Solo.io is a prominent leader in cloud-native application networking, founded in 2017 in Cambridge, MA. The company's expertise lies in seamlessly connecting, securing, and monitoring Kubernetes applications and APIs globally. Its renowned products, Gloo Gateway and Gloo Mesh, are preferred by Fortune 2000 industry leaders and cloud-native innovators, establishing market leadership across industries and geographies.
All Solo.io products are built on open-source technologies like Istio, Envoy, Kubernetes, Cilium, eBPF, GraphQL, WebAssembly, and Linux. The company's success is attributed to its world-class engineering team, which contributes to major CNCF open-source projects globally. Solo.io holds influential positions in the Istio Steering and Technical Oversight Committees, significantly driving innovation in the Istio and Envoy communities.
The company has received prestigious industry accolades, including Gartner Cool Vendor (2019), InfoWorld Technology of the Year (2022), and CRN’s Top 10 Hottest Startups (2022). In 2021, Solo.io secured $135 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $1 billion, bringing its total venture funding to $175 million from esteemed firms like Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and True Ventures.
Solo.io operates as a remote-first company with a strong regional presence in North America, Europe, and APAC, continuing to pioneer innovative solutions and empower businesses worldwide in the API, Computing, and Internet industries.