San Jose, California-based edge networking upstart Graphiant emerged from stealth mode in 2022 ready to take aim at market incumbents like Cisco and other competing SD-WAN players. The networking newcomer is delivering what it refers to as an MPLS-alternative edge connectivity between the enterprise WAN, hybrid cloud, network edge, customers and partners. Its offering is delivered as a service through the Graphiant Network Edge. The privately held company told CRN in September that it’s solving a big networking problem that existing SD-WAN player are not listening to—increasingly distributed workloads and network complexity that is in turn creating more complexity and security issues for businesses.
Graphiant, led by a former Viptela founder, said it will do all its business through the channel. The company has raised $33.5 million in Series A funding backed by Sequoia Capital, Two Bear Capital and Atlantic Bridge.
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