Tech Company Financing Transactions

Fortinet Funding Round

Redpoint Ventures, Acorn Campus and DEFTA Partners participated in a $50 million Series E capital raise for Fortinet. This venture round was announced on 3/2/2004.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/2/2004
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
This financing will be used to provide the working capital necessary to support Fortinet's market expansion. It comes on the heels of a number of recent company milestones.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
899 Kifer Rd.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
USA
Email Address
Overview
A leading provider of fast and secure cyber security solutions offers enterprise-level next generation firewalls and vast array of network security products.
Profile
Fortinet LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Fortinet Company Twitter Account
Company News
Fortinet News
Facebook
Fortinet on Facebook
YouTube
Fortinet on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ken Xie
  Ken Xie LinkedIn Profile  Ken Xie Twitter Account  Ken Xie News  Ken Xie on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Keith Jensen
  Keith Jensen LinkedIn Profile  Keith Jensen Twitter Account  Keith Jensen News  Keith Jensen on Facebook
Chief Information Officer
Philip Quade
  Philip Quade LinkedIn Profile  Philip Quade Twitter Account  Philip Quade News  Philip Quade on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Michael Xie
  Michael Xie LinkedIn Profile  Michael Xie Twitter Account  Michael Xie News  Michael Xie on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
John Whittle
  John Whittle LinkedIn Profile  John Whittle Twitter Account  John Whittle News  John Whittle on Facebook
VP - Product Management
John Maddison
  John Maddison LinkedIn Profile  John Maddison Twitter Account  John Maddison News  John Maddison on Facebook
VP - Sales
Patrice Perche
  Patrice Perche LinkedIn Profile  Patrice Perche Twitter Account  Patrice Perche News  Patrice Perche on Facebook


 

 

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