6Wind Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 104

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC
  • (Cancelled)

  • Investors
  • 6

6Wind General Information

Description

Developer of virtualized networking software designed to offer networking and telecommunications services. The company's software provides packet processing tools to meet both the wire-speed performance and time-to-market requirements of mobile infrastructure, network security, and elevated-frequency trading, enabling network vendors in telecom, enterprise, and cloud infrastructure markets to enhance operational performance and solve time-to-market challenges.

Contact Information

Website
www.6wind.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Immeuble Le Carré
  • 3 Avenue Des Prés
  • 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux
  • France
+33 01
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Other Communications and Networking
Vertical(s)
CloudTech & DevOps, SaaS, TMT
Corporate Office
  • Immeuble Le Carré
  • 3 Avenue Des Prés
  • 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux
  • France
+33 01

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6Wind Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
6. Later Stage VC Cancelled Generating Revenue
5. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Oct-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC 06-Jul-2015 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC 18-Feb-2004 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC 01-Dec-2001 $8.88M $8.88M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 01-Jan-2000 Completed Startup
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6Wind Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of virtualized networking software designed to offer networking and telecommunications services. The company's
Business/Productivity Software
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
104 As of 2023

Morrisville, NC
 

Santa Clara, CA
 
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6Wind Competitors (47)

One of 6Wind’s 47 competitors is Extreme Networks, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Morrisville, NC.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Extreme Networks Formerly VC-backed Morrisville, NC
Aryaka Networks Venture Capital-Backed Santa Clara, CA
Gigamon Private Equity-Backed Santa Clara, CA
Salesforce Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
TIBCO Software Private Equity-Backed Santa Clara, CA
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6Wind Patents

  • 36

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 13

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

6Wind Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20180027074-A1 System and method for storage access input/output operations in a virtualized environment Inactive 22-Jul-2016
EP-3273347-A1 System and method for storage access input/output operations in a virtualized environment Inactive 22-Jul-2016
EP-2928123-B1 Method for processing vxlan data units Active 02-Apr-2014
US-10237130-B2 Method for processing vxlan data units Active 02-Apr-2014
US-20170033992-A1 Method for processing vxlan data units Active 02-Apr-2014 H04L41/0816
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6Wind Investors (6)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Cisco Investments Corporate Venture Capital Minority
CDC-IXIS Innovation Venture Capital Minority
Cross Atlantic Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Sofinnova Partners Venture Capital Minority
TechFund Europe Venture Capital Minority
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6Wind FAQs

  • When was 6Wind founded?

    6Wind was founded in 2000.

  • Where is 6Wind headquartered?

    6Wind is headquartered in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

  • What is the size of 6Wind?

    6Wind has 104 total employees.

  • What industry is 6Wind in?

    6Wind’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is 6Wind a private or public company?

    6Wind is a Private company.

  • What is 6Wind’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for 6Wind is .

  • How much funding has 6Wind raised over time?

    6Wind has raised $25M.

  • Who are 6Wind’s investors?

    Cisco Investments, CDC-IXIS Innovation, Cross Atlantic Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, and TechFund Europe are 5 of 6 investors who have invested in 6Wind.

  • Who are 6Wind’s competitors?

    Extreme Networks, Aryaka Networks, Gigamon, Salesforce, and TIBCO Software are some of the 47 competitors of 6Wind.

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