Blue Coat Systems Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1996

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 1,924

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • IPO
  • (Cancelled)

  • Financing Rounds
  • 21

  • Investments
  • 16

Blue Coat Systems General Information

Description

Developer of a software platform designed for web security and WAN (wide area network) optimization. The company develops and sells products addressing web traffic control, cloud service, cache flow, secure web gateways, and content-aware control of WAN and WAN-optimization services for data, video, cloud and web applications.

Contact Information

Website
www.bluecoat.com
Formerly Known As
CacheFlow
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 384 Santa Trinita Avenue
  • Sunnyvale, CA 94085
  • United States
Primary Industry
Network Management Software
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Acquirer
Gen Digital
Vertical(s)
Cybersecurity, SaaS, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 384 Santa Trinita Avenue
  • Sunnyvale, CA 94085
  • United States

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Blue Coat Systems Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Blue Coat Systems Comparisons

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Blue Coat Systems Competitors (52)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Gigamon Private Equity-Backed Santa Clara, CA 000 00000 000000000 00000
SonicWall Private Equity-Backed Milpitas, CA 0000 00000 000000000 00 00000
Corsa Venture Capital-Backed Ottawa, Canada 00 0000 0000000000 0 0000
NoviFlow Venture Capital-Backed Montreal, Canada 00 0000 0000000000 0 0000
NetScout Systems Formerly PE-Backed Westford, MA 0000 0000 000000000000 0000
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Blue Coat Systems Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Blue Coat Systems Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Blue Coat Systems Investments & Acquisitions (16)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Appthority 13-Jul-2016 00000 0000 000 Network Management Software
Elastica 09-Nov-2015 0000000000 00000 Network Management Software 0000000 0
Appthority 10-Sep-2015 00000 0000 0000 Network Management Software
PerspecSys 30-Jul-2015 0000000000 0000 Network Management Software 0000000 0
Norman Shark 18-Dec-2013 Merger/Acquisition IT Consulting and Outsourcing 0000000 0
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Blue Coat Systems FAQs

  • When was Blue Coat Systems founded?

    Blue Coat Systems was founded in 1996.

  • Where is Blue Coat Systems headquartered?

    Blue Coat Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

  • What is the size of Blue Coat Systems?

    Blue Coat Systems has 1,924 total employees.

  • What industry is Blue Coat Systems in?

    Blue Coat Systems’s primary industry is Network Management Software.

  • Is Blue Coat Systems a private or public company?

    Blue Coat Systems is a Private company.

  • What is Blue Coat Systems’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Blue Coat Systems is 000000.

  • How much funding has Blue Coat Systems raised over time?

    Blue Coat Systems has raised $894M.

  • Who are Blue Coat Systems’s investors?

    Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark Capital Holdings, Elliott Investment Management, and Francisco Partners are 5 of 14 investors who have invested in Blue Coat Systems.

  • Who are Blue Coat Systems’s competitors?

    Gigamon, SonicWall, Corsa, NoviFlow, and NetScout Systems are some of the 52 competitors of Blue Coat Systems.

  • When was Blue Coat Systems acquired?

    Blue Coat Systems was acquired on 10-Aug-2016.

  • Who acquired Blue Coat Systems?

    Blue Coat Systems was acquired by Gen Digital.

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