $254 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 12 other locations.
How many offices does CloudFlare have?
CloudFlare has 18 offices.
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