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F5 Networks's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions
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President & CEO
Francois Locoh-Donou
Annual Revenue
Employees
Headquarters
TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES
RANK
COMPANY
CEO
CEO RATING
EMPLOYEES
FUNDING
REVENUE
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5,325
$30M
$2.3B
1
Chuck Robbins
Chairman & CEO
70/100
75,900
- -
$50.6B
2
Rami Rahim
CEO
73/100
9,283
$304.4M
$4.4B
3
Dhrupad Trivedi
President & CEO
75/100
834
$367M
$216.1M
4
Tom Leighton
Co-Founder & CEO
79/100
7,519
$277.4M
$3B
5
Pam Murphy
CEO
64/100
993
$143.7M
$351.8M
6
David J. Henshall
President & CEO
69/100
8,200
- -
$3.2B
7
William BJ Jenkins
President & CEO
74/100
1,491
$210.1M
$372.5M
8
Lyndon Cantor
CEO
61/100
204
- -
$81.4M
9
Ken Xie
Chairman & CEO
61/100
5,845
$245.3M
$2.3B
Cisco is the biggest rival of F5 Networks. Cisco was founded in 1984, and its headquarters is in San Jose, California. Cisco operates in the Telecommunications Equipment industry. Cisco has 70,575 more employees than F5 Networks.
Juniper Networks has been one of F5 Networks's top competitors. Juniper Networks is a Public company that was founded in Sunnyvale, California in 1996. Juniper Networks competes in the Computers, Peripherals, Networking and Electronic Equipment industry. Juniper Networks has 4,094 more employees vs. F5 Networks.
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Quarterly and Annual Revenue
Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)
Annual Revenue
$2.3B
F5 Networks's revenue is the ranked 6th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 6.5B. Over the last four quarters, F5 Networks's revenue has grown by 3.6%. Specifically, in Q1 2020's revenue was $583.4M; in Q4 2019, it was $569.3M; in Q3 2019, it was $590.4M; in Q2 2019, F5 Networks's revenue was $563.4M.
Acquisitions
COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Shape Security, Inc.
Dec 2019
Source »$1B
Shape Security is a cybersecurity firm that offers fraud protection for banks, airlines, and government agencies.
Nginx, Inc.
Mar 2019
Source »$670M
Nginx is an open source web server that provides load balancing, end-to-end encryption, API management and cloud computing solutions.
Defense.net, Inc.
May 2014
Source »undisclosed
Defense.Net provides Distributed Denial of Service mitigation services to defend businesses and organizations.
These are all the companies that F5 Networks has acquired. F5 Networks has acquired 5 companies and its latest acquisition was Shape Security, Inc. in Dec 2019. Shape Security is a cybersecurity firm that offers fraud protection for banks, airlines, and government agencies.
F5 Networks Funding History
Since F5 Networks was founded in 1996, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total F5 Networks has raised $30.0M. F5 Networks' funding round was on Jun 1999 for a total of $30.0M
ROUND
FUNDING DATE
AMOUNT
INVESTORS
IPO
Jun 1999
$30M
Total Funding: $30M
Since F5 Networks was founded in 1996, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total F5 Networks has raised $30.0M. F5 Networks' funding round was on Jun 1999 for a total of $30.0M
Investments
No recent investments found related to F5 Networks
F5 Networks News
July 8, 2020Computer Business Review
Patch Now Updated
Updated mitigation available nowThe post 6,000 F5 Networks Customers Still Potentially Vulnerable, Af... See more »
July 8, 2020BW SMARTCITIES
F5 welcomes on board Dhananjay Ganjoo to lead India and SAARC business
Dhananjay in his new role will be responsible for driving F5's growth strategy in India and SAARC, es... See more »
July 8, 2020CompanyNews HQ
F5 Announces Date for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Report
About F5 F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) powers applications from development through their entire lifecycle, acros... See more »
July 7, 2020CompanyNews HQ
New F5 Solution Defends Customers' Websites through Protection against Bots and Credential Stuffing
Silverline Shape Defense improves a user's online experience and security by defeating automated atta... See more »
July 7, 2020SiliconANGLE
F5 Networks debuts new tool to protect against fake web traffic
