DriveNets
DriveNets develops high-scale networking software for AI infrastructure and service providers, with its technology supporting over 30% of U.S. internet traffic. The company has raised $1.6 billion in funding and employs 592 people.
The growth story
DriveNets grew from 286 to 592 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $1.6B along the way, most recently a Series D in June 2026.
About
DriveNets sells networking software that enables large-scale AI infrastructure and service providers to optimize performance and efficiency. Its solutions, including DriveNets AI Fabric, are used by major players like AT&T, Comcast, and hyperscalers worldwide, offering an Ethernet-based alternative to InfiniBand.
The company has scaled rapidly, raising $1.6 billion in funding, including a Series D round in 2026. Its technology underpins a significant portion of U.S. internet traffic, highlighting its critical role in modern networking infrastructure.
Founders and leadership
DriveNets is led by founders Ido Susan and Hillel Kobr. Engineering is the largest function, with 255 employees, reflecting the company's focus on technical innovation.
The DriveNets org chart
Ido Susan (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 337 (+33% YoY), Information Technology 73 (+12% YoY), Operations 23 (+15% YoY), Human Resources 21 (-9% YoY), Sales 20 (+25% YoY), Product Management 20 (+18% YoY).
Talent flow
DriveNets recruits heavily from the Israel Defense Forces, Cisco, and Intel, with 54 employees coming from military backgrounds. Alumni often move to NVIDIA, Cato Networks, and Cisco.
Most common previous employers of DriveNets staff: Israel Defense Forces (54), Cisco (43), Luxoft (21), Intel (21), Amdocs (20), ECI Telecom (20). Former DriveNets employees most often moved to NVIDIA (11), Cato Networks (8), Cisco (6), Nokia (5), Google (4), Ribbon Communications (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The DriveNets mafia
DriveNets alumni have founded 12 companies, including Prod, Above Security, and BioRaptor, with Prod employing 71 staff.
13Shai-Li R., was Product Marketing Analyst Intern until 2022Amir Boldo, was VP Innovation until 2018Scott Robohn, was VP, Sales Engineering and Operations - Americas until 2023Nitzan Eretz-kdoshai, was Sales Specialist until 2023Gilad Levy, was Product Engineer until 2023
Ran Sheinberg, was Product Director, Cloud Solutions until 2022
Lior Friedman, was Network System Architect until 2024
Orit Menkes, PhD, was Chief People Officer until 2025
Lior Oren Averbukh, was Senior Software Engineer until 2026
Cristian Matei, was Global Director Datacenter Operations & Distinguished Engineer until 2024
Eli Fadida, was Training Manager until 2023
Kfir Gollan, was Director of Software Engineering until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 28% search, 12% social, 4% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at DriveNets: Python (Programming Language) (230), Linux (225), C (Programming Language) (192), C++ (187), Software Development (153), Java (139), Networking (139), Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) (134).
Where the team actually sits
DriveNets people are concentrated in Israel (179), Tel Aviv District, Israel (92), Center District, Israel (73), Bucharest, Romania (31). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
DriveNets attracts about 1,778 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 330 ranking keywords and lost 244 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
DriveNets has 592 employees as of September 2026.
DriveNets has raised $1.6B in total, most recently a Series D round in June 2026.
DriveNets was founded in 2015 by Ido Susan.
Ido Susan (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of DriveNets's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current DriveNets staff are Israel Defense Forces (54 people), Cisco (43 people), Luxoft (21 people).
Former DriveNets employees most often move to NVIDIA (11), Cato Networks (8), Cisco (6).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at DriveNets, including Prod, Above Security, BioRaptor.
DriveNets attracts about 1,778 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among DriveNets staff are Python (Programming Language), Linux, C (Programming Language), C++, Software Development.
DriveNets staff are concentrated in Israel (179), Tel Aviv District, Israel (92), Center District, Israel (73).
DriveNets has about 337 people in Engineering, up 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
DriveNets has about 73 people in Information Technology, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 489 current and 301 former DriveNets profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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