TippingPoint Technologies Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 105

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 5

TippingPoint Technologies General Information

Description

Manufacturer of computer hardware designed for firewall protection. The company's network security devices provides performance protection from cyber threats assisting its clients to compete in crowded network environment.

Contact Information

Website
www.tippingpoint.com
Formerly Known As
Netpliance, Netpliance Inc
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 7501B North Capital Of Texas Highway
  • Austin, TX
  • United States
+1 (512)
Primary Industry
Other Hardware
Acquirer
Trend Micro
Vertical(s)
Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 7501B North Capital Of Texas Highway
  • Austin, TX
  • United States
+1 (512)

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TippingPoint Technologies Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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TippingPoint Technologies Comparisons

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Manufacturer of computer hardware designed for firewall protection. The company's network security devices provides perf
Other Hardware
Austin, TX
105 As of 2004

San Jose, CA
 

Milpitas, CA
 
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TippingPoint Technologies Competitors (2)

One of TippingPoint Technologies’s 2 competitors is McAfee, a Private Equity-Backed company based in San Jose, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
McAfee Private Equity-Backed San Jose, CA
SonicWall Private Equity-Backed Milpitas, CA
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TippingPoint Technologies Patents

  • 12

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

TippingPoint Technologies Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2004070575-A2 Method and apparatus for data packet pattern matching Inactive 04-Feb-2003
WO-2004070575-A3 Method and apparatus for data packet pattern matching Inactive 04-Feb-2003
AU-2003290674-A1 Active network defense system and method Inactive 07-Nov-2002
AU-2003290674-A8 Active network defense system and method Inactive 07-Nov-2002
JP-2010268483-A Active network defense system and method Pending 07-Nov-2002 H04L63/0227
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TippingPoint Technologies Former Investors

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TippingPoint Technologies FAQs

  • When was TippingPoint Technologies founded?

    TippingPoint Technologies was founded in 1999.

  • Where is TippingPoint Technologies headquartered?

    TippingPoint Technologies is headquartered in Austin, TX.

  • What is the size of TippingPoint Technologies?

    TippingPoint Technologies has 105 total employees.

  • What industry is TippingPoint Technologies in?

    TippingPoint Technologies’s primary industry is Other Hardware.

  • Is TippingPoint Technologies a private or public company?

    TippingPoint Technologies is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of TippingPoint Technologies?

    The current valuation of TippingPoint Technologies is .

  • What is TippingPoint Technologies’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for TippingPoint Technologies is .

  • How much funding has TippingPoint Technologies raised over time?

    TippingPoint Technologies has raised $144M.

  • Who are TippingPoint Technologies’s investors?

    3Com, Agave Capital, U S WEST Internet Ventures, and Watershed Capital have invested in TippingPoint Technologies.

  • Who are TippingPoint Technologies’s competitors?

    McAfee and SonicWall are competitors of TippingPoint Technologies.

  • When was TippingPoint Technologies acquired?

    TippingPoint Technologies was acquired on 09-Mar-2016.

  • Who acquired TippingPoint Technologies?

    TippingPoint Technologies was acquired by Trend Micro.

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