ThousandEyes
By Cisco Systems, Inc.
ThousandEyes is a network intelligence company that provides software for analyzing the performance of local and wide area networks, servers, and applications. The company offers a Digital Experience Assurance platform that provides end-to-end visibility into digital experience delivery across various networks and applications.
ThousandEyes was founded in 2010 by Mohit Lad and Ricardo Oliveira, who had worked together during graduate school at the UCLA Internet Research Lab. The company's name was inspired by Oliveira's graduate school project named Cyclops, with Lad suggesting "ThousandEyes" to reflect enhancements to the original work.
The company has shown significant growth since its inception:
In 2011, they received a $500K National Science Foundation grant for DNS infrastructure troubleshooting.
They launched their network monitoring product in June 2013.
By 2019, ThousandEyes had raised over $110 million in funding.
ThousandEyes went through several funding rounds before its acquisition:
2011: $5.5M Series A round led by Sequoia Capital
2014: $20M Series B round led by Sutter Hill Ventures
2016: $35M Series C round with Tenaya Capital and GV joining
ThousandEyes offers a comprehensive Digital Experience Assurance platform with several key components:
Network & Application Synthetics
Internet Insights
End User Monitoring
WAN Insights
Key features include:
End-to-end visibility
AI-powered issue detection
Automated actions across environments
Real-time Internet outage detection
Hop-by-hop network visualization
Layer-by-layer application diagnosis
Global network of vantage points
Recent additions to ThousandEyes' offerings include:
ThousandEyes WAN Insights
Internet Insights: Application Outages
ThousandEyes has been recognized for its workplace culture:
Named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces in Texas by Fortune
Recognized as one of the 2019 Bay Area Best Places to Work by the San Francisco Business Times
Listed among the 50 Highest-Rated Private Cloud-Computing Companies to Work For by Battery Ventures
The company emphasizes innovation, accessibility, and transparency in its culture. Their mission statement includes improving the quality of the Internet to improve the quality of life.
ThousandEyes serves a diverse range of customers, including:
Large tech companies: Twitter, eBay, DocuSign
Financial institutions: Top US banks
SaaS providers: Many software-as-a-service cloud companies
Infrastructure providers: Equinix
Enterprise software companies: ServiceNow
The company has a strong presence in industries relying heavily on network performance and digital experience, including retail, finance, technology, and cloud services. ThousandEyes has also built partnerships within the business community, as evidenced by agreements signed with entities like the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Takamol Holding company, and Prince Sultan University.
