Netris
Netris builds the NAAM network automation and multi-tenancy platform that orchestrates multi-fabric AI infrastructure (Spectrum-X, InfiniBand, NVLink, BlueField DPUs) for neoclouds, NVIDIA Cloud Partners, sovereign AI operators, and telco-led AI factories. It sells recurring software subscriptions to AI cloud operators worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersSanta Clara, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Netris does
Netris is a private, venture-backed software company that builds network automation and multi-tenancy infrastructure for AI cloud operators. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company develops the Netris NAAM (Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy) platform, a vendor-agnostic, controller-based system that orchestrates multi-fabric AI environments — including NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet, NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand, NVL72, NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, and virtual/edge networking — behind a unified control plane that delivers cloud-provider-grade constructs such as VPCs, V-Nets, peering, elastic IPs, and L4 load balancers. The platform is delivered through the Netris Controller (3-node HA Kubernetes/K3s cluster with air-gapped support), the Netris Switch Agent (running on NVIDIA Cumulus, Dell SONiC, Arista EOS, and EdgeCore SONiC), the horizontally scalable Netris SoftGate HS software gateway, and the Netris Host Networking (NHN) plugin for BlueField DPUs; it is exposed via REST API, a native Terraform provider, and a Kubernetes Operator.
Netris monetizes through recurring software subscriptions anchored to data-center, cluster, and node/SoftGate footprint, with multi-year enterprise contracts and a quote-based, demo-driven sales motion. Its customer base is concentrated in AI cloud operators — neoclouds (Lightning AI, TensorWave, Nebul, Corvex, FireBird, Hydra Host), NVIDIA Cloud Partners and AI factories (Visionbay.ai, TELUS, Firmus), telcos (Ooredoo), and enterprise AI hosting (Scott Data, STN, DCAI) — and the company reports 12% of the global neocloud market, 35+ live GPU cluster deployments, 800% trailing-12-month ARR growth, and 622% YoY revenue growth in 2025. Netris raised a $15M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in June 2026 (board seat to Guido Appenzeller) and has built a co-sell motion with NVIDIA (DSX Air, Spectrum-X, BlueField, NCP ecosystem) and platform partners including Spectro Cloud, Mirantis, vCluster Labs, and Rafay.
Netris firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Netris
- Legal name
- Netris, Inc.
- Website
- https://netris.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Netris builds the NAAM network automation and multi-tenancy platform that orchestrates multi-fabric AI infrastructure (Spectrum-X, InfiniBand, NVLink, BlueField DPUs) for neoclouds, NVIDIA Cloud Partners, sovereign AI operators, and telco-led AI factories. It sells recurring software subscriptions to AI cloud operators worldwide.
- Ownership category
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Netris industry classification
Industry- Product category
- AI Network Automation Software
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)
- SIC
- Computer Communications Equipment (3576)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Intent-Based Networking & Automation (NetOps) (HDABAFAF)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cloud Networking & Virtual Networking (VPC/VNet) (HDABAFAG)
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Where Netris is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Santa Clara
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
Netris business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Netris NAAM software subscription (ARR): Recurring software revenue from the Netris NAAM (Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy) platform, sold to AI cloud operators including neoclouds, sovereign AI operators, AI factories, and AI platform providers. Netris reported 800% annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth over the trailing 12 months and 622% YoY revenue growth in 2025. Netris is in the COGS calculation for every new data center customers like Lightning AI build, indicating platform-licensed, capacity-based pricing tied to cluster size.
- Professional services and expansion capacity: Engineering, deployment, and channel expansion funded by the $15M Series A led by a16z. Funding will be used to expand engineering and sales teams, grow global presence, and deepen the partner ecosystem, with announced expansion across APAC and additional hardware vendor support.
