Cloudflare is a provider of content delivery network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security and distributed domain name server services, sitting between the visitor and the Cloudflare user's hosting provider, acting as a reverse proxy for websites.
Cloudflare's online platforms include Cloudflare CDN, which distributes content around the world to speed up websites; Cloudflare optimizer that enables web pages with ad servers and third-party widgets to download Snappy software on mobiles and computers.
Cloudflare was founded in 2009, by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway & Michelle Zatlyn. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in London, Singapore, Champaign, Austin, Boston and Washington, D.C.
CloudFlare security, which protects websites from a range of online threats including spam, SQL injection, and DDOS; Cloudflare analytics that gives insight into website’s traffic including threats and search engine crawlers; Keyless SSL that allows organizations to keep secure sockets layer (SSL) keys private; and Cloudflare applications that help its users install web applications on their websites.
Cloudflare was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer, named the Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company for two years running by the Wall Street Journal, and ranked among the world's 50 most innovative companies by Fast Company.
Cloudflare is backed by top-tier investors including New Enterprise Associates, Fidelity Investments, Qualcomm, Venrock, and Union Square Ventures among others. The company raised $150M in it's latest funding of a "Series E" round on Mar 12, 2019. Bringing Cloudflare's total funding to $332.1M to-date.
Cloudflare was valued at $3.2B during it's latest financing on Mar 12, 2019. The company has also acquired CryptoSeal, Eager, StopTheHacker, & Neumob to date.