CloudFlare - About the company
CloudFlare is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway and Michelle Zatlyn. It operates as a Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development. CloudFlare has raised $332M in funding from investors like Fidelity Investments, New Enterprise Associates and Union Square Ventures. The company has 307 active competitors, including 34 funded and 45 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Akamai, Fastly and TVU Networks.
Company Details
Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development. The company delivers networking, security, and performance services through its connectivity cloud platform. It offers solutions for application security, application performance, and network services. The company's platform supports businesses in modernizing networks, securing workspaces, and optimizing web experiences.
- Website
- www.cloudflare.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@cloudflare.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$332M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
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Ranked
1st among 307 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
7,964 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with CloudFlare
CloudFlare is associated with 4 legal entities given below:
Cloudflare Ltd
CIN: 0705.962.337
Location: Belgium
Current Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: Aug 01, 2018
Cloudflare, Inc.
CIN: 1477333
Location: United States
Current Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: Jul 16, 2009
Revenue: $1B+
(As on Dec 31, 2025)
Latest Employee Count: 3682
(As on Dec 31, 2023)
CLOUDFLARE LIMITED
CIN: 8778322
Location: United Kingdom
Current Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: Nov 17, 2013
Revenue: $1B+
(As on Dec 31, 2024)
Latest Employee Count: 512
(As on Dec 31, 2024)
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CLOUDFLARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
CIN: U74999KA2021FTC155125
Location: India
Current Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: Dec 02, 2021
Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr
(As on Mar 31, 2025)
Latest Employee Count: 42
(As on Aug 01, 2025)
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CloudFlare's IPO details
CloudFlare got listed on Sep 13, 2019.
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CloudFlare's funding and investors
CloudFlare has raised a total funding of $332M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 23, 2009. CloudFlare has 19 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of CloudFlare:
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Post IPO, $1.29B, Aug 2021Post-Money Valuation
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Post IPO, $575M, May 12, 2020Post-Money Valuation
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Series E, $150M, Mar 12, 2019Post-Money Valuation
$3.5BRevenue Multiple
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CloudFlare's founders and board of directors
The founders of CloudFlare are Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway and Michelle Zatlyn. Matthew Prince is the CEO of CloudFlare.
Here are the details of CloudFlare's key team members:
- Matthew Prince: Co-Founder & CEO of CloudFlare and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 7 startups.
- Lee Holloway: Co-Founder of CloudFlare. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Michelle Zatlyn: Co-Founder of CloudFlare. Contact Info: 1 email address
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CloudFlare's employee count trend
CloudFlare has 7,964 employees as of Aug 26. Here is CloudFlare's employee count trend over the years:
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CloudFlare's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of CloudFlare include Akamai, Fastly and TVU Networks. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CloudFlare, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | CloudFlare 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development | $332M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Akamai 1998, Cambridge (United States), Public | Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services | $61.5M | 77/100 | |
3rd | Fastly 2011, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of edge cloud platform services for building and delivering applications | $224M | 76/100 | |
4th | TVU Networks 2005, Mountain View (United States), Series B | Provider of IP-based video solutions for live media production workflows | $13.6M | 69/100 | |
5th | Content distribution and delivery network | $340M | 66/100 | ||
6th | CDN solutions | $79M | 65/100 | ||
7th |  CDNetworks 2000, Singapore (Singapore), Late Stage | Global provider of cloud-based content delivery network and security solutions | $96.5M | 62/100 | |
8th | Limelight 2001, Tempe (United States), Public | Cloud based content delivery network solutions provider | $130M | 61/100 | |
9th |  Signal Sciences 2014, Culver City (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based WAF and RASP platform for website security | $61.7M | 59/100 | |
10th | Zenlayer 2014, Diamond Bar (United States), Series C | Provider of distributed cloud infrastructure, networking, and connectivity solutions | $90M | 59/100 |
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CloudFlare's Investments and acquisitions
CloudFlare has made 1 investments in companies including Snowplow. CloudFlare has also acquired 21 companies including VoidZero and Astro.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 04, 2026 | Acquisition | 2021 | Palo Alto (United States) | |
Jan 19, 2026 | Acquisition | 2019 | Oakland (United States) | |
Jan 15, 2026 | Acquisition | 2024 | London (United Kingdom) |
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Reports related to CloudFlare
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News related to CloudFlare
Filter this listMedia has covered CloudFlare for a total of 236 events in the last 1 year, 157 of them have been about company updates and 26 about partnerships.
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OpenAI hires Chuck Schumer’s daughter as Big Tech cozies up to Democrats ahead of midterms: reportNew York Post•Sep 07, 2026•OpenAI, CloudFlare
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Cloudflare Expands Support for AI Coding Agents with Cursor Cloud Agents on Cloudflare SandboxesBusiness Wire•Sep 03, 2026•CloudFlare
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Cloudflare Launches Adaptive Intelligence to Combat Automated Cyber AttacksAiThority•Aug 31, 2026•CloudFlare
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