With a new security service introduced today, network traffic management company F5 Networks Inc. sai... See more »
July 7, 2020Latest Hacking News
F5 Networks Vulnerability Comes Under Active Exploit Right After Disclosure
It hasn't been long since the enterprise networking gear provider F5 Networks disclosed a vulnerabili... See more »
July 6, 2020Help Net Security
Attackers are breaching F5 BIG-IP devices, check whether you've been hit
Attackers are actively trying to exploit CVE-2020-5902, a critical vulnerability affecting F5 Network... See more »
F5 Networks Press Releases
March 5, 2020Business Wire India
F5 State of Application Services Research Highlights Key Opportunities for Organizations in India to Scale and Accelerate Digital Transformation
Business Wire IndiaF5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the availability of its 2020 State of A... See more »
February 12, 2020WebWire
F5 State of Application Services Research Highlights Key Opportunities to Scale and Accelerate Digital Transformation
F5 Networks�(NASDAQ:� FFIV ) announced the availability of its 2020 State of Application Services... See more »
October 24, 2019Business Wire
F5's BIG-IQ Integrated With Venafi Machine Identity Protection Platform for Superior App Security
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Cybersecurity--F5 Networks has built native integration capabiliti... See more »
October 16, 2019Newswire Today
F5 Silverline Managed Services Opens First Regional Point of Presence in Sydney, Australia
NewswireToday (newswire) - Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Sydney, Australia - F5 expands global foot... See more »
September 10, 2019Business Wire
F5 Debuts Solutions at its NGINX Conf to Reduce Sprawl and Complexity of Modern Application Delivery
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at NGINX Conf, F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced several new solut... See more »
August 17, 2019PRcom
Colleen McMillan, F5 Networks, Gets Down to Thought Leadership in the Modern Connected World
Colleen McMillan discusses the ins and outs of the future of security as they relate to application u... See more »
August 2, 2019StreetInsider
F5 Networks Reports Inducement Grants under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS...... See more »
F5 Networks Videos
April 1, 2020F5 Networks Youtube Channel
"F5 Application Services on Microsoft Azure: An Overview" on YOUTUBE
March 25, 2020F5 Networks Youtube Channel
"Jak szybko zorganizować pracę zdalną w Twojej firmie?" on YOUTUBE
March 25, 2020F5 Networks Youtube Channel
"F5 ACI ServiceCenter - Version 2.3 enhancements" on YOUTUBE
March 6, 2020F5 Networks Youtube Channel
"F5 ACI ServiceCenter - Version 2.2 Enhancements" on YOUTUBE
February 18, 2020F5 Networks Youtube Channel
"90 Seconds of Security: What is Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE)" on YOUTUBE
February 18, 2020F5 Networks Youtube Channel
"Reaching new markets with F5 and NGINX solutions" on YOUTUBE
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F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) develops application delivery networking products that optimize the security, performance, and availability of servers and storage systems. It is an American multinational company which specializes in Application Deliv...
CEO
F5 Networks's President & CEO, Francois Locoh-Donou, currently has an approval rating of 55%. F5 Networks's primary competitors are Cisco, Juniper Networks & A10 Networks.Website
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When was F5 Networks founded?
F5 Networks was founded in 1996Who is F5 Networks's CEO?
F5 Networks's CEO is Francois Locoh-DonouHow much revenue does F5 Networks generate?
F5 Networks generates $2.3B in revenueHow much funding does F5 Networks have?
F5 Networks has historically raised $30M in funding
Where is F5 Networks's headquarters?
F5 Networks's headquarters is in Seattle Washington, USAHow many employees does F5 Networks have?
F5 Networks has 5,325 employeesWhat sector does F5 Networks operate in?
F5 Networks is in Internet Software, IT Services, Application SoftwareWho are F5 Networks's competitors?
F5 Networks's top competitors are Cisco, Juniper Networks, A10 Networks
