NS1

Acquired

NS1 is a cloud company in New York, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $40.0M across 5 rounds, most recently a Series D in July 2020.

Intelligent DNS and traffic management for modern apps

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
51–200
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2B
Website
ns1.com
Total Funding
$40.0M
Last Round
Series DJul 2020
Rounds
5
Acquisition Date
Mar 2023

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About

NS1, acquired by IBM, provides a managed authoritative DNS platform using a global anycast network and intelligent traffic steering. Its API-first architecture supports multi-CDN steering, global server load balancing, real-user monitoring, and DDoS resilience, with a 100% uptime SLA. The platform serves enterprises requiring high-performance, programmable DNS infrastructure.

Summary

It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $40.0M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a Series D round in Jul 2020. Investors include IBM Ventures and Energy Impact Partners.

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Funding & Exit History

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AcquisitionMar 2023

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Funding: Series A through Series D. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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