NetFoundry has expanded its Series A financing to more than $15 million following the addition of Cisco Investments as a strategic investor. The funding round, first announced earlier this year and led by SYN Ventures, strengthens NetFoundry’s position as a provider of identity-driven, zero-trust networking technology already supporting over one billion monthly sessions. The company said the new capital will support continued scaling of its platform and growth across enterprise and developer ecosystems.
NetFoundry’s technology centers on its Identity-First Overlays, which embed identity, authorization, and policy controls directly into the network fabric. The company positions its architecture as enabling secure-by-default connections among endpoints, applications, and APIs across a wide range of environments. As more organizations operate in distributed, dynamic infrastructures, NetFoundry aims to provide a model that applies zero-trust principles to every session without exposing core infrastructure.
The investment from Cisco Investments marks an expansion of NetFoundry’s strategic partnerships, building on traction within both the enterprise and industrial sectors. NetFoundry said the additional backing will help accelerate adoption of its platform, which can be delivered as a cloud service or deployed as self-hosted overlays, including in air-gapped locations. The company also highlighted ongoing demand from software providers embedding OpenZiti, the open-source zero-trust project it created and maintains.
The company serves customers that include two of the five most prominent companies in the United States, and its solutions are used to spin up secure overlays instantly or integrate zero-trust connectivity directly into commercial software products. NetFoundry said it expects the new funding to support continued market expansion, product enhancements, and broader ecosystem integration efforts.
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“Our team is thrilled to welcome Cisco Investments to our group of strategic partners. This funding enables us to expand our reach and continue our momentum in unifying identity, authorization, networking and security for the benefit of our customers.”
Galeal Zino, Co-Founder And CEO, NetFoundry
“The future of both networking and security lies in their fusion, where identity and policy are embedded directly into the network. Cisco Investments is excited to support NetFoundry as they advance this approach.”
Janey Hoe, Vice President, Cisco Investments
“We are excited to see the continued momentum behind NetFoundry. The addition of Cisco Investments further strengthens NetFoundry’s mission and expands their market opportunity.”
Jay Leek, Founder And Managing Director, SYN Ventures
