Sandvine

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

05.07.2017

Date

3

all rounds

$63M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Sandvine creates broadband networks for businesses, optimizing web traffic intelligently.

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founded date

01.01.2001

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

Sandvine offers network equipment and solutions that enhance the internet experience worldwide, serving over a hundred million broadband and wireless subscribers in more than 70 countries. Their services include network automation, subscriber behavioral analytics, and closed-loop automation services, allowing operators and vendors to monitor, manage, and monetize their network traffic. With their cloud-based Application and Network Intelligence Portfolio, Sandvine helps customers analyze, optimize, and monetize application experiences using machine learning-based insights. Their market-leading classification of traffic significantly improves user-application interactions, making networks more efficient and increasing profit margins. Sandvine is a trusted partner for major operators and enterprises in the network transformation journey, benefiting 2.1 billion network users across the globe.
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5
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organization founded

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Don Bowman

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Employee Profiles
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Jeff Kupp

Jeff Kupp

CFO

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Jacqui Rawlings

Senior director, global customer technical support

Yasser Mousa

Sales director

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