Solarflare
AcquiredPioneering next-generation networks from silicon to software
Irvine, United States · Founded 2001 · $30.1M raised
- Headquarters
- Irvine, California
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2001
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- solarflare.com
- Total Funding
- $30.1M
- Last Round
- $30.1M Venture RoundJan 2010
- Rounds
- 4
About
Solarflare Communications was a pioneer in high-performance server connectivity and ultra-low latency Ethernet networking, providing a comprehensive stack from silicon to firmware to software for financial services, cloud, and enterprise data centers. The company developed network adapters and software-defined networking solutions optimized for electronic trading environments requiring sub-microsecond latency and precision hardware timestamping. Founded in 2001 in Irvine, California, the company grew to 201-500 employees before being acquired by Xilinx Inc. in July 2019. Xilinx was subsequently acquired by AMD in 2022, and the Solarflare product line continues under the AMD Solarflare brand.
Summary
Solarflare is an Infrastructure company based in Irvine, United States, founded in 2001. It has raised $30.1M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $30.1M Venture Round round in Jan 2010. Investors include Cedar Fund, Anthem Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures.
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Funding History
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