Zscaler

Zscaler, Inc. is an American cloud security company, with headquarters in San Jose, California. The company offers cloud-based services to protect enterprise networks and data.

History
Zscaler was founded in 2007 by Jay Chaudhry and K. Kailash. The company launched its cybersecurity platform in 2008. In August 2012, Zscaler secured $38 million in funding from investors. The company's second funding round, led by TPG Capital, raised $100 million in August 2015. In March 2018, the company had an initial public offering (IPO) in which it raised $192 million, valuing the company at $1.9 billion. The company is traded on the Nasdaq using the symbol ZS. Prior to the IPO, the company rejected a $2 billion offer to be acquired by Cisco. Zscaler stock was added to the Nasdaq-100 index on December 17, 2021. In 2024, the company acquired Israel-based data security startup, Avalor, for $250 million and network segmentation startup, Airgap Network, for an undisclosed amount.