Force10

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High-performance networking for data center and enterprise.

San Jose, United States · Founded 1999 · $167.0M raised

Employees
501–1000
Founded
1999
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$167.0M
Last Round
$51.0M Venture RoundJan 2006
Rounds
4

About

Force10 Networks was a high-performance data center networking company founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, California. The company developed open, standards-based Ethernet switching solutions for data centers and service providers. Force10 was acquired by Dell in August 2011 for approximately $700 million.

Summary

Force10 is a Developer Tools company based in San Jose, United States, founded in 1999. It has raised $167.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $51.0M Venture Round round in Jan 2006. Investors include NEA, Dell and Meritech Capital Partners.

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Funding History

AcquisitionAcquisition by DellJul 2011
$700.0M

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