Zscaler is an American company established in the network security sector. The company was named one of the best places to work in America for two consecutive years. Zscaler is a publicly-traded company that was founded in 2007. Its headquarters is based in San Jose, California. CRN has also named Zscaler as one of the twenty coolest could security companies of the year. The main goal of the company is to anticipate and secure the whole experience of connectivity and sharing information. It started acquiring other companies more than after a decade the company was established. In 2021, the company started powering its global data centers and offices with renewable energy.
About Zscaler
Jay Chaudhry is the founder of the Zscaler who established it in 2007 along with K. Kailash. Chaudhry’s passion for making innovations in cybersecurity led to the foundation of the company which is one of the five startups he established in his journey. Zscaler is a leading cloud security company and it is also a leader in the zero-trust security model. The products offered by Zscaler ensure that a company can safely transfer data among its employers especially when working from a remote environment. The two main compromises that network security company deals with today are data loss and cyberattacks. Zscaler’s platform ensures its customer protection from these threats.
The company has a very lucrative list of clients and investors and its products are used in more than 185 countries today. Apart from the multinational companies, the government agencies also use the Company platform to prevent cyberattacks and data loss. The company has security as a service revenue model and some of its biggest clients are General Electric, VMware, Nestle, Barclays, the State of North Carolina, etc. The National Health Services of the UK is one of the largest government bodies to use Zscaler. The main products of the company include Zero Trust Exchange, Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Cloud Protection, Zscaler Private Access, and Zscaler Digital Experience.
History of the Company
Zscaler started its venture in 2007 and from 2008 the products (cloud security services) of the company were made available. Within two years, the company became very famous and was featured in the list of top 10 startups to watch in 2009 by Network World. Gartner Magic Quadrant named the company as a “Visionary” for Secure Web Gateways in 2010. For many subsequent years, Company was also positioned as a “Leader” in the Leaders Quadrant for Secure Web Gateways.
Zscaler also started acquiring new investors in the early 2010s. In 2012, Zscaler was able to raise $38 million from multiple investors including Lightspeed Ventures. In 2015, another round of funding took place which was led by TPG and the company secured $100 million. The company went public in March 2018 in which it raised $192 million in the initial public offering. It was by the end of 2021 that the Zscaler stock was added to the Nasdaq 100. The company also started making several acquisitions in 2018. The first company acquired was TrustPath, an AI-based company for cybersecurity. In 2019, acquired Appsulate, a cloud browser isolation company followed by Cloudneeti, a company that offered cloud security posture management (CSPM) technology. In 2021, it acquired two companies namely, Trustdome and Smokescreen.
Awards and Accolades
Zscaler has been recognized for its innovative technology and work culture over the years. In 2017, the company was awarded the Morgan Stanley CTO Award for Innovation, Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year in 2019, Cybersecurity Impact Awards Honoree in 2020, Infosec Publisher’s Choice Award in 2020, and many more. For the last two years, it has consecutive won the award of Glassdoor Best Place to Work.
Jay Chaudhry – Founder and CEO
Jay Chaudhry is an Indian-American entrepreneur who has started several ventures apart from Zscaler. His other successful endeavors are AirDefense, CipherTrust, CoreHarbor, and SecureIT. Jay has more than 25 years of experience in network security, sales, marketing, and management. Before becoming an entrepreneur, he worked at companies like IBM and Unisys. He is an alumnus of IIT BHU and later went to Harvard Business School.
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