Where is Nortel located?

Nortel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

How many employees does Nortel have?

As of Nov 21, 2025, the latest employee count at Nortel is 4056.

Where does Nortel rank among its competitors?

Nortel ranks 79th amongst 636 active competitors, of which 74 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Huntress, which secured $180M in Jun, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Nortel?

Nortel's top competitors include Cisco, VMware and Rapid7. Among them, Huntress secured the most recent funding round in June, 2024.

Nortel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Website: nortel.com
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Founded Year

1994

Location

Ottawa, Canada

Stage

Deadpooled

Investors

Western Technology Investment & 1 more

Ranked

79^th among 636 active competitors

Employee Count

4,056 as on Nov 21, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Sasken & 9 more

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Nortel is a funded company. Nortel has 2 institutional investors.

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Nortel's employee count trend

Nortel has 4,056 employees as of Nov 25. Here is Nortel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Nortel include Cisco, VMware and Rapid7. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nortel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Western Technology Investment, Greyrock Investments ... & 31 others	83/100
2nd	VMware 1998, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Cloud based orchestration solutions	$596M	.406 Ventures, Dell & 31 others	80/100
3rd	Rapid7 2000, Boston (United States), Public	Provider of cybersecurity solutions for exposure management, threat intelligence, and response	$92.3M	Bain Capital Ventures, TCV & 4 others	77/100
4th	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners & 6 others	77/100
5th	ZeroFOX 2013, Baltimore (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital risk protection, threat intelligence, and attack surface management	$154M	Redline Capital Management, New Enterprise Associates ... & 12 others	73/100
6th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Vitruvian Partners, Axxess Capital & 1 others	73/100
7th	Barracuda 2003, Campbell (United States), Acquired	Cloud based network firewall solution for enterprise web and email	$176M	Francisco Partners, Sequoia Capital & 6 others	72/100
8th	Coro Cybersecurity 2014, Chicago (United States), Series D	Threat detection and prevention solution over wifi and cellular networks	$275M	Energy Impact Partners, Balderton Capital ... & 8 others	72/100
9th	Huntress 2015, Ellicott City (United States), Series D	Provider of managed security platform solutions for threat detection and response	$298M	Meritech, Sapphire Ventures & 10 others	71/100
10th	Quest Software 1987, Aliso Viejo (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization solutions for enterprises	$11.5M	Insight Partners, Fisher Lynch Capital & 3 others	71/100
79th	Nortel 1994, Ottawa (Canada), Deadpooled	Offering virtual overlay network solutions	-	Western Technology Investment, BOMI	44/100

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Nortel has made 7 investments in companies including Sasken and Sasken. Nortel has also acquired 3 companies including Pingtel and Pingtel.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Feb 06, 2013	Investments	Sasken	1989	Bengaluru (India)
Jan 19, 2009	Investments	Sasken	1989	Bengaluru (India)
Aug 13, 2008	Acquisition	Pingtel	1997	Woburn (United States)