# Alkira

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/alkira

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Jose, US
- Website: www.alkira.com
- Total disclosed funding: $184M
- Latest round: Series C (May 15, 2024)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Founded in 2018 and based in California, US, Alkira, Inc. operates as a network-as-a-service company that offers a cloud networking platform. The company was founded by its President and CEO Amir Khan, and CTO Atif Khan. The founder previously founded Viptela, a Software-Defined Wide Area Networking service provider. In May 2024, Alkira, Inc. raised USD 100 million in series C funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Dallas Venture Capital, Geodesic Capital, and NextEquity Partners.

Alkira offers on-demand, end-to-end unified network infrastructure solutions that offer data centers, on-premises, clouds, hybrid networks, and multi-cloud connections through a single interface for clients requiring cloud-network administration assistance. Its features include multi-cloud connectivity, hybrid and single-cloud networking cababilities, and colocation-to-cloud conversions. Alkira's platform also provides its users with secured VPN connections, a global IP backbone, and application M&A extranet solutions to estbalish global connectivity for their businesses. Its client bases include companies operating in the financial, healthcare, and retail sectors such as StepStone, Sorenson, Teck, and TransactionNetwork Services.

The company plans to use its May 2024 funding for talent acquisition, scaling operations, and enhancing its product.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, May 15, 2024, $100M — Kleiner Perkins, Hong Shan, Tiger Global Management, Dallas Venture Capital, Geodesic Capital, NextEquity Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies, LIAN Group
- Series B, Oct 13, 2020, $54M — Kleiner Perkins, Hong Shan, GV, Koch Disruptive Technologies
- Series A, Apr 15, 2020, $30M — Kleiner Perkins, Hong Shan, GV

## Investors

- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Hong Shan — Series A, Series B, Series C
- GV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gv) — Series A, Series B
- Koch Disruptive Technologies (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/koch-disruptive-technologies) — Series B, Series C
- Tiger Global Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tiger-global-management) — Series C
- Dallas Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dallas-venture-capital) — Series C
- Geodesic Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/geodesic-capital) — Series C
- NextEquity Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nextequity-partners) — Series C
- LIAN Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lian-group) — Series C