DriveNets
Cloud-native Networking Solutions
Startup C Business Software Est. 2015
Total Raised
$587M
C
Last Round
$650M
5 rounds
Investors
14
14 public
Team
5
201-500 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
47
articles
About
DriveNets is a software company that builds networks like clouds. It offers communications service providers and cloud providers a radical new way to build networks, detaching network growth from network cost and increasing network profitability. DriveNets Network Cloud uniquely supports the complete virtualization of network and compute resources, enabling communication service providers and cloud providers to meet increasing service demands much more efficiently than with todayโ€™s monolithic routers. DriveNetsโ€™ software runs over standard white-box hardware and can easily scale network capacity by adding additional white boxes into physical network clusters. This unique disaggregated network model enables the physical infrastructure to operate as a shared resource that supports multiple networks and services. This unique network design also allows faster service innovation at the network edge, supporting multiple service payloads, including latency-sensitive ones, over a single physical network edge.s. DriveNets was named one of the "Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Network Operations, 2020" by the Gartner Research Group.
Classification
Sector
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsData ArchitectureIT & Network Management
Core Technology
Communications5G
Target Customer
Communication ServicesBroadband Networks & NGN
Business Model
B2B
Tags
unicorn-2021cloudnetwork-optimizationtelecommunication-equipmentnetwork-managementsdnvirtualizationtelecommunication5g-networks
Funding & Events
Jul 2025
Secondary Round $650M
AT&T
Jul 2019
A Round $7M
Steve Luczo, John Thompson, Mark McLaughlin
Jan 2021
B Round $208M
Atreides Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Pitango Growth, D1 Capital Partners
Feb 2019
A Round $110M
Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead), Benny Schnaider, Doug Gilstrap, C4 Ventures, Pitango Growth, 10D
Aug 2022
C Round $262M
D2 Investments (Lead), Bessemer Venture Partners, Pitango Growth, D1 Capital Partners, Harel Insurance & Finance, Atreides Management
News (47)
Oct 8, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
The secondary round values the network infrastructure company founded by Ido Susan and Hillel Kobrinsky at $5 billion.
InvestmentPartners
Oct 8, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ืขื ืงื™ืช ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช AT&T ืจื›ืฉื” 15% ืžืžื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค ื“ืจื™ื™ื‘ื ื˜ืก ืžื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื - ื‘ื”ื ื”ืงืจื ื•ืช ืคื™ื˜ื ื’ื• ื•ื‘ืกืžืจ ื•ื’ื•ืคื™ื ืžื•ืกื“ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ืจืืœ ื•ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ืืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ - ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ื™ ื”ืกืงื ื“ืจื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ
InvestmentPartnersCustomers
Sep 4, 2025 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, will participate in the AI Infra Summit, taking place September 9-11, 2025 in Santa...
Product Stage
Aug 19, 2025 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, will host a webinar with Semper Victus to discuss best practices for accelerating the...
Partners
Jul 24, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
When IPOs stall, secondaries let unicorns keep talent happy, and cash flowing.
InvestmentPublic Trading
Jul 16, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Deal lets employees and early investors cash out as DriveNets expands global telecom footprint.
Acquired-byCustomersPartnersExpand
May 28, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
DriveNets has an alternative solution to Nvidia for "AI factories," and a $1 billion order book for the next five years.
May 12, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Partnership to support Japanese giants' shift to open network architecture amid AI-driven data surge.
PartnersExpand
Mar 24, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The Israeli companyโ€™s software will enhance speed, reliability, and scalability.
PartnersExpandCustomers
Mar 23, 2025 ยท www.calcalist.co.il
growth-positive
ืงื•ืžืงืืกื˜ ืชื˜ืžื™ืข ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื“ืจื™ื™ื‘ื ื˜ืก ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ื‘ืขืกืงื” ืฉืœ ืžืื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื | ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜
PartnersExpandCustomers
Feb 26, 2025 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, today announced the successful testing and deployment of DriveNets' Network Cloud...
Product StagePartners
Jan 21, 2025 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu Optical Components โ€“ a global leading supplier of high-performance optical components, UfiSpace โ€“ a white box switch/router solution...
Partners
Nov 5, 2024 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leader in innovative networking solutions, and Radisys, a global leader in open telecom solutions, today announced a partnership...
Partners
Oct 29, 2024 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets โ€“ a leader in innovative networking solutions โ€“ today announced it is collaborating with NEC Networks & System Integration...
PartnersExpand
Oct 14, 2024 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets โ€“ a leader in innovative networking solutions โ€“ today announced it is expanding its partner ecosystem in India with the addition of...
PartnersCustomersExpand
Oct 14, 2024 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets โ€“ a leader in innovative networking solutions โ€“ and Accton Technology โ€“ a leader in advanced technologies of hyperscale data centers,...
PartnersCustomers
Jun 12, 2023 ยท www.forbes.com
growth-positive
With 52% Of AT&T's Traffic, DriveNets Aims At AI Networking
InvestmentExpand
Sep 20, 2022 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
DriveNets Expands its Network Cloud Ecosystem with Leading ZR/ZR+ Optics Solutions
Partners
Aug 17, 2022 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
DriveNets Secures $262 Million in Series C Funding to Continue Disrupting the Telecommunications and Cloud Infrastructure Industry
InvestmentExpand
Jan 18, 2022 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
DriveNets Announce Partnership with ITOCHU Techno-Solutions to Transform Service Providers' Networks in Japan
Partners
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Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
201-500
Exact Count
455
District
Center District
Founded
2015
Registrar
515339018
Crunchbase
drivenets
Locations
HaSheizaf Street 4, Ra'anana, Israel
--1 temachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
125 Half Mile Road, Suite 200 Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Strada Maria Rosetti 6, Bucureศ™ti 030167, Romania
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
Jul 21, 2025
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (5)
Ido Susan
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Hillel Kobrinsky
Co-founder & CSO
Founder
Mike Lilo
CFO
Inbar Lasser-Raab
CMO
Tali Izhar
VP R&D
Internal
Created by
Jenny Sotnik-Talisman (genys30@yahoo.com)
Created
2016-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Dana Arnon (dana.arnon@mail.huji.ac.il)