# Equinix

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Redwood City, US
- Website: www.equinix.com
- Total disclosed funding: $92M
- Latest round: Series B (Dec 2, 1999)
- Investors on record: 14

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 1998, Equinix, Inc. operates as a digital infrastructure company that provides companies and businesses with software applications, digital services, and data center solutions. In August 2000, the firm completed an initial public offering trading under the ticker symbol EQIX on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Further Equinix has grown through multiple acquisitions including the acquisition of Packet Host, Inc. in January 2020, and MainOne.com at USD 320 million in December 2021. The firm as of March 2024, has over 260 data centers in 33 countries serving 10,000 clients including Google Cloud, Azure, AWS, Zoom, Netflix, etc, and is led by its President and CEO, Charles Meyers.

The company facilitates interconnection between industry-leading organizations across various sectors, including finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education. Equinix's core products and services include colocation services, data center services, interconnection services, and support services. Additionally, the firm also offers computing, networking, storage, etc solutions. These offerings are designed to provide customers with the agility, scalability, and security needed to deploy digital infrastructure securely and rapidly. Equinix's global platform, Platform Equinix®, enables organizations to access the right places, partners, and possibilities to scale with agility and speed the launch of digital services.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Dec 2, 1999, $80M — Benchmark, Carlyle Group, Temasek Holdings, epartners, Comdisco, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, E*TRADE, Reuters Group PLC, Dell Technologies, Inc., Enron Corporation, Northpoint Financial Group, Artemis, Time Warner Inc.
- Series A, May 26, 1999, $12M — Benchmark, Microsoft, Cisco Systems

## Investors

- Benchmark (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/benchmark) — Series A, Series B
- Microsoft — Series A, Series B
- Cisco Systems — Series A, Series B
- Carlyle Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/carlyle-group) — Series B
- Temasek Holdings — Series B
- epartners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/epartners) — Series B
- Comdisco — Series B
- E*TRADE — Series B
- Reuters Group PLC — Series B
- Dell Technologies, Inc. — Series B
- Enron Corporation — Series B
- Northpoint Financial Group — Series B
- Artemis (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/artemis) — Series B
- Time Warner Inc. — Series B