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Buoyant

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Open source service mesh infrastructure

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2015Other B2B Software

Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2019

Revenue $1–10M Latest reported FY

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding

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About Buoyant

Buoyant, the pioneer of the service mesh category, is the creator of Linkerd, an open-source service mesh designed to enhance the performance and security of microservices. Buoyant serves enterprises operating in complex, high-traffic environments, particularly those leveraging Kubernetes for container orchestration. The company operates in the cloud-native technology market, providing solutions that ensure secure, reliable, and observable communication between microservices.

Buoyant's business model revolves around offering premium support, consulting services, and enterprise-grade features for Linkerd. This includes optimizing Linkerd for high-traffic scenarios, configuring advanced observability tools, and implementing zero trust security architectures. Revenue is generated through subscription-based support plans and professional services tailored to the specific needs of large-scale enterprises.

Buoyant's clients include organizations looking to modernize their infrastructure with cloud-native technologies, improve the reliability and security of their microservices, and gain deeper insights into their system's performance through advanced metrics and dashboards.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Employees: 35
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 70.3/100
Industry: Enterprise Software
Sector: Other B2B Software, Infrastructure Services, Open Source
Business model: SaaS
Client focus: b2b
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Funding history

4 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
LATE VC✓Equity / VC	Mar 2022	$0	—	Harpoon	—
SERIES B✓Equity / VC	Mar 2019	$10M	$40M	GV · Benchmark · A_Capital	—

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Buoyant website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Buoyant is 15K monthly website visits, down 28.6% over the last three months. Buoyant's team grew 2.9% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits15K 3-month web change-28.6% 1-year team growth+2.9%

Monthly website visitsMay 2018–Jul 2026

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