Last updated 2026-06-18
- Acquired by Red Hat, Sep 2008
- Raised $10M funding round, Jan 2007
- Raised $10M funding round, Jan 2006
Total raised
$20.0M
Last: 2007-01
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2005
Headcount
3
HQ
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Sector
Business Software
About
Qumranet is an enterprise software company offering a desktop virtualization platform. Based on hosted desktops in kernel-based virtual machines on servers, the platform is linked with the company’s SPICE protocol.
Qumranet was acquired by Red Hat and now serves as the company’s research and development center in Israel.
Funding history · 2 rounds · $20.0M total
2007-01
2006-01
Q&A
- What is Qumranet's primary business?
- Qumranet is an enterprise software company that offers a desktop virtualization platform based on hosted desktops in kernel-based virtual machines on servers, linked with its SPICE protocol.
- When was Qumranet founded?
- Qumranet was founded in January 2005.
- What is Qumranet's current status?
- Qumranet is currently inactive, having been acquired by Red Hat in September 2008. It now serves as Red Hat's research and development center in Israel.
- How much funding has Qumranet raised in total?
- Qumranet has raised a total of $20,000,000 across its funding rounds.
- Which investors participated in Qumranet's January 2006 funding round?
- The January 2006 funding round for Qumranet included investments from Sequoia Capital.
- Which investors participated in Qumranet's January 2007 funding round?
- The January 2007 funding round for Qumranet included investments from Norwest Venture Partners.
- What is the employee count for Qumranet?
- Qumranet has an employee count in the 1-10 range.
- What is Qumranet's primary sector?
- Qumranet's primary sector is Business Software.
Team · 4
Moshe Bar
Founder · CTO
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Business Software
Sub-sectors
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsData Architecture
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesSoftware
Target customers
Enterprise & Professional Services
Business model
B2B
Tags
virtualizationenterprise-software
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| linkedin.com/company/36589 | |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qumranet |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q4047778 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2005-1 |
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| Employees (exact) | 3 |
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Red Hat on Sep 2008 - closed due to acquisition |
| Wikidata QID | Q4047778 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by Red Hat 2008-09
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 2 |
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Wikidata
| QID | Q4047778 |
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