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Zscaler, Inc.
FormerlySafeChannel, Inc.
Company typePublic company
IndustryNetwork security, computer security, Internet security
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Founders
HeadquartersSan Jose, California,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jay Chaudhry (CEO)
  • Remo Canessa[1] (CFO)
  • Amit Sinha (President)
  • Dali Rajic (COO)
  • Brendan Castle (CPO)
RevenueIncrease US$1.09 billion (2022)
Decrease US$−327 million (2022)
Decrease US$−390 million (2022)
Total assetsIncrease US$2.83 billion (2022)
Total equityIncrease US$573 million (2022)
Number of employees
4,975 (2022)
Websitezscaler.com
Footnotes / references
[2]

Zscaler (/ˈzˌsklər/) is a cloud security company, with headquarters in San Jose, California. The company offers enterprise cloud security services.[3]

History

Zscaler was founded in 2007 by Jay Chaudhry and K. Kailash.[4] In August 2012, Zscaler secured $38 million in funding from strategic investors.[5] In March 2018, the company had an initial public offering in which it raised $192 million. The company is traded on the Nasdaq using the symbol ZS. Zscaler stock was added to the Nasdaq 100 on December 17, 2021.[6]

As of July 2021, Zscaler has over 275 issued and pending patents.[7]

Acquisitions

Name Date Description
TrustPath August 2018 Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology for cybersecurity
Appsulate May 2019 Cloud browser isolation technology
Cloudneeti April 2020 Cloud security posture management (CSPM) technology
Edgewise Networks May 2020 Zero trust communications for applications, services, and workloads
Trustdome April 2021 Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) technology
Smokescreen June 2021 Active defense technology for cyberthreat prevention
ShiftRight June 2022 Closed loop workflow automation

References

  1. ^ "ZScaler Hires CFO with IPO Experience". Wall Street Journal. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Zscaler, Inc. Fiscal 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2022-09-15.
  3. ^ "Zscaler Cloud Security - Securing the Global 2000". Zscaler. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ Brodkin, Jon. "10 start-ups to watch in '09". Network World. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  5. ^ Messmer, Ellen (2012-08-30). "Cloud security company Zscaler attracts $38 million in funding". Network World. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  6. ^ Zacks, Justin (2021-12-10). "Airbnb, Lucid and Zscaler added to Nasdaq 100 tech benchmark". Bloomberg News.
  7. ^ "Patent Database Search Results: Zscaler in US Patent Collection". patft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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