- Hardware-anchored platform licensing (Netris controller + SoftGate nodes): Revenue is co-sold with the underlying hardware footprint (Netris Controller nodes, Netris SoftGate nodes) on a per-data-center basis. Customer Lightning AI notes that Netris software and Netris nodes are now a non-negotiable line item in the COGS calculation for every new data center, implying capacity or node-based pricing tied to deployments.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Quote-based / custom enterprise pricing per AI cluster and data-center deployment |
Go-to-market motion5 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels10 records
Netris product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Netris develops and sells the Netris NAAM (Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy) platform, a vendor-agnostic controller-based software stack that orchestrates multi-fabric AI infrastructure (Ethernet including NVIDIA Spectrum-X, NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand, NVL72, NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, and virtual/edge networking) behind a single control plane. The platform delivers cloud-provider-grade constructs (VPCs, V-Nets, peering, elastic IPs, L4 load balancers, NAT) and hardware-enforced multi-tenancy for AI cloud operators, neoclouds, NVIDIA Cloud Partners and sovereign AI providers. It is delivered through the Netris Controller, Netris Switch Agent, Netris SoftGate HS software gateway, NHN plugin for BlueField DPUs, a Terraform Provider and a Kubernetes Operator.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NAAM (Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy): Netris's flagship platform for AI network automation, abstraction, and multi-tenancy, delivered as the company's core software offering across Ethernet, InfiniBand, NVLink, DPU, virtual, and edge networking fabrics.
- Netris SoftGate HS
- Netris CloudSim
Products and services
- Netris NAAM Platform
- Netris Controller
- Netris Switch Agent
- Netris SoftGate HS
- Netris Host Networking (NHN) plugin for BlueField DPUs
- Netris Terraform Provider
- Netris Kubernetes Operator
Quantifiable outcome
- 800% ARR growth in the last 12 months
- +12 more outcomes
Companies that use Netris
Customer profileNamed customers19 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Netris technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration23 records
Feature11 records
Netris partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship ecosystem partner, flagship, strategic and standard.
- NVIDIAflagship ecosystem partnerDeep technology partnership covering NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet switches, NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand, NVIDIA NVL72, NVIDIA DOCA HBN, NVIDIA UFM, NVIDIA NMX-C, and NVIDIA DSX Air. Netris v4.7.0 unifies Spectrum-X and BlueField EVPN/VXLAN control planes. Netris is the first ISV validated by NVIDIA for AI Network Automation.
- Spectro CloudflagshipAnnounced at NVIDIA GTC 2026, Spectro Cloud and Netris deliver a validated AI factory stack combining Spectro Cloud PaletteAI with Netris NAAM. Spectro Cloud automatically deploys the Netris DPU agent to each DPU, enabling NVIDIA DOCA HBN. Validated on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs and designed to support BlueField-4 and Vera Rubin architectures.
- NVIDIA DSX AirflagshipNetris NAAM is integrated into and supported within NVIDIA DSX Air (the infrastructure simulation platform launched at GTC 2026) as the network orchestration, automation, and multi-tenancy layer. The same Netris controller that runs in DSX Air moves directly into the live environment at deployment, enabling simulation-first delivery.
- MirantisstrategicIntegration combining Mirantis Kubernetes orchestration with Netris network automation for AI infrastructure operators. Enables automated cluster delivery and hardware-enforced tenant isolation. Netris becomes the first commercial networking orchestration platform to integrate NVIDIA BlueField DPUs into the data center network fabric.
- vCluster LabsflagshipStrategic partnership announced October 28, 2025, combining vCluster's virtual Kubernetes cluster technology with Netris's network automation and multi-tenancy platform to deliver cloud-grade Kubernetes for AI infrastructure. Provides multi-layer isolation (vCluster at compute layer, Netris at network layer) for AI factories and GPU clouds.
- Rafay SystemsstrategicPartnership announced March 12, 2025, to speed consumption and monetization for GPU clouds. Enables rapid self-service compute consumption in the AI era by combining Rafay's Kubernetes operations platform with Netris's network automation.
- Apache CloudStackstandardNetris-CloudStack integration provides Netris VXLAN isolation and VR replacement for Apache CloudStack deployments, allowing CloudStack networks to be mapped to Netris V-Nets and supporting multi-tenant cloud orchestration.
- Tigera CalicostandardCalico CNI integration for Kubernetes, enabling Netris and Calico to work together inside a Kubernetes cluster to deliver network policy and multi-tenancy.
- TailscalestandardIntegration with vCluster Labs' virtual Kubernetes reference architecture for GPUs includes Tailscale VPN alongside Netris network isolation tools.
- Check Point Software TechnologiesstandardListed as an ecosystem partner in the NVIDIA DSX Air launch (GTC 2026) demonstrating security integrations alongside Netris.
- KeysightstandardListed as an ecosystem partner in the NVIDIA DSX Air launch (GTC 2026) for testing and validation alongside Netris.
- VAST AIstandardListed as an ecosystem partner in the NVIDIA DSX Air launch (GTC 2026) for data and orchestration integrations alongside Netris.
- Red HatstandardCo-hosted an Executive Breakfast at the Cheval Blanc Paris during the RAISE Summit 2026 (July 9, 2026), bringing together enterprise AI infrastructure leaders.
- Saturn CloudstandardCo-hosted the AI Executive Salon cocktail party with Netris and Mirantis at NVIDIA GTC 2026 (March 18, 2026) in Downtown San Jose.
- Arista NetworksstrategicArista EOS is fully supported by Netris across multiple switch series (7020R, 7050X3, 7050X4, 7060X4, 7060X5, 7280R3, 7280R3A, 7358X4, 7368X4, 7300R3, 7500R3), enabling Netris to be sold alongside Arista hardware.
- Dell TechnologiesstrategicDell PowerSwitch and SONiC platforms (E-Series, S-Series, N-Series, Z-Series) are fully supported by Netris, enabling joint deployment for AI cloud customers.
- EdgeCore NetworksstandardEdgeCore SONiC platforms (DCS201, DCS202, DCS203, AS7726, DCS510, DCS511, AIS800) are fully supported by Netris, enabling joint deployment with EdgeCore hardware.
- CoreWeavestandardCo-panelist at RAISE Summit 2026 (Ben Richardson, VP Strategy, CoreWeave) on the Master Stage panel 'Powering AI Infrastructure: Solving the 21st Century Manhattan Project'. CoreWeave is also named as a DSX Air user.
- Furiosa AIstandardCo-panelist at RAISE Summit 2026 (June Paik, CEO, Furiosa AI) on the Master Stage panel alongside Netris CEO Alex Saroyan.
- SupermicrostandardCo-panelist at RAISE Summit 2026 (Vik Malyala, Chief Business Officer, Supermicro) on the Master Stage panel alongside Netris leadership.
- SemiAnalysisstandardCo-panelist at RAISE Summit 2026 (Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros, Head of Datacenter & Energy Infrastructure Research, SemiAnalysis) on the Master Stage panel.
- Run:aistandardCo-presented at NVIDIA GTC 2026 with Netris on building a software-defined multi-tenant NVLinked cluster integrating Run:ai, Base Command Manager, vCluster, and Netris.
- NVIDIA Base Command ManagerstandardIntegrates with vCluster's Infrastructure Tenancy Platform for AI alongside Netris to manage NVIDIA GPU clusters including DGX systems.
- HashiCorp TerraformstandardNetris provides a native Terraform provider (registry.terraform.io/providers/netrisai/netris) for infrastructure-as-code adoption by enterprise customers.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Netris competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Arista Networks: Arista is a leading provider of high-performance Ethernet switches (including for AI fabrics) and the CloudVision automation platform. Netris supports Arista EOS as a managed NOS and is co-sold alongside Arista hardware, but Arista is also a potential competitor as it builds out its own AI networking automation stack.
- NVIDIA (Cumulus / NetQ): NVIDIA owns Cumulus Linux, NetQ, UFM, NMX-C, and DSX Air — overlapping closely with Netris's territory. While Netris is an NVIDIA-validated ISV, NVIDIA is also the largest potential competitor as it continues to integrate automation into its Spectrum-X and BlueField stack.
- Juniper Networks (Apstra): Juniper's Apstra intent-based networking platform provides data center fabric automation across multi-vendor environments. Juniper is a broad incumbent targeting the same multi-vendor data center automation niche that Netris addresses, with deeper enterprise install base but less AI-fabric specialization.
