When was Canopus founded?

Canopus was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Canopus located?

Canopus is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Who is the current CEO of Canopus?

Vijay Sivaraman of Canopus. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Canopus have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Canopus is 19.

Is Canopus a funded company?

Canopus is a funded company, having raised a total of $13M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Dec 20, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Canopus?

Canopus' latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Mar 24, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Canopus rank among its competitors?

Canopus ranks 22nd amongst 546 active competitors, of which 56 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Aprecomm, which secured $1.99M in May, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Canopus?

Canopus' top competitors include Gigamon, Auvik and Blue Planet. Among them, Aprecomm secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

Canopus - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Canopus is a series A company based in Sydney (Australia), founded in 2018 by Himal Kumar and Vijay Sivaraman. It operates as a Developer of AI-driven network observability platform using eBPF and AI agents. Canopus has raised $13M in funding from Pentanet. The company has 546 active competitors, including 56 funded and 100 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Gigamon, Auvik and Blue Planet.

Company Details

Developer of AI-driven network observability platform using eBPF and AI agents. The platform provides real-time, high-fidelity traffic intelligence and autonomous workflows for network operations teams. It offers customer experience management, proactive troubleshooting, and network optimization. The platform also provides application assurance, asset health monitoring, and enhanced security posture.

Website: canopusai.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

Sydney, Australia

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$13M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Mar 24, 2025, $*****

Investors

Pentanet & 3 more

Ranked

22^nd among 546 active competitors

Employee Count

19 as on May 31, 2026

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Canopus is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Canopus Networks Pty Ltd CIN: 625102356 , Australia, Active	Mar 19, 2018	-	-	-

Canopus has raised a total funding of $13M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 20, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Mar 24, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Canopus has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Canopus:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 24, 2025	6013477	Grant (prize money)	9419831	7590185	6113991	2624308
May 31, 2023	6306976	Series A	1354005	9837494	3720167	Konvoy Ventures
Dec 20, 2021	1278418	Series A	2869094	2091472	Pentanet	IP Group

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The founders of Canopus are Himal Kumar and Vijay Sivaraman. Vijay Sivaraman is the CEO of Canopus.

Here are the details of Canopus' key team members:

Himal Kumar: Former Co-Founder of Canopus.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Vijay Sivaraman: Co-Founder & CEO of Canopus.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Canopus' employee count trend

Canopus has 19 employees as of May 26. Here is Canopus's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Canopus include Gigamon, Auvik and Blue Planet. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Canopus, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Gigamon 2004, Milpitas (United States), Acquired	Provider of deep observability pipeline for hybrid cloud infrastructure management	$22.8M	Siris Capital, Highland Capital Partners & 1 others	71/100
2nd	Auvik 2011, Waterloo (Canada), Acquired	Cloud based network monitoring and management solutions	$33.4M	OpenView, Rho Canada Partners & 5 others	71/100
3rd	Blue Planet 2000, Hanover (United States), Acquired	Developer of cloud-native software for network automation and orchestration solutions	$97.6M	Meritech, Tenaya Capital & 6 others	67/100
4th	LogicMonitor 2008, Santa Barbara (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering IT infrastructure monitoring software	$952M	PSG, Golub Capital & 1 others	67/100
5th	NetScout 1985, Westford (United States), Public	Provider of network performance, observability, cybersecurity, and DDoS solutions	$6M	Silver Lake, Egan-Managed Capital & 4 others	67/100
6th	Infinera 2000, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of networking, infrastructure, and communications solutions across various industries	$235M	Worldview Technology Partners, Icon Ventures ... & 20 others	66/100
7th	Allot 1996, Hod Hasharon (Israel), Public	Cloud based platform offering network management software	-	Demtech, Walden Israel & 8 others	65/100
8th	Kentik 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Platform offering network observability solutions	$118M	Third Point Ventures, Vistara Capital & 15 others	64/100
9th	Aprecomm 2016, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of AI driven solutions for wired and Wi-Fi network performance	$3.91M	ACT	60/100
10th	Telescent 2008, Irvine (United States), Series B	Provider of automated solutions for physical network configurations in data centers, extending software-defined networking to the fiber layer	$28M	Celesta Capital, The Cambria Group & 2 others	60/100
22nd	Canopus 2018, Sydney (Australia), Series A	Developer of AI-driven network observability platform using eBPF and AI agents	$13M	Konvoy Ventures, Australian Government & 2 others	53/100