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Pica8
Pica8 Software Inc. is a computer networking company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. Pica8 is a provider of SDN software solutions, delivering advanced software-defined networking (SDN) solutions for datacenter, cloud computing environments and large enterprise customers. The company's products include a Linux-based L2/L3 and OpenFlow-supporting network operating system, PicOS, which is shipped as standalone software that can be loaded onto a range of 1/10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet switches based on commoditized switches purchased from original design manufacturers (ODMs).
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Pica8 at a glance
Pica8 is a network company headquartered in United States, founded in 2009. Its most recent funding round, Series C, raised $20M in April 2021.
Pica8 funding rounds
Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | $20M | 2 named | |
| — | $150,000 | 3 named | |
| Series B | $12.5M | 4 named | |
| Series A | $6.5M | 1 named |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
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