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Infineta Systems is a technology company.
Infineta Systems is recognized for WAN optimization products, engineered for high-performance, latency-sensitive network applications. Its Data Mobility Switch (DMS) achieves 10 Gbit/s throughput via FPGA hardware and a multi-Gigabit switch fabric. This design minimizes latency and incorporates intelligent compression, overcoming TCP performance constraints across wide area networks.
Established in 2008 by CEO Raj Kanaya and CTO K.V.S. Ramarao, Infineta originated from Ramarao's insight: traditional data compression’s computational demands limit scalability. This understanding propelled the founders to build Infineta, dedicating efforts to developing novel algorithms and hardware to surpass inherent technical barriers.
Infineta Systems’ solutions serve enterprises needing accelerated data transfer and improved application performance over long-distance, high-bandwidth networks. Its vision enables data rates to exceed nominal link speeds, allowing unreduced data to achieve maximum WAN bandwidth, enhancing operational efficiency for customers.
Infineta Systems has raised $30.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Infineta Systems has raised $30.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Infineta Systems has raised $30.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Series B in June 2011.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2011 | $15M Series B | IN Rhee | Moment Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Alloy Ventures, North Bridge | Announced |
| May 1, 2010 | $15M Series A | Alloy Ventures, Paul Santinelli | Moment Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Redpoint Ventures | Announced |
Infineta Systems was a technology company that developed high-performance WAN optimization products for latency-sensitive network applications, particularly inter-data center traffic.[2][1] Its flagship product, the Data Mobility Switch (DMS), enabled application data rates to exceed nominal link speeds through FPGA-based hardware, data deduplication-like compression, and TCP performance enhancements for long-fat networks, serving enterprises needing accelerated data mobility over WANs.[2][1][3] The company targeted "big traffic" scenarios but ceased operations by February 2013 after liquidation, with assets acquired by Riverbed Technology.[2]
Infineta Systems was founded in 2008 by Raj Kanaya (CEO) and K.V.S. Ramarao (CTO), both headquartered in San Jose, California.[2] The idea emerged from Ramarao's insight that traditional data compression's I/O and CPU demands limited scalability, prompting development of novel algorithms and FPGA hardware; the company had six patents pending at founding, including one granted in 2013 for revision-tolerant data de-duplication.[2][1] It raised $30 million across two venture rounds from Alloy Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Rembrandt Venture Partners, achieving early milestones like announcing the 10 Gbit/s DMS in June 2011 and launching a pay-as-you-go service.[2][4]
Infineta rode the early 2010s trend of exploding inter-data center traffic driven by virtualization, cloud adoption, and big data, where WAN bottlenecks hindered scalability.[3][2] Its timing aligned with rising demand for high-speed optimization amid 10 Gbit/s link proliferation, influencing the ecosystem by pioneering hardware-accelerated solutions that pressured software incumbents and paved the way for modern SD-WAN/SDN players like Nuage Networks and Riverbed (post-acquisition).[1][2] Market forces favoring Infineta included enterprise needs for "big traffic" acceleration in latency-sensitive apps, though it predated SASE integration seen in later competitors.[1]
Infineta's story ended in 2013 liquidation, with its IP absorbed by Riverbed, underscoring risks in hardware-heavy networking amid commoditizing bandwidth and cloud shifts.[2] Post-shutdown, its innovations likely shaped Riverbed's observability and optimization tools for IT sectors like finance and healthcare.[1] Looking ahead, Infineta exemplifies how early WAN optimizers fueled the SASE/SD-WAN evolution, with trends like AI-driven networks and edge computing carrying forward its high-throughput legacy—though as a defunct entity, its direct influence remains historical, tying back to its brief role accelerating the data center connectivity boom.[1][2]
Infineta Systems has raised $30.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Infineta Systems's investors include In Rhee, Moment Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Alloy Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, Paul Santinelli.