- Cisco Systems: Cisco's Nexus Dashboard and ACI provide data center fabric automation and SDN at hyperscale, with the largest enterprise networking install base in the world. Cisco overlaps with Netris on multi-vendor data center automation but lacks Netris's depth in NVIDIA-specific AI fabrics and neocloud-focused multi-tenancy.
Direct peers
- DriveNets: DriveNets provides a distributed network operating system for hyperscale and AI fabrics, running on white-box hardware. Like Netris, DriveNets targets service providers and AI cloud operators seeking to disaggregate networking from proprietary hardware stacks, with a similar cloud-provider-grade automation thesis.
- Itential: Itential provides a network automation platform with low-code workflows and a broad integration catalog across multi-vendor and multi-domain networks. It is directly comparable to Netris on the network-automation-as-a-software-platform axis, though Itential is more enterprise/Service Provider-focused than AI-fabric-focused.
- Gluware: Gluware provides intelligent network automation for multi-vendor enterprise environments, with strong orchestration and policy capabilities. It is comparable to Netris as a software-defined, vendor-agnostic network automation platform, although Gluware's focus is more on enterprise campus and WAN than on AI fabrics.
- Apstra (Juniper): Apstra pioneered intent-based networking and was acquired by Juniper in 2021. It remains a direct comparator for Netris on multi-vendor data center fabric automation and closed-loop validation, with overlapping positioning around vendor-agnostic control planes.
- Pluribus Networks: Pluribus delivers a distributed SDN operating system (Netvisor) for white-box switches, with strong multi-tenancy and automation features. It is comparable to Netris on the disaggregated, software-defined, multi-tenant data center fabric axis, particularly for service provider and cloud operator customers.
Emerging players
- Big Switch Networks (now VMware): Big Switch's Big Cloud Fabric provided multi-tenant data center fabric automation on white-box switches before being absorbed into VMware. As part of VMware's NSX and vCenter ecosystem, it overlaps conceptually with Netris's controller-based, multi-tenant approach, though VMware has de-emphasized the standalone Big Switch product line.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Profiles6 records
Netris funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds7 records
Investors10 records
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Frequently asked questions about Netris
What does Netris do?
Netris develops and sells the Netris NAAM (Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy) platform, a vendor-agnostic controller-based software stack that orchestrates multi-fabric AI infrastructure (Ethernet including NVIDIA Spectrum-X, NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand, NVL72, NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, and virtual/edge networking) behind a single control plane. The platform delivers cloud-provider-grade constructs (VPCs, V-Nets, peering, elastic IPs, L4 load balancers, NAT) and hardware-enforced multi-tenancy for AI cloud operators, neoclouds, NVIDIA Cloud Partners and sovereign AI providers. It is delivered through the Netris Controller, Netris Switch Agent, Netris SoftGate HS software gateway, NHN plugin for BlueField DPUs, a Terraform Provider and a Kubernetes Operator.
Is Netris a public or private company?
Netris is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Netris founded?
Netris was founded in 2018. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Netris based?
Netris is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States, in the North America region.
How does Netris make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Netris NAAM software subscription (ARR) is the primary driver. The others are professional services and expansion capacity and hardware-anchored platform licensing (Netris controller + SoftGate nodes).
Who are Netris's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Arista Networks, NVIDIA (Cumulus / NetQ), Juniper Networks (Apstra) and Cisco Systems. Direct peers are DriveNets, Itential, Gluware, Apstra (Juniper) and Pluribus Networks. Big Switch Networks (now VMware) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Netris have an API?
Yes. Netris offers a REST API for management interfaces along with a Terraform provider. The API supports integration with external systems or a customer-facing portal for infrastructure-as-code workflows. Developer documentation is at www.netris.io/docs/en/latest.
What industry is Netris in?
Netris's product category is AI Network Automation Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAFAF, Intent-Based Networking & Automation (NetOps), with a secondary code of HDABAFAG, Cloud Networking & Virtual Networking (VPC/VNet). Its NAICS code is 5182 and its SIC code is 3576.