What IPXO does

IPXO operates an automated IPv4 address leasing and monetization platform, originally founded as Heficed and headquartered in London with operational roots in Vilnius, Lithuania. The platform connects organizations that hold unused IPv4 address space with entities that need addresses, automating provisioning, LOA/ROA/WHOIS updates, abuse handling, and payments. As of recent disclosures, IPXO manages more than 15 million IPv4 addresses across 143+ countries, serves over 2,000 B2B clients, and has processed 63,000+ lease deals since 2020. Its product surface has expanded beyond raw leasing into a Next-Gen IPAM (Internet Protocol Address Management) platform with integrated BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) routing security, geolocation correction, IP reputation monitoring against 85+ global blocklists, and Bring-Your-Own-IP integrations with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Cloudflare. A free IPv6 /48 block bundled with IPAM subscriptions signals an effort to convert customers toward IPv6 alongside IPv4 monetization.

The company monetizes through four primary streams: subscription-based IPv4 leasing tiered by subnet size ($64/month for /24 to $17,294/month for /16, i.e., CIDR notation where /24 = 256 addresses, /16 = 65,536 addresses), a 5% platform fee on IP holder monetization earnings, tiered IPAM subscriptions (free to $450/month enterprise), and usage-based IP reputation scanning ($5-$45 per IP). GTM (go-to-market) combines product-led growth through a self-serve portal, enterprise direct sales for large operators and ISPs, and channel partnerships with brokers such as IPTrading and data center platforms such as EasyDCIM. Certifications include ISO 27001, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Cyber Essentials, and ENS (Esquema Nacional de Seguridad — the Spanish national security framework), with RIPE NCC, ARIN, and APNIC (Regional Internet Registries for Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America) memberships supporting multi-regulatory reach.

Operationally, IPXO is in a scale-up phase: CEO Ramutė Varnelytė was appointed in January 2025, Encoded Ventures made a strategic investment in October 2025 (with a board seat) to fund US expansion, and partnerships with EasyDCIM and major cloud BYOIP integrations launched in early 2026. Reported revenue reached $14M in March 2024 per Tech.eu, with cumulative holder payouts exceeding $55M. The competitive backdrop — acute IPv4 scarcity, AWS's per-IP-hour public IPv4 charges, and rising demand from hosting, CDN, telecom, and AI workloads — favors continued platform growth, though the addressable IPv4 market is structurally finite and depends on long-term IPv6 transition dynamics.

Name

IPXO

Legal name

IPXO LLC

Website

https://ipxo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IPXO operates an automated IPv4 address leasing and monetization platform serving 2,000+ B2B clients across 143+ countries, with 15M+ IPs under management and 63,000+ completed deals since 2020. It combines IPv4 leasing, Next-Gen IPAM, BGP security, reputation monitoring, and multi-cloud BYOIP integrations for hosting, telecom, and enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IP Address Management & Network Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Address Management (IPAM) & