The network switch technology company has come out of stealth with $130m of funding, $57m of which came from a recent round co-led by Google.
US-based switch chip technology startup Barefoot Networks emerged from stealth on Tuesday having raised more than $130m of funding, including $57m in a recent round co-led by internet technology provider Google.
Google, which now operates as part of the Alphabet group, co-led the round with investment bank Goldman Sachs’ Principal Strategic Investments unit. It also included four undisclosed “industry-leading” strategic investors and venture capital firms Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz.
Founded in 2013, Barefoot Networks is developing…