SonicWall Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1991

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 1,998

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 13

  • Investments
  • 9

SonicWall General Information

Description

Developer of network infrastructure software and security services intended for small and medium-sized businesses and enterprises. The company specializes in secure remote access, firewalls, wireless security, cloud application security, virtual firewalls, secure email, endpoint security, risk meters, and threat intelligence, thereby helping companies to secure their data.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Sonic Systems
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1033 McCarthy Boulevard
  • Milpitas, CA 95035
  • United States
+1 (888)
Primary Industry
Network Management Software
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 1033 McCarthy Boulevard
  • Milpitas, CA 95035
  • United States
+1 (888)

SonicWall Timeline

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SonicWall Valuation & Funding

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SonicWall Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of network infrastructure software and security services intended for small and medium-sized businesses and en
Network Management Software
Milpitas, CA
1,998 As of 2025

Santa Clara, CA
 

Santa Clara, CA
 
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SonicWall Competitors (87)

One of SonicWall’s 87 competitors is Gigamon, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Santa Clara, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Gigamon Private Equity-Backed Santa Clara, CA
Netskope Venture Capital-Backed Santa Clara, CA
Kaspersky Lab Formerly PE-Backed Moscow, Russia
Barracuda Networks Private Equity-Backed Campbell, CA
Forcepoint Private Equity-Backed Austin, TX
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SonicWall Patents

SonicWall Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250124128-A1 Detection of exploitative program code Pending 29-Oct-2024
US-20240422125-A1 Firewall access rule authenticated by security assertion markup language (saml) Pending 15-Jun-2023
EP-4478665-A1 Firewall access rule authenticated by security assertion markup language (saml) Pending 15-Jun-2023
US-12279115-B2 Instant secure wireless network setup Active 25-Apr-2023
US-20210397473-A1 Method of creating high availability for single point network gateway using containers Active 18-Jun-2020 H04L69/40
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SonicWall Signals

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SonicWall Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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SonicWall Investments & Acquisitions (9)

SonicWall’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Banyan Security. The deal was made on 26-Dec-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Banyan Security 26-Dec-2023 Buyout/LBO Network Management Software
Solutions Granted 16-Nov-2023 Buyout/LBO IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Trapmine 23-Oct-2023 Merger/Acquisition Network Management Software
Perimeter 81 11-Aug-2020 Early Stage VC Network Management Software
Perimeter 81 11-Mar-2020 Early Stage VC Network Management Software
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SonicWall Exits (2)

SonicWall’s most recent exit was on 11-Aug-2020 from Perimeter 81. The exit was categorized as with 8 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Perimeter 81 11-Aug-2020 Completed
  • 8 buyers
Perimeter 81 11-Mar-2020 Early Stage VC Completed
  • 5 buyers
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SonicWall Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Banyan Security San Francisco, CA 2015
Solutions Granted Woodbridge, VA 2007

SonicWall FAQs

  • When was SonicWall founded?

    SonicWall was founded in 1991.

  • Where is SonicWall headquartered?

    SonicWall is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

  • What is the size of SonicWall?

    SonicWall has 1,998 total employees.

  • What industry is SonicWall in?

    SonicWall’s primary industry is Network Management Software.

  • Is SonicWall a private or public company?

    SonicWall is a Private company.

  • What is SonicWall’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for SonicWall is .

  • How much funding has SonicWall raised over time?

    SonicWall has raised $47M.

  • Who are SonicWall’s investors?

    Francisco Partners has invested in SonicWall.

  • Who are SonicWall’s competitors?

    Gigamon, Netskope, Kaspersky Lab, Barracuda Networks, and Forcepoint are some of the 87 competitors of SonicWall.

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