Kiteworks - About the company
Kiteworks is a series D company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 1999. It operates as a Provider of private data network for secure and compliant data exchange. Kiteworks has raised $650M in funding from Insight Partners and Sixth Street, with a current valuation of $1B. The company has 2025 active competitors, including 257 funded and 166 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Box, TrustArc and Dropbox.
Company Details
Provider of private data network for secure and compliant data exchange. The platform unifies, tracks, controls, and secures sensitive data exchanged between people, machines, and systems. It offers secure email, file sharing, managed file transfer, and data forms. The platform provides a secure bridge between systems and enterprise data, encrypting information while tracking access. It builds application programming interface integrations to access, transfer, and store sensitive data.
- Website
- www.kiteworks.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@kiteworks.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Palo Alto, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$650M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1B as on Dec 31, 2024
Investors
Ranked
16th among 2025 active competitors
Employee Count
389 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Kiteworks
Kiteworks is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ACCELLION, INC. CIN: 94-3398657 , United States, Active | - | 91 (As on Dec 31, 2019) | - | |
KITEWORKS USA, LLC CIN: 7938308 , United States, Active | Apr 17, 2020 | - | 124 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
ACCELLION, INC. CIN: 943398657 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 91 (As on Dec 31, 2019) | - |
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Kiteworks's funding and investors
Kiteworks has raised a total funding of $650M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 22, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Aug 14, 2024 for $456M. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Kiteworks has 5 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kiteworks:
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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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Aug 14, 2024 | $456M | Series D | $1B | - | - | |
Apr 07, 2020 | $120M | Series D | - | - | - | |
Mar 23, 2020 | $60M | Series C | - | - | - | - |
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Kiteworks' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileKiteworks' employee count trend
Kiteworks has 389 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Kiteworks's employee count trend over the years:
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Kiteworks's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Kiteworks include Box, TrustArc and Dropbox. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kiteworks, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Box 2005, Redwood City (United States), Public | AI based platform for secure collaboration, content management,
and workflow | $693M | 80/100 | |
2nd |  TrustArc 1997, Walnut Creek (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based data privacy and compliance solutions for businesses | $107M | 78/100 | |
3rd | Dropbox 2007, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of cloud storage, file sharing, and collaboration tools | $607M | 77/100 | |
4th | Egnyte 2006, Mountain View (United States), Series F | Platform that offers data governance and file sharing solutions | $136M | 75/100 | |
5th | WeTransfer 2009, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Acquired | Cloud-based file sharing and file transfer application | $63.8M | 74/100 | |
6th | BigID 2016, New York City (United States), Series D | Provider of data security, privacy, compliance, and AI governance platform | $308M | 72/100 | |
7th |  BitTorrent 2004, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based file sharing software provider | $35.8M | 70/100 | |
8th | Sprinto 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Provider of a platform for continuous security and compliance management | $32.2M | 70/100 | |
9th | Cortex 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Developer of an internal developer portal using AI technology | $112M | 69/100 | |
10th | Platform offering solutions for data privacy | $42.5M | 69/100 | ||
16th |  Kiteworks 1999, Palo Alto (United States), Series D | Provider of private data network for secure and compliant data exchange | $650M | 65/100 |
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Kiteworks's Investments and acquisitions
Kiteworks has not made any investments yet. Kiteworks has made 8 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 11, 2026 | Acquisition | 2024 | Mountain View (United States) | |
Aug 05, 2026 | Acquisition | 1999 | - | |
Jun 19, 2025 | Acquisition | 2015 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
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Reports related to Kiteworks
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News related to Kiteworks
Filter this listMedia has covered Kiteworks for a total of 9 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates and 2 about partnerships.
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Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data GovernanceSecurityWeek•Sep 11, 2026•Kiteworks, Bonfy
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Kiteworks Delivers Data-Layer Governance for Banks Deploying AI at Scale Amidst Regulatory RiskGlobal Fintech Series•May 21, 2026•Kiteworks
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Kiteworks urges Gulf enterprises to address US data sovereignty stance.TahawulTech.com•Mar 10, 2026•Kiteworks
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Kiteworks Launches Secure Data Forms with Military-Grade SecurityCIO Influence•Nov 18, 2025•Kiteworks
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Redspin, Kiteworks, Cyturus and Carahsoft Partner to Launch CMMC Compliance 360GlobeNewswire•Oct 07, 2025•Redspin, Kiteworks, Cyturus, Carahsoft
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Kiteworks Acquires Zivver to Expand Market Reach and Enhance Data PrivacyBiz Preneur Me•Jun 19, 2025•Kiteworks, Zivver
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