Startup · Canada
Tailscale
HQ Toronto, CanadaFounded 2019201-500 employeesUpdated
The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams.
Funding4 rounds · $272M + CA$3M
- Equity raised
- $272M + CA$3M
- Latest
- $160MSeries C · Apr 8, 2025
- Last valuation
- $1.50B?Basis not stated · Series C · Apr 8, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 | Series C | $160M | $1.50B? | Accel | CRV, Heavybit, Insight Partners, Uncork Capital | Confirmed |
| May 4, 2022 | Series B | $100M | — | CRV, Insight Partners | Accel, Heavybit, Uncork Capital | Confirmed |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Series A | $12.0M | — | Accel | Heavybit, Uncork Capital | Confirmed |
| 2020 | Seed | 3.0M CAD | — | Heavybit | Uncork Capital | Reported |
- $160MApr 8, 2025
- $100MMay 4, 2022
- $12.0MNov 10, 2020
- 3.0M CAD2020
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems5
- ApertureAn AI gateway for usage visibility, access management and cost controls.
- TailcatA tool for direct connections using the Tailscale data plane without its control plane.
- TailscaleAn identity-based networking platform for remote teams, infrastructure and devices.
- Tailscale PAMA beta privileged-access management product integrated with the Tailscale console.
- tsnetA software library for embedding Tailscale network connectivity into applications.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Avery Pennarun | CEO and co-founder |
| David Carney | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer |
| David Crawshaw | CTO and Co-Founder |
| Brad Fitzpatrick | Chief Engineer |
Sources12
Show all 12 sources and supporting evidence
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Canada", "hq_iso2": "CA", "id": "5ffaf239-71d1-4fc8-af5c-df9114bdc3c9"}”
- 2
Tailscale · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.”
Systems2
- 3
Tailscale · Supports System
“A Zero Trust identity-based connectivity platform that replaces your legacy VPN, SASE, and PAM and connects remote teams, multi-cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Edge & IoT devices, and AI workloads.”
- 4CompanyThe 2026 TailscaleUp-date
Tailscale · Supports System
“General availability (GA) for Aperture We started building Aperture 10 months ago to demonstrate that you don’t need to choose between ease of use, identity-aware networking, and robust safety when using agentic AI with Tailscale. Since then, it has grown into a comprehensive AI gateway, with countless visibility and control features for enterprises”
Funding6
- 5
Bloomberg · Apr 8, 2025 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“The deal values the startup at about $1.5 billion.”
- 6
Tailscale · Apr 8, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Tailscale has raised $160 million USD ($230 million CAD) in our Series C, led by Accel”
- 7
Tailscale · May 4, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“we’ve raised $100M in a Series B financing led by CRV and Insight Partners”
- 8
TechCrunch · May 4, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“at an over-$ 1 billion valuation (in Canadian dollars, not U.S.)”
- 9
Business Wire · Nov 10, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Tailscale announced US$12 million in Series A funding from Accel, with participation from Heavybit and Uncork Capital”
- 10
BetaKit · Supports Funding round · amount
“The seed round was led by San Francisco-based accelerator fund Heavybit, with participation from Uncork Capital and other undisclosed investors.”
People2
- 11
Tailscale · Supports Role
“Avery Pennarun is the CEO and co-founder of Tailscale.”
- 12
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Role
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”
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