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Riverbed specializes in application performance management, edge computing, and cloud monitoring SD-WAN solutions for bu... Read more

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President & CEO

Rich McBee

CEO Approval Rating

78/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2002

Headquarters:

San FranciscoCalifornia

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of Thoma Bravo, LLC

Industry Sector:

Networking Equipment

Storage

SIC Code:

3576NAICS listing »

3572NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Riverbed and Riverbed's Competitors

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Silver Peak is Riverbed's #1 rival. Silver Peak is a Private company that was founded in Santa Clara, California in 2004. Like Riverbed, Silver Peak also works within the Networking Equipment field. Silver Peak has 2,054 fewer employees vs. Riverbed.

CloudGenix is perceived as one of Riverbed's biggest rivals. CloudGenix was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Jose, California. CloudGenix competes in the IT Services field. CloudGenix generates $885M less revenue vs. Riverbed.

Versa Networks is a top competitor of Riverbed. Versa Networks is a Private company that was founded in 2012 in San Jose, California. Versa Networks is in the IT Services field. Compared to Riverbed, Versa Networks has 2,064 fewer employees.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Rich McBee

President & CEO

- -
2,354
$122.4M
$900M
1

David Hughes

Chairman & CEO

80/100
300
$176M
$95.8M
2

Kumar Ramachandran

Co-Founder & CEO

86/100
150
$99M
$15M
3

Kelly Ahuja

President & CEO

75/100
290
$57.4M
$60M
4

David J. Henshall

President & CEO

66/100
8,200
- -
$9.7B
5

Rami Rahim

CEO

75/100
9,283
$304.4M
$4.4B
6

Paul Hooper

CEO

73/100
684
$151.1M
$302.9M
7

CEO

- -
156
$108.5M
$20M
8

Anil Singhal

Chairman & CEO

77/100
2,585
$33M
$871M
9

Kevin B. Thompson

President & CEO

66/100
2,738
$161.5M
$2.4B
10

Chuck Robbins

Chairman & CEO

80/100
75,900
- -
$51.5B
The top 10 competitors in Riverbed's competitive set are Silver Peak, CloudGenix, Versa Networks, Citrix, Juniper Networks, Gigamon, Viptela, NETSCOUT, SolarWinds and Cisco. Together they have raised over 1.1B between their estimated 101.0K employees. Riverbed's revenue is the ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 6.4B. Riverbed has 2,354 employees and is ranked 6th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 9,330.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Xirrus, Inc.

Apr 2017

Source »
undisclosed
Xirrus designs and develops wireless access network management solutions and equipment such as wired switches, arrays and network accessories.
Aternity, LLC

Jul 2016

Source »
undisclosed
Aternity develops a digital management software that provides application performance and user experience monitoring solutions for businesses.
Ocedo GmbH

Jan 2016

Source »
undisclosed
Ocedo is a provider of software-defined networking and SD-WAN solutions to enterprises.
OPNET Technologies, Inc.

Oct 2012

Source »
$993M
-

-

-

Nov 2010

Source »
undisclosed
-

These are all the companies that Riverbed has acquired. Riverbed has acquired 6 companies and its latest acquisition was Xirrus, Inc. in Apr 2017. Xirrus designs and develops wireless access network management solutions and equipment such as wired switches, arrays and network accessories.

Riverbed Funding History

Since Riverbed was founded in 2002, it has participated in 4 rounds of funding. In total Riverbed has raised $122.4M. Riverbed's last funding round was on Jan 2003 for a total of $6.6M

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Series A
Jan 2003
$6.6M

Accel Partners

Series B
Jan 2004
$10M

UV Partners

Series C
Jan 2005
$20M

Goldman Sachs

IPO
Sep 2006
$85.8M

Total Funding: $122.4M

Since Riverbed was founded in 2002, it has participated in 4 rounds of funding. In total Riverbed has raised $122.4M. Riverbed's last funding round was on Jan 2003 for a total of $6.6M

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Corelight designs and develops network traffic monitoring sensors for IT, insurance and retail sectors.
$9.2M
Jul 17, 2017
Series A
-

These are all the companies that Riverbed has invested in. Riverbed has invested 6 companies and its latest investment was Xirrus, Inc. in Apr 2017. Xirrus designs and develops wireless access network management solutions and equipment such as wired switches, arrays and network accessories.

Riverbed News

January 19, 2020Tahawul Tech

Riverbed executive delivers his IT predictions for 2020

Mena Migally, Senior Director, MENA at Riverbed has offered his insights into the technology trends t... See more »
December 20, 2019cfo

Ian Halifax joined Riverbed as the IT company's CFO

Ian Halifax joined Riverbed as the IT company’s CFO. Halifax was most recently CFO at ON24, a cloud-b... See more »
December 16, 2019CFO MOVES

Riverbed [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Ian Halifax has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Riverbed [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Ian Halifax has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO).... See more »
December 10, 2019Telecompaper

Riverbed appoints Halifax as CFO

(Telecompaper) US ITC company Riverbed appointed Ian Halifax as CFO, responsible for all aspects of a... See more »
November 7, 2019Channel Post MEA

Riverbed launches SteelConnect EX

Riverbed announced the launch of its new SteelConnect EX, an enterprise-class and carrier-grade WAN E... See more »
October 22, 2019The Business Journals: San Francisco Business Times

S.F. tech company names third CEO in less than two years

San Francisco technology company Riverbed has appointed Rich McBee as its new president and CEO, mark... See more »
September 29, 2019Channel Post MEA

Riverbed promotes Elie Dib and Mena Migally to key leadership roles

Riverbed, the digital performance company, today announced the promotions of two existing leaders to ... See more »

Riverbed Blogs

February 12, 2020Riverbed Blog

Portal: Central Management Now "Free" to AppResponse Customers

With the latest release of Portal version 3.3, central management workflows such as managing Host Gro... See more »
February 11, 2020Riverbed Blog

24×7 Enterprise Apps: Office 365 Performance on Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Home Offices, Part 1

I was standing on a stage in front of an audience of sellers last week sharing a personal experience ... See more »
February 11, 2020Riverbed Blog

Increasing Visibility Into Network and Application Performance is Key to Driving Business Innovation

There is an indisputable correlation between having effective technology in place and company health.... See more »
February 3, 2020Riverbed Blog

Protecting End Users in an SD-WAN World

When it comes to an SD-WAN deployment we tend to spend a lot of time thinking about connectivity, rea... See more »
January 28, 2020Riverbed Blog

Are You Digitally Competent?

The role of digital competence in digital transformation Everybody talks about digital transformation... See more »
December 18, 2019Riverbed Blog

From Big Data Management to Cyber Hunting Security, What to Expect in 2020

In many ways, the technology topics that have been brewing for much of 2019—think big data, cyber hun... See more »
December 11, 2019Riverbed Blog

A New Way for Government to Fight Ransomware

State and local governments face a number of competing priorities ranging from recruiting the next-ge... See more »

Riverbed Press Releases

June 25, 2019Business Wire

Riverbed Brings Cloud and Enterprise Network Traffic Analysis to Amazon Web Services

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riverbed today announced support for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud tra... See more »
June 19, 2019Business Wire

Three Riverbed Executives Honored as CRN's 2019 Women of the Channel

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riverbed today announced that CRN has named three Riverbed executives... See more »
February 26, 2019Business Wire

Riverbed Executives Recognized as 2019 CRN Channel Chiefs

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riverbed today announced that CRN has named Bridget Bisnette and Cind... See more »
January 11, 2019streetinsider

Riverbed to Showcase Digital Performance Solutions That Transform the Retail Customer Experience at NRF 2019

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Riverbed®, The Digital Performance Company™, will showcase a set of ... See more »
December 5, 2018Business Wire

Mindware Unveils New Strategic Cloud Offering for Digital Transformation Built on Microsoft and Riverbed Platforms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mindware launched a new offering to sim... See more »
October 15, 2018StreetInsider

Legacy Networks Stifle Government Cloud Migration; Struggle to Keep Pace With Demands of Next-Gen Tech, Research Study Finds

MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, today anno... See more »
September 20, 2018Business Wire

Riverbed Powers Connected Stores for Beacon Lighting, Enhancing the Digital Experience

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riverbed Technology® announced Beacon Lighting is using its next-gen ... See more »

Riverbed Videos

December 3, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"Solution SaaS Accelerator de Riverbed" on YOUTUBE

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December 3, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"Performances SaaS partout dans le monde" on YOUTUBE

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November 11, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"Riverbed SteelConnect EX Enterprise SD-WAN: Dynamic Traffic Conditioning" on YOUTUBE

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November 7, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"RCPE Associate Classes Now Included with Riverbed Support" on YOUTUBE

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November 6, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"Riverbed SaaS Acceleratorソリューション" on YOUTUBE

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October 29, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"GITEX 2019 Highlights" on YOUTUBE

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October 25, 2019Riverbed Youtube Channel

"Standortunabhängige SaaS-Performance" on YOUTUBE

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Headquarters

680 Folsom Street

San Francisco, California94107

415-247-8800

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Overview

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) provides networking, cloud services, data center, and application performance infrastructure solutions. It is an American IT company that develops products to improve application performance across WANs, a tech...

CEO

Riverbed's President & CEO, Rich McBee, currently has an approval rating of 78%. Riverbed's primary competitors are Silver Peak, CloudGenix & Versa Networks.

Website

riverbed.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverbed

  1. When was Riverbed founded?

    Riverbed was founded in 2002

  2. Who is Riverbed's CEO?

    Riverbed's CEO is Rich McBee

  3. How much revenue does Riverbed generate?

    Riverbed generates $900M in revenue

  4. How much funding does Riverbed have?

    Riverbed has historically raised $122.4M in funding

  5. Where is Riverbed's headquarters?

    Riverbed's headquarters is in San Francisco California, USA

  1. How many employees does Riverbed have?

    Riverbed has 2,354 employees

  2. What sector does Riverbed operate in?

    Riverbed is in Networking Equipment, Storage

  3. Who are Riverbed's competitors?

    Riverbed's top competitors are Silver Peak, CloudGenix, Versa Networks

  4. Who has Riverbed invested in?

    Riverbed's has invested in companies such as Corelight
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