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DeutschIllumio
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| Company type | Cloud computing security |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data Center and Cloud computing security |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Andrew Rubin, P.J. Kirner |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Illumio Core, Illumio CloudSecure, Illumio Endpoint |
| Website | www |
Illumio is an American business data center and cloud computing security company.
History[edit]
Illumio was founded in 2013 by Andrew Rubin and P. J. Kirner and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States.[1]
The initial $8 million round of venture capital was led by Andreessen Horowitz. Steve Herrod, former CTO of VMware and managing director of General Catalyst led the company’s $34.5 million round with participation by Formation 8, Data Collective, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff and Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang.[2] BlackRock and Accel a $100 million round with participation from a number of investors including private investors John W. Thompson, Jerry Yang and Marc Benioff as well as previous investors.
In September 2019, Illumio was ranked #25 in the Forbes Cloud 100 list.[3]
In February 2020, Stowe Australia, Australia's oldest and largest private electrical contractor, selected Illumio to provide security for its data centers across Australia.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Kim, Eugene. "Why This Startup Raised $42.5 Million Before It Came Out Of Stealth/". Website. Business Insider. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Hesseldahl, Arik. "Stealth Security Startup Illumio Secures $34 Million From General Catalyst". Website. All Things D. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Cloud 100". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Stowe Australia Selects Illumio to Stop Lateral Movement Inside Its Organization". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.