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| INVESTORSFortinet is a leading privately-held network security systems supplier that has received approximately $100 million in funding from the industry's leading venture capital firms and over 100 valuable, strategic angel investors. Redpoint Ventures Redpoint Ventures, with more than a combined 100+ years
of operational, industry and technology investing experience, is
a leading venture capital firm that funds innovative companies with
the potential to lead and change industries. Currently, the firm
is focused on investments in enterprise software, communications
infrastructure, mobile and wireless, and storage and data center
infrastructure and management. Redpoint has a total of $1.45 billion
under management, with investments in more than 60 companies to
date. The firm was founded in 1999 by partners including from Brentwood Venture
Capital, co-founded by John Walecka, and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), two of the nation's
leading venture firms. Redpoint has offices in Menlo Park, CA and
West Los Angeles. For further information, please visit www.redpoint.com.
Meritech Meritech is a late-stage venture capital firm dedicated to building technology companies of lasting value by providing efficient access to expansion stage capital for rapidly-growing companies with differentiated technology. Meritech leverages a broad network of individuals and the network of companies within our portfolio to create strategic and business opportunities for our investments.
Since inception in 1999, Meritech has raised $2.3 billion in several funds, and has invested in more than 80 companies including Salesforce.com, Topspin Communications, IntraLase, Corvis, Vonage Holdings, 2Wire and many other category and technology sector leaders.
For further information, please visit www.meritechcapital.com.
iD Ventures America iD Ventures America, LLC (formerly Acer Technology Ventures) was founded by a group of senior management from Acer Group in January 1998. Through various venture funds, we identify and invest in North American companies with demonstrated innovation, intellectual property, and growth potential. Our team possesses years of leadership in manufacturing and operations, expertise in local and international markets, and strong ties to world-class business and consumer networks.
For further information visit www.idsoftcapital.com.
Acorn Campus Acorn Campus is a communications and network accelerator,
managed by noted serial entrepreneurs including David Tsang, who
founded Oak Technology, Data Technology Corp., and Xebec, and by
Wufu Chen, founder of Cascade Communications and several other highly
successful companies. The Acorn Campus approach is anchored by innovative
methods, differentiated competitive strategies, and key corporate
alliances. With access to a vast network of professional and personal
connections, Acorn Campus principals bring expertise, diversity
of experience, and exceptional insight to the process of developing
a new business. For further information visit www.acorncampus.com.
DEFTA Partners DEFTA Partners is a global venture capital firm which operates
in the US, Israel, United Kingdom and Japan. Managed by George Hara,
DEFTA focuses on investing
in information technology start-ups and accelerates the development
of its investment portfolio companies through forming strategic
alliances with major IT companies and leveraging its extensive network
in the three major markets of the US, Europe and Japan. Current
and prior portfolio companies include Accelerated Networks (NASDAQ:
ACCL), Borland (NASDAQ: BORL), BroadWare, Comgates CyberGold/MyPoints
(Acquired by United Airlines), Oplus, Microcosm (Acquired by CONEXANT),
Oren, PictureTel (Acquired by Polycom) Tradex (Acquired by Ariba)
and Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ: ZRAN). For further information, please
visit www.deftapartners.com.
DCM DCM is an early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs building world-class technology companies. The firm's partners manage US$1.6 billion and have funded leading technology companies including 2Wire, 51job (Nasdaq: JOBS), @Motion (Openwave), About.com (The New York Times Co.), All About (Jasdaq: 2454), Arroyo (Cisco), Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR), Dang Dang, Foundry Networks (Nasdaq: FDRY), HireRight, Internap (AMEX: IIP), IPivot (Intel), JCI (Nasdaq Japan - Hercules: 9424), Kabu.com (TSE Main:8703), PGP Corporation, Recourse Technologies (Symantec), Sigmatel (Nasdaq: SGTL), SMIC (NYSE: SMI), UUNet (MCI), and Vimicro (Nasdaq: VIMC). DCM offers hands-on operational guidance and access to an extensive network of resources, including close relationships with many of the Pacific Rim's leading companies and investors.
For more information, please visit DCM's website at www.dcmvc.com.
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QUICK FACTS
Year Founded
2000Headquarters
Sunnyvale, CaliforniaNumber of Employees
1,000+First Product Release
May 2002Units Shipped to Date
450,000+Customers
25,000+ worldwideMarket Leadership
WW UTM Factory Revenue Leader Top 4 Largest Network Security Appliance Vendor Financial Highlights
FY08 Revenue: $212M36% growth y/y $129 M cash Profitable Patents
20+ patents80+ patents pending Industry Accolades
80+ awards, including:Security Product of the Year Best Integrated Security Appliance Best IPS solution Top Mid-market Solution 2006 Technology Pioneer 6 ICSA security certifications NSS certified (UTM) ISO 9001 certified Corporate and Securities Counsel
Wilson SonsiniGoodrich & Rosati Palo Alto, California Auditors
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuSan Jose, California With our entire business being done online, it is paramount for us to protect our employees and data from external and internal threats while, at the same time, making sure that our network throughput is not impacted. We chose Fortinet's chassis-based security systems because they proved to offer superior performance and security functions, IPS in particular. |