When was Splunk founded?

Splunk was founded in 2003 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Splunk located?

Splunk is headquartered in San Jose, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Splunk?

Michael Baum and Doug Merritt s of Splunk. Michael Baum has also founded 2 companies and is angel investors in 2 startups.

Which legal entities is Splunk associated with?

Splunk is associated with Splunk Services Estonia OÜ and 5 others.

How many employees does Splunk have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Splunk is 8470.

Is Splunk a funded company?

Splunk is a funded company, having raised a total of $40M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Dec 16, 2004.

How much is Splunk worth?

The last known valuation of Splunk was $***** as of Nov 14, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Splunk?

Splunk's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Oct 17, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Splunk?

Annual revenue of Splunk is more than $1B as on Jan 31, 2023

Where does Splunk rank among its competitors?

Splunk ranks 1st amongst 284 active competitors, of which 40 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Abstract Security, which secured $25M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Splunk?

Splunk's top competitors include Sumo Logic, Panther and Exabeam. Among them, Abstract Security secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Splunk - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Splunk an acquired company?

Splunk got acquired by Cisco on Sep 21, 2023.

Company Details

Provider of security and observability solutions that enable digital resilience. The platform offers unified security, full-stack observability, and custom applications. It helps organizations become more productive, compliant, and secure across various industries. The solutions include threat detection, investigation, and response, along with performance monitoring and troubleshooting.

Website: www.splunk.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2003

Location

San Jose, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$40M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Oct 17, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Nov 14, 2024

Investors

August Capital & 20 more

Ranked

1^st among 284 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Jan 31, 2023

Employee Count

8,470 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

deepwatch & 31 more

Similar Companies

Sumo Logic & 365 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Cisco (Sep 21, 2023)

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Splunk is associated with 6 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
SPLUNK SERVICES UK LIMITED CIN: 16.535.092/0001-44 , Brazil, Active	Jul 19, 2012	-	-	-
Splunk Services Germany GmbH CIN: D2601_HRB196149 , Germany, Active	Dec 28, 2011	-	-
Splunk Services Estonia OÜ CIN: 12180740 , Estonia, Active	Oct 20, 2011	€1M - €10M (As on Jan 31, 2023)	10 (As on Sep 30, 2024)
SPLUNK INC CIN: 1353283 , United States, Active	Apr 10, 2006	$1B+ (As on Jan 31, 2023)	-	-
SPLUNK SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900MH2013PTC239512 , India, Active	Jan 10, 2013	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	172 (As on Feb 29, 2024)
Splunk Inc. CIN: 861106510 , United States, Active	Apr 10, 2006	-	5343 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Splunk got acquired by Cisco on Sep 21, 2023 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Splunk has raised a total funding of $40M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 16, 2004. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Oct 17, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Splunk has 21 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Splunk:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 17, 2022	3266035	Post IPO	2345081	3410751	1899214	8662597
Mar 04, 2022	8788978	Post IPO	2229357	7149896	2162209	Hellman & Friedman
Jun 22, 2021	8957611	Post IPO	2484603	3885027	1204377	Silver Lake

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The founders of Splunk are Michael Baum, Erik Swan, Karthik Kannan and Robin K Das. Michael Baum is the CEO of Splunk.

Here are the details of Splunk's key team members:

Michael Baum: Co-Founder & CEO of Splunk and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Erik Swan: co-founder and CTO of Splunk and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Karthik Kannan: Founder, Chief Revenue Officer of Splunk and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Robin K Das: Co-Founder of Splunk.
Doug Merritt: CEO of Splunk. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Splunk's employee count trend

Splunk has 8,470 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Splunk's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Splunk include Sumo Logic, Panther and Exabeam. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Splunk, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Splunk 2003, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of security and observability solutions that enable digital resilience	$40M	Sprout Capital Partners, August Capital & 19 others	79/100
2nd	Sumo Logic 2010, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based platform for security and observability data analytics	$346M	Sapphire Ventures, DFJ Growth & 21 others	78/100
3rd	Panther 2018, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering security analytics solutions	$140M	Coatue, S28 Capital & 9 others	68/100
4th	Exabeam 2013, Foster City (United States), Acquired	Provider of SIEM platform for threat detection	$390M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Icon Ventures ... & 23 others	67/100
5th	Stellar Cyber 2015, Santa Clara (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-driven platform for security operations, threat detection, and response	$68M	SIG, Highland Capital Partners & 17 others	65/100
6th	InfluxData 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Developer of a time series database platform for various applications	$173M	Y Combinator, Sapphire Ventures & 17 others	65/100
7th	Abstract Security 2023, Pittsburgh (United States), Series A	Provider of security analytics solutions for enterprises	$50M	Cheyenne Ventures, Crosslink Capital & 5 others	61/100
8th	LogRhythm 2003, Boulder (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering SIEM and enterprise network monitoring solutions	$131M	Riverwood Capital, Next47 & 10 others	61/100
9th	Securonix 2008, San Mateo (United States), Series C	Security analytics and event management solutions	$1.06B	F-Prime Capital, Volition Capital & 8 others	60/100
10th	Cardinal Ops 2020, Israel, Acquired	Provider of SIEM platform for vulnerability assessment	$24M	Glilot Capital Partners, IN Venture & 6 others	60/100

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Splunk has made 14 investments in companies including deepwatch and Retrain.ai. Splunk has also acquired 18 companies including TwinWave and TruSTAR.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Feb 15, 2023	Investments	deepwatch	2015	St. Petersburg (United States)
Dec 15, 2022	Investments	Retrain.ai	2020	New York City (United States)
Nov 08, 2022	Acquisition	TwinWave	2019	San Carlos (United States)