How many total Enterprise Networking companies are there?

As of Apr 2026, there are 1,939 active companies in Enterprise Networking sector.

Which countries have the most Enterprise Networking companies?

United States (974) has the highest number of Enterprise Networking companies, followed by United Kingdom (180) and China (126).

How many Enterprise Networking companies are funded?

As of Apr 2026, 815 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Enterprise Networking sector?

As of Apr 2026, Cato Networks has secured $1.16B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Enterprise Networking sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Enterprise Networking companies?

With $34.7B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Enterprise Networking companies.

Who are the top investors in Enterprise Networking companies?

The top investors in Enterprise Networking companies by number of investments are Europa, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners

How much venture capital has Enterprise Networking sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $8.42B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Enterprise Networking sector produced?

Globally, there are 8 unicorns in Enterprise Networking sector, to date.

Enterprise Networking - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 2.34K companies in the Enterprise Networking sector across the world, with 815 funded companies having collectively raised $75.5B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 625 of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 8 Unicorns.

Enterprise Networking sector has seen 417 acquisitions and 74 IPOs. This represents almost 21.0% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.9% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes it is the practice of transporting and exchanging data between devices / endpoints over a shared medium such as LAN / WAN in an enterprise.

Enterprise Networking sector is also known as Enterprise Network Infrastructure or Enterprise Connectivity.

Companies included in Enterprise Networking sector

Companies providing Network and Connectivity products (or cloud-based services) for enterprises, government or organizations (B2B) such as Network Controllers, CDN, WLAN Infrastructure, WAN, Network Management, Network Virtualization etc

Companies excluded in Enterprise Networking sector

Consultancy, re-sellers and services companies. Home networking equipment and specialized equipment providers such as marine, mining, space are not covered

Key Metrics

Total Companies

2.34K

Top Companies

CloudFlare, Akamai & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

417

Also known as

Enterprise Network Infrastructure or Enterprise Connectivity

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There are more than 2.34K companies in Enterprise Networking. CloudFlare is the top Enterprise Networking company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Enterprise Networking companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
CloudFlare	Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Public	$332M
Akamai	Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services	Cambridge (United States)	1998	Public	$61.5M
Zscaler	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	San Jose (United States)	2007	Public	$148M
VMware	Cloud based orchestration solutions	Palo Alto (United States)	1998	Acquired	$596M
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	Provider of edge-to-cloud solutions, products, and services for enterprise organizations	Houston (United States)	2015	Public	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Enterprise Networking sector

3 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Enterprise Networking sector. 119 Enterprise Networking startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	3
2025	5
2024	11
2023	19
2022	19
2021	69
2020	119
2019	90
2018	101
2017	109

Companies founded across countries in the Enterprise Networking sector

United States has 974 Enterprise Networking startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 180 startups and China which has 126.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	974
United Kingdom	180
China	126
India	109
Germany	106
Canada	88
France	51
Israel	45
Netherlands	41
Australia	39

Stage-wise distribution of the Enterprise Networking sector

Out of the total 2,335 Enterprise Networking companies, 815 have secured funding. Among them, 625 have reached Series A or higher, and 568 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 2,335

Funded - 815

Series A+ - 625

Series B+ - 568

Series C+ - 536

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	2,335
Funded	815
Series A+	625
Series B+	568
Series C+	536

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2.3K+ Total Companies
$75.5B+ Total Funding
810+ Funded Companies
70+ IPOs
415+ Acquisitions
20+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Enterprise Networking sector

The Enterprise Networking sector saw a total funding of more than $38.8B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2019 at more than $20.5B. There has been a total funding of $580M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$580M
2025	$1.15B
2024	$1.33B
2023	$1.39B
2022	$1.74B
2021	$3.71B
2020	$3.17B
2019	$20.5B
2018	$4.52B
2017	$731M

Total funding across countries in the Enterprise Networking sector

In the last 10 years, Enterprise Networking startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $34.7B. Israel follows with $1.8B and Singapore with $437M.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$34.7B
Israel	$1.8B
Singapore	$437M
Canada	$430M
China	$213M
Australia	$194M
Germany	$181M
France	$156M
United Kingdom	$82.4M
India	$77.1M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Enterprise Networking sector

Over the last 10 years, the Enterprise Networking sector have seen $196M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $3.17B into Early Stage funding rounds and $7.14B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Debt	$21.5B
Late Stage	$7.14B
Post IPO	$5.93B
Early Stage	$3.17B
Grant	$407M
Seed Stage	$196M
ICO	$98.8M
PE	$1M

Recent Funding Rounds in Enterprise Networking

In the year 2026, till March 2026, Enterprise Networking companies have raised $572M in equity funding across 5 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till March 2025), Enterprise Networking companies had raised $196M across 8 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 191.55% rise in funding in Enterprise Networking companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Enterprise Networking:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Velmenni	Seed	9217	Mar 17, 2026	pi Ventures and 2 more
Nexthop AI	Series B	1205	Mar 10, 2026	Lightspeed Venture Partners and 2 more
Circadence	Series D	1195	Mar 04, 2026	Seneca Partners
Selector AI	Series B	9524	Feb 18, 2026	Advance Venture Partners and 4 more
IO River	Series A	8739	Jan 14, 2026	Venture Guides and 4 more

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Europa is the top investor in Enterprise Networking companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Enterprise Networking:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	VMware, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cisco and Aruba Networks
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	VMware, Netskope, Cisco and Aruba Networks
Lightspeed Venture Partners	Menlo Park (United States)	Zscaler, Netskope, Broadcom and Cisco
New Enterprise Associates	Menlo Park (United States)	CloudFlare, Mimosa, Juniper Networks and 3Com
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Netskope, Tailscale, Riverbed and Arista

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In the year 2026, till March 2026, 3 acquisitions happened in Enterprise Networking sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 11 acquisitions happened in Enterprise Networking sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Enterprise Networking:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Exaware	Business Acquisition	Mar 24, 2026	Actelis
Ookla	Business Acquisition	Mar 03, 2026	Accenture
Adaptiv Networks	Business Acquisition	Feb 23, 2026	Scale Computing
HorizonIQ	Business Acquisition	Dec 01, 2025	Summithq
goTenna	Business Acquisition	Oct 09, 2025	Forterra

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Acquisition trends in Enterprise Networking

Here are the acquisition trends in Enterprise Networking:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	3
2025	11
2024	17
2023	23
2022	22
2021	31
2020	31
2019	31
2018	28
2017	22

In the year 2025, till September 2025, 3 IPOs happened in Enterprise Networking sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Enterprise Networking:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Netskope	Sep 18, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
FatPipe	Apr 08, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
PicoCELA	Jan 16, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Accelia	Oct 31, 2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
Astera Labs	Jul 01, 2024	Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Enterprise Networking sector

Most number of Enterprise Networking startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	37
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	36
Tel Aviv University	19
Harvard University	18
Cornell University	14
University of California (Berkeley)	13
University of Pennsylvania	13
Wharton School	9
Carnegie Mellon University	8
Harvard Business School	8

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Enterprise Networking sector

In the last 10 years, Harvard Business School graduates' Enterprise Networking companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. The University of Edinburgh alumni are second, and Stanford University alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Harvard Business School	$33.5B
The University of Edinburgh	$23.8B
Stanford University	$13.6B
Harvard University	$10.9B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$10.8B
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business	$7.84B
Cornell University	$3.07B
University of California (Berkeley)	$2.43B
University of Chicago	$2.38B
McGill University	$2.2B