Kemp
Company

Last deal

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

14.12.2021

Date

3

all rounds

$28M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Kemp Technologies is a leading provider of load balancer and application delivery controller solutions.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Keywords :

founded date

20.01.2000

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

With over 25,000 worldwide deployments and offices in America, Europe, Asia, and South America, Kemp has been helping businesses grow since 2000 by providing 24/7 infrastructure availability, better web performance, and secure operations while streamlining IT costs. Their virtual load balancer platform simplifies deployments, licensing, and technical support, allowing clients to deliver, optimize, and secure applications and networks across any cloud or hybrid environment. Kemp Load Balancers optimize a wide array of applications, including web application servers, Microsoft applications, SharePoint, Dell EMC ECS, Citrix XenApp/XenDesk, Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft and WebLogic, and e-commerce, healthcare, education, and government applications.
Contacts

Phone number

Social url

Similar Companies
1000
NetScaler

NetScaler

NetScaler is a software-defined application delivery controller that increases the performance of business applications and networks.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Computer Services

Keywords

Software, Information Technology, Security

Location

San Jose, CA, USA

total rounds

6

total raised

$13M
Crescendo Networks

Crescendo Networks

Crescendo Networks manufactures application delivery controllers that optimize and accelerate web applications delivery.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology

Location

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

total rounds

3

total raised

$24.5M
Snapt

Snapt

Snapt offers cloud-neutral and platform-agnostic load balancing and security solutions.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Software, Information Technology

Location

San Jose, CA, USA

total rounds

5

total raised

$7.65M
Loadbalancer.org

Loadbalancer.org

Loadbalancer.org delivers high-performance load balancing solutions to customers worldwide.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Training, Software, Security

Location

Portsmouth, UK
M&A Details
1

Transaction name

Acquired by

Progress

announced date

23.09.2021

price

$258M

Financials

Funding Rounds
5
3

Number of Funding Rounds

$28M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 14.12.2021. Their latest investor Savant Growth. Their latest round Venture - Series Unknown

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
14.12.2021
1
10.02.2016
$6M
09.01.2014
$4M
Co-Investors
Investors
4
1

Number of lead investors

4

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
No
Venture - Series Unknown
Yes
Venture - Series Unknown
No
Venture - Series Unknown
Savant Growth

Savant Growth

Savant Growth is a US-based Growth Equity Fund that invests in SaaS software/technology companies.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Software

Location

San Mateo, CA, USA

count Of Investments

7

count Of Exists

1
Edison Partners

Edison Partners

Edison Partners is a growth equity firm that focuses on technology-enabled solutions in fintech, healthcare IT, and enterprise software.

Sector

Industrial Support Services

Subsector

Professional Business Support Services

Keywords

Software, Financial Services, Venture Capital

Location

Princeton, NJ, USA

count Of Investments

244

count Of Exists

87
Lenard Marcus

Lenard Marcus

Mr. Lenard Marcus serves as a General Partner at Edison Partners. He served as a board member at NS8. He joined the firm in 2005 and was promoted to partner in 2014. He also serves as a Board Member at Capital Rx and observIQ. He served as Board Member at Lincor. He serves as Board Member at SPHERE. He serves as Advisor at the Center for Innovative Technology GAP Funds. His work with enterprise and healthcare technology companies has delivered strong returns to Limited Partners. He currently co-leads the Enterprise Solutions practice and is credited for launching the firm's enterprise security investment focus. He began his career at IBM where he worked as a Financial Analyst for IBM Global Services. His main responsibilities were overseeing a budget of $80 million and partnering with international locations to decrease the project costs of IBM Global Services West. Later, He worked for Princeton eCom-an online bill payment company where, as Manager of B2C Implementations; he oversaw one of the largest joint ventures in the company's history. He also worked in healthcare investment banking for Wachovia Securities. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Columbia Business School with a concentration in Finance and Management. He served as a Board Member at Bricata. He served as Advisory Committee Member at Maryland Venture Fund. He serves as a Board Member at VirtualHealth.

current job

Edison Partners
Edison Partners
ORIX Ventures

ORIX Ventures

ORIX Ventures provides personalized financing solutions for growing companies.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Diversified Financial Services

Keywords

Financial Services, Finance, Venture Capital

Location

Hartford, CT, USA

count Of Investments

26

count Of Exists

17
William Bishop

William Bishop

Bill Bishop has been financing growth companies in the Eastern U.S. for ORIX Ventures since 2003, and he has lead the Ventures team since 2011. Prior to ORIX, Bill led business development efforts at GATX Ventures and Transamerica Technology Finance, building an extensive network with company executives, financial partners, and equity investors. Bill is responsible for ORIX Ventures’ investments in athenahealth (ATHN), Cadent (acquired by Align Technology), Greenway Medical (GWAY) and Tangoe (TNGO), among others. Bill has partnered with many successful management teams to help finance their organic and acquisitive growth initiatives. His transactions have spanned multiple financing instruments, including senior loans, working capital, subordinated growth capital, bridge capital, and equity, in combination with all stages of companies (Series A, B, C or beyond). Bill received his bachelor’s degree from Babson College, and he is pursuing a master’s degree in business from the University of Connecticut.

current job

ORIX Ventures
ORIX Ventures
Acquisitions
2
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
Flowmon Networks acquired by Kemp

Flowmon Networks acquired by Kemp

acquirer

Kemp
Kemp

date

06.11.2020

type

Acquisition
Flowmon Networks

Flowmon Networks

Flowmon provides businesses with a network monitoring solution that uses machine learning and advanced analytics.

Sector

Telecommunications Equipment

Subsector

Telecommunications Equipment

Location

Brno, Czechia
Lithops Technologies acquired by Kemp

Lithops Technologies acquired by Kemp

acquirer

Kemp
Kemp

date

17.02.2020

type

Acquisition
Lithops Technologies

Lithops Technologies

Lithops Technologies is a leading developer of application networking and network security solutions and services.

Sector

Telecommunications Equipment

Subsector

Telecommunications Equipment

Keywords

Information Technology, Software, Internet

Location

New Delhi, Delhi, India

People

Founders
1
Peter Melerud
Peter Melerud

Peter Melerud

Peter Melerud is the Chief Revenue Officer at FileCloud.

current job

Kemp
Kemp

organization founded

1

Peter Melerud

Employee Profiles
70
Jiri Tobola

Jiri Tobola

VP Flowmon Business Unit

Marguerite Leen

Marguerite Leen

VP, People & Quality

Ciaran Bradley

Ciaran Bradley

Chief Technology Officer

Maria Sheehan

Sales operations lead emea

Tarek Aghenda

Tarek Aghenda

EMEA Marketing Executive

Tony Scalice

Commercial and sled account manager

Dominik Evers

Channel sales executive d-a-ch

Tony Sandberg

Regional director, apac at kemp

Activity

Recent News
0