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How NGINX CEO Gus Robertson grew NGINX to $15.2M revenue and 1.5K customers in 2021.

Provider of an open source software designed to power SaaS based applications and websites. The company's open-source software eliminates the complexity of managing a do-it-yourself chain of proxies, load balancers and caching servers, enabling high performance web architectures to improve user experience, without incurring unnecessary costs in capital or time.

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NGINX Revenue

In 2021, NGINX's revenue reached $15.2M. Since its launch in 2011, NGINX has shown consistent revenue growth.

NGINX Revenue GrowthReported revenue / ARR by year$0$4M$8M$12M$16M201120132015201720192021$0$15MSource: GetLatka.com
YearMilestone
2021NGINX Hit $15.2m revenue in April 2021
2011Launched with $0 revenue

NGINX Valuation, Funding Rounds

NGINX's most recent disclosed valuation is $670M.

NGINX has raised $84M in total funding across 5 rounds, with its most recent round in 2018.

NGINX Capital Raised & ValuationCumulative capital raised and post-money valuation by roundCapital raised (cum.)$0$20M$40M$60M$80M$100M201120122013201420152016201720182011 cumulative: $3M • 2011 Funding round: $3M2013 cumulative: $13M • 2011 Funding round: $3M • 2013 Funding round: $10M2014 cumulative: $33M • 2011 Funding round: $3M • 2013 Funding round: $10M • 2014 Funding round: $20M2016 cumulative: $41M • 2011 Funding round: $3M • 2013 Funding round: $10M • 2014 Funding round: $20M • 2016 Funding round: $8M2018 cumulative: $84M • 2011 Funding round: $3M • 2013 Funding round: $10M • 2014 Funding round: $20M • 2016 Funding round: $8M • 2018 Funding round: $43M$84MSource: GetLatka.com
YearRoundAmountValuation% Sold
2018Funding round$43M--
2016Funding round$8M--
2014Funding round$20M--
2013Funding round$10M--
2011Funding round$3M--

NGINX Employees & Team Size

NGINX employs approximately 217 people as of 2026.

NGINX has 217 total employees in different roles and functions and 22 sales reps that carry a quota. They have 1.5K customers that rely on the company's solutions.

NGINX Team GrowthReported headcount over time05010015020025020112013201520172019202100217217Source: GetLatka.com
YearMilestone
2021Reached 217 employees (April 2021)

Founder / CEO

Gus Robertson

François Locoh-Donou is F5’s President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined F5 in April 2017, bringing to the office nearly two decades of enterprise technology experience building a wide range of products, teams, and operations around the world. Locoh-Donou previously held successive leadership positions at Ciena, including Chief Operating Officer; Senior Vice President, Global Products Group; Vice President and General Manager, EMEA; Vice President, International Sales; and Vice President, Marketing. Prior to joining Ciena, he held research-and-development roles at Photonetics, a French opto-electronics company. Locoh-Donou serves on the board of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF). He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Cajou Espoir, a social enterprise focused on cashew processing that employs several hundred people in rural Togo, 80 percent of whom are women. He holds engineering degrees from École Centrale de Marseille and Télécom ParisTech in France and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Frequently Asked Questions about NGINX

What is NGINX's revenue?

NGINX generates $15.2M in revenue.

Who founded NGINX?

NGINX was founded by Gus Robertson.

Who is the CEO of NGINX?

The CEO of NGINX is Gus Robertson.

How much funding does NGINX have?

NGINX raised $84M.

How many employees does NGINX have?

NGINX has 217 employees.

Where is NGINX headquarters?

NGINX is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

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Source Attribution

Source: all data was collected from GetLatka company research and founder interviews. Revenue, funding, team, and customer figures are presented as company-reported or GetLatka-estimated metrics where the profile data identifies them that way.

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NGINX Revenue 2021: $15.2M ARR, $670M Valuation