NetFoundry
NetFoundry provides zero-trust networking software that secures connections between distributed workloads without VPNs or firewall changes. The Charlotte-based company has raised $27M and employs 82 people.
The growth story
NetFoundry grew from 67 to 82 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $27M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2025.
About
NetFoundry sells software that enables secure communication between components of distributed systems, particularly for IoT and enterprise applications. Its technology eliminates the need for VPNs or open ports, focusing on identity-based connectivity for hybrid IT/OT environments.
The company has raised $27M in funding, most recently in a Series A round led by CircleRock Capital, Cisco Investments, and SYN Ventures. With 82 employees, NetFoundry maintains a strong engineering focus, with 23 staff in that function.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is NetFoundry's largest function, accounting for 23 of its 82 employees. The company shows strong retention, with a median tenure of 5 years among its workforce.
The NetFoundry org chart
Galeal Zino (Founder & CEO) leads 24 mapped leaders with 4 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 24 (-8% YoY), Sales 10 (+100% YoY), Business Development 9 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (+100% YoY), Information Technology 6 (0% YoY), Marketing 5 (+67% YoY).
Talent flow
NetFoundry draws talent from IoT and networking companies like Axeda, Tata Communications, and Palo Alto Networks. Alumni frequently move to cybersecurity and cloud computing roles, with notable transitions to Run Free Project and Amazon Web Services.
Most common previous employers of NetFoundry staff: Axeda (6), Tata Communications (4), ThingWorx® from VeloticTM (4), Palo Alto Networks (3), CapTech (3), Velotic Software (3). Former NetFoundry employees most often moved to Run Free Project (4), Tata Communications (3), Cyble (2), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2), Carnegie (1), mageba (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The NetFoundry mafia
NetFoundry alumni have founded 5 companies, including Aduna Global with 129 employees and Run Free Project with 5 staff. Other startups include Technopop Solutions, Sommy.ai, and InfoApp.
5Anthony Bartolo, was Member Board Of Directors until 2019Rob Anderson, NPDP, PMP, was Director of Product Marketing until 2019Sandeep Khanna, was Country Director - India until 2022Curt Tudor, was Principal Software Engineer (Advanced Development Team) until 2026Frank Martin, was Account Manager - Western Region until 2019Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 12% search, 3% social, 4% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at NetFoundry: Cloud Computing (25), Enterprise Software (21), Software as a Service (SaaS) (20), Java (19), Management (19), Cybersecurity (18), Leadership (18), Linux (17).
Where the team actually sits
NetFoundry people are concentrated in North Carolina, United States (8), New York, United States (8), Karnataka, India (4), New Jersey, United States (3).
Search footprint
NetFoundry attracts about 437 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 92 ranking keywords and lost 148 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
NetFoundry has 82 employees as of September 2026.
NetFoundry has raised $27M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2025.
NetFoundry was founded in 2019 by Galeal Zino, David Hart, Robert Caamano, Andrew Martinez.
Galeal Zino (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of NetFoundry's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current NetFoundry staff are Axeda (6 people), Tata Communications (4 people), ThingWorx® from VeloticTM (4 people).
Former NetFoundry employees most often move to Run Free Project (4), Tata Communications (3), Cyble (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at NetFoundry, including Aduna Global, Run Free Project, Technopop Solutions.
NetFoundry attracts about 437 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among NetFoundry staff are Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software as a Service (SaaS), Java, Management.
NetFoundry staff are concentrated in North Carolina, United States (8), New York, United States (8), Karnataka, India (4).
NetFoundry has about 24 people in Engineering, down 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
NetFoundry has about 10 people in Sales, up 100% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 56 current and 91 former NetFoundry profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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