Blue Planet - About the company
Blue Planet is an acquired company based in Hanover (United States), founded in 2000 by Steve West. It operates as a Developer of cloud-native software for network automation and orchestration solutions. Blue Planet has raised $97.6M in funding. The company has 678 active competitors, including 76 funded and 107 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like VMware, Gigamon and Auvik.
Company Details
Developer of cloud-native software for network automation and orchestration solutions. The company provides inventory, orchestration, and assurance applications for network management. Its platform offers real-time monitoring, analytics, and automation across multi-vendor networks. The software aims to simplify operations and improve service delivery for communications service providers.
- Website
- www.blueplanet.com/
- Social
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Hanover, Maryland
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2000
Location
Hanover, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$97.6M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
4th among 678 active competitors
Employee Count
35 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Ciena (May 04, 2015)
Legal entities associated with Blue Planet
Blue Planet is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CIENA CORPORATION CIN: 232725311 , Belgium, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 1746 (As on Dec 31, 2018) | - |
Blue Planet's acquisition details
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Blue Planet's funding and investors
Blue Planet has raised a total funding of $97.6M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 2007. Blue Planet has 8 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Blue Planet:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 12, 2014 | 6935212 | Conventional Debt | 2818999 | 4873498 | 3220587 | 8105687 |
Dec 09, 2011 | 5582837 | Series D | 2316278 | 6715925 | 7580596 | |
May 18, 2011 | 3336377 | Series D | 7539040 | 5795491 | 7886079 | 8010194 |
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Blue Planet's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Blue Planet is Steve West.
Here are the details of Blue Planet's key team members:
- Steve West: Co-Founder & CTO of Blue Planet and founder of 1 other company.
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Blue Planet's employee count trend
Blue Planet has 35 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Blue Planet's employee count trend over the years:
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Blue Planet's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Blue Planet include VMware, Gigamon and Auvik. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Blue Planet, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  VMware 1998, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired | Cloud based orchestration solutions | $596M | 84/100 | |
2nd |  Gigamon 2004, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired | Provider of deep observability pipeline for hybrid cloud infrastructure management | $22.8M | 71/100 | |
3rd | Cloud based network monitoring and management solutions | $33.4M | 71/100 | ||
4th | Blue Planet 2000, Hanover (United States), Acquired | Developer of cloud-native software for network automation and orchestration solutions | $97.6M | 68/100 | |
5th | Kentik 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Platform offering network observability solutions | $118M | 67/100 | |
6th | Cloud based platform offering network management software | - | 65/100 | ||
7th | NetScout 1985, Westford (United States), Public | Provider of network performance, observability, cybersecurity, and DDoS solutions | $6M | 63/100 | |
8th | Provider of AI driven solutions for wired and Wi-Fi network performance | $3.91M | 63/100 | ||
9th | GMI Cloud 2021, San Jose (United States), Series A | Provider of GPU cloud solutions for scalable AI and inference | $93M | 62/100 | |
10th | ADTRAN 1985, Huntsville (United States), Public | Cloud based network monitoring solutions | - | 59/100 |
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Blue Planet's Investments and acquisitions
Blue Planet has a total of 1 investment in N3TWORK Studios. Blue Planet has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to Blue Planet
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News related to Blue Planet
Filter this listMedia has covered Blue Planet for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates.
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Blue Planet Introduces Configuration and Change Management Solution for Autonomous NetworksCIO Influence•Jun 17, 2026•Blue Planet
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Lumen Boosts AI Network Transformation with Blue Planet’s AI Studio and AgentsBusiness Wire•Feb 19, 2026•Lumen, Blue Planet, Ciena
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Novo Holdings Invests in Blue Planet to Advance Circular Waste Solutions in AsiaPR Newswire•Nov 18, 2025•Novo Holdings, Blue Planet, Quantum Mutual Fund
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Swisscom Replaces Legacy Assurance Systems with Blue PlanetBusiness Wire•May 07, 2025•Swisscom, Blue Planet, Legacy Assurance
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Blue Planet Expands Global Leadership in Sustainable Waste Management with Acquisition of Smart EnvironmentalPR Newswire•Dec 04, 2024•Blue Planet, Smart Environmental, Blue Planet
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Blue Planet & Chevron Tackle Construction Carbon ChallengeConstruction Global•Sep 13, 2024•Blue Planet, Chevron
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TDC NET boosts network management with Blue Planet automation softwareCapacity Media•Sep 11, 2024•TDC NET, Blue Planet
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TDC NET Selects Blue Planet to Build an OSS Foundation for the Digital EraBusiness Wire•Sep 10, 2024•TDC NET, Blue Planet
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Lumen taps Blue Planet tech to make network inventory simplerFierce Network•Aug 21, 2024•Lumen, Blue Planet
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