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Buoyant
Other B2B Software · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2015
Open source service mesh infrastructure MoreLess
Buoyant, the pioneer of the service mesh category, is the creator of Linkerd, an open-source service mesh designed to enhance the performance and security of microservices. Buoyant serves enterprises operating in complex, high-traffic environments, particularly those leveraging Kubernetes for container orchestration. The company operates in the cloud-native technology market, providing solutions that ensure secure, reliable, and observable communication between microservices.
Buoyant's business model revolves around offering premium support, consulting services, and enterprise-grade features for Linkerd. This includes optimizing Linkerd for high-traffic scenarios, configuring advanced observability tools, and implementing zero trust security architectures. Revenue is generated through subscription-based support plans and professional services tailored to the specific needs of large-scale enterprises.
Buoyant's clients include organizations looking to modernize their infrastructure with cloud-native technologies, improve the reliability and security of their microservices, and gain deeper insights into their system's performance through advanced metrics and dashboards.
Keywords: service mesh, Linkerd, microservices, Kubernetes, zero trust security, observability, cloud-native, high-traffic optimization, enterprise support, open-source.
Company overview
Buoyant company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 35
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 70.3
Valuation & funding
Buoyant funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Mar 2022 | $0 | — | Harpoon | — |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Mar 2019 | $10M | $40M | GV · Benchmark · A_Capital | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jul 2017 | $11M | $42M | DCVC · Benchmark | — |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Apr 2015 | $3.5M | $14M | DCVC | — |
Financials
Revenue and workforce over time
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| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.4M | 0% | 35 |
| 2025 | $2.4M | 0% | 34 |
| 2024 | $2.4M | 0% | 28 |
| 2023 | $2.4M | 0% | 28 |
| 2022 | $2.4M | 0% | 20 |
| 2021 | $2.4M | 0% | 20 |
| 2020 | $2.4M | — | 24 |
Growth signals
Buoyant website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Buoyant is 15K monthly website visits, down 28.6% over the last three months. Buoyant's team grew 2.9% over the past year.
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