Last updated 2026-08-12
- Raised $750M Secondary led by AT&T, Jul 2025
- Raised $410M Series D led by Atreides Management, Jun 2026
- Raised $262M Series C led by D2 Investments, Aug 2022
Total raised
$1.7B
Last: D Round 2026-06
Stage
Series D
Founded
2015
Headcount
551
HQ
Ra'anana, Israel
Sector
Telecommunications
About
DriveNets is a software company that builds networks like clouds, offering communications service providers and cloud providers a radical new way to build networks. Its core technology, DriveNets Network Cloud, supports the virtualization of network and compute resources, running on standard white-box hardware to scale network capacity. [5, 13] This disaggregated network model allows physical infrastructure to operate as a shared resource for multiple networks and services, facilitating faster service innovation at the network edge. [5] DriveNets also provides Ethernet-based AI Fabric solutions for large-scale AI infrastructures, optimizing GPU utilization and accelerating deployments. [2, 6]
Funding history · 6 rounds · $1.7B total
6 events/rounds · $1.7B Total Funding: $1.7B in Private Equity
Jun 2026
Jul 2025
Aug 2022
Jan 2021
Jul 2019
Feb 2019
Headcount over time
551 employees (2026-09) · 1 point
Offices
Ra'anana, Israel · HQ / main office
Q&A
- What is DriveNets' primary focus?
- DriveNets is a software company that builds networks like clouds, providing high-scale networking solutions for AI infrastructure and service providers.
- When was DriveNets founded and where is its headquarters located?
- DriveNets was founded in December 2015 and is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.
- What is DriveNets' most recent funding round?
- DriveNets completed a Series D round in June 2026, raising $410,000,000. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Atreides Management.
- What is the total amount of funding DriveNets has raised to date?
- DriveNets has raised a total of $1,000,000,000 across all funding rounds.
- What was a recent product development for DriveNets?
- In July 2026, DriveNets introduced a solution that connects two distant data centers into a single AI cluster.
- Who are the co-founders of DriveNets?
- The co-founders of DriveNets are Ido Susan, who serves as CEO, and Hillel Kobrinsky, who is the Chief Strategy Officer.
- What is DriveNets' core technology?
- DriveNets' core technology, DriveNets Network Cloud, virtualizes network and compute resources, running on standard white-box hardware to scale network capacity.
Team · 15
Ido Susan
Founder · CEO and Co-Founder
Hillel Kobrinsky
Founder · Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder
Mike Lilo
Chief Financial Officer
Inbar Lasser-Raab
Chief Marketing Officer
Naama Ofek Arad
Chief Operating Officer
Rani Finkelstein
General Manager, Cybersecurity Solutions
Tali Itzhar
SVP Engineering, Network Cloud
Hanna Ben-Moshe
SVP Engineering, Network Automation
Gisel Rotenberg
General Manager, Automation Platform
Alon Maor
President, Network Cloud
Sigal Amano
VP of Human Resources and Recruitment
Rachel Shiloh
Chief of Staff to the CEO
James Morgan
Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe
Ryan Donnelly
Senior Vice President of Infrastructure
John Sweeney
Executive Vice President of Sales for the Americas
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Telecommunications
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2BSubscription-based services
Tags
unicorn-2021cloudnetwork-optimizationtelecommunication-equipmentnetwork-managementsdnvirtualizationtelecommunication5g-networksaiai-infrastructureethernetdisaggregated-networkingai-fabricai-networkingheterogeneous-aigpu-utilizationcloud-native-networkingservice-providershyperscalersenterprise-networkingopen-networkingethernet-fabric
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | drivenets.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/11282464 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | DRIVENETS LTD. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015-12 |
| Employees (exact) | 551 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 28 |
|---|
GitHub
| Top repos | iptables_extensions, design-system, cdnos-controller, kne, gnmic |
|---|
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | drivenets.com |
|---|
Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 185 |
|---|
Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 515339018 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2015-11-12 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2024 |
| Active charges / liens | 3 |
| Registry events | 6 — charge (3), shares_capital (3) |
| Registered address | זרחין אלכסנדר 1 רעננה |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-03-30 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-06-22 | הגדלה של הון רשום |
| 2026-06-16 | העברת מניות |
| 2026-05-10 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-02-05 | הקצאת מניות |