NS1

New York, NY, United States Network Infrastructure & Operations Acquired

NS1 is a leading provider of intelligent DNS and traffic management solutions. The platform uses machine learning and real-time data analytics to enable enterprises to optimize network performance, reliability, and security across hybrid cloud environments. NS1's technology helps organizations automate network operations and make intelligent routing decisions at scale.

Acquired

NS1 has been acquired

Acquired by International Business Machines Corporation March 31, 2023

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2013

Employees

63

Total Funding

$98.35M

5 rounds

Funding

Total raised $98.35M across 5 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series D

Date

July 15, 2020

Amount

$40M

Valuation

Lead Investors

Energy Impact Partners
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
July 15, 2020 Series D $40M Energy Impact Partners
October 2019 Series C $33M Dell Technologies Capital
November 2016 Series B Extension Not disclosed Telstra Ventures

Prominent Investors

Energy Impact Partners delltechnologies.com Cisco Investments Energy Impact Partners

Leadership

  • Kris Beevers

    Founder and CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Alex Vayl

    Co-Founder and Chief of Staff

    LinkedIn

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Cloudflare

    CDN and DNS security platform offering managed DNS services alongside broader security and performance solutions

  • Amazon Route 53

    AWS managed DNS service providing cloud-native domain name system and traffic routing capabilities

  • Akamai

    Global content delivery and edge computing platform offering Fast DNS and traffic management services

  • Google Cloud DNS

    Google Cloud's managed DNS service providing scalable domain name system and load balancing

  • Neustar

    Independent DNS and network intelligence provider offering managed DNS and DDoS protection services

  • DNSimple

    Simple and reliable domain registrar and DNS hosting service for developers and small businesses

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