Cyan

company

About

Cyan offers software-defined networks and packet-optical solutions for service providers, data center operators and private networks.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$17.50M
Industries
Optical Communication,Software,Telecommunications
Founded date
Jan 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active

Cyan is an industry-leading, global provider of next generation packet-optical transport solutions with revolutionary multi-layer network planning and management. Providing metro and regional aggregation and transport of packet, TDM and optical services with superior service level agreement (SLA) support, Cyan’s solutions provide the industry’s first and only 3-dimensional multi-layer planning, operations and verification systems to scale, extend and simplify networks for more profitable service offerings.

Recognized as the industry’s first purpose-built packet-optical transport system, Cyan’s solutions modularly support Carrier Ethernet services (MEF) with connection oriented Ethernet transport, SONET/SDH, OTN, DWDM and ROADM functions in a highly cost-effective and scalable manner from the access edge to the network core. The ability to support 10G services today, while laying a foundation for future 100G services has enabled Cyan’s customers to deploy field-proven solutions for key applications such as Carrier Ethernet, wireless backhaul, broadband backhaul (middle-mile), data center connectivity and interconnect, and wholesale services transport for metro, state-wide, regional, national, multi-national and Enterprise networks across North America and Europe.

Founded in Petaluma, California in 2006, Cyan is lead by a team of industry veterans with a track record of successful innovation in communications transport and access networks around the world.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$48.25M
Cyan has raised a total of $48.25M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 30, 2009 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 30, 2009 Series D $22M 1 Detail
Nov 30, 2007 Series B $17.50M 1 Detail
May 3, 2007 Series A $8.75M 1 Norwest Venture Partners Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Cyan is funded by 1 investors. Norwest Venture Partners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Norwest Venture Partners Series D