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Nginx

Open source web server and load balancer service, which is used by more than 66% of the world’s busiest websites, including Netflix, Facebook, Airbnb, etc.

Runa supported the company since its foundation, and we have served as its investor from the first round in 2011 till its acquisition in 2019.

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Milestones

2011
Founded by Igor, Maxim, and Andrew
2011
$3M Series A round co-led by Runa and e.ventures
2012
Gus Robertson, former VP at Red Hat, joined NGINX as a CEO to drive sales and international expansion
2013
$10M Series B round led by NEA, e.ventures, and MSD Capital
2014
$20M Series B1 round led by NEA, Index Ventures
2018
$43M Series C round led by Goldman Sachs
2019
Acquired by F5 Networks for $670M enterprise value

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Key locations

  • San Francisco, CA, USA

Runa invested

  • Oct 2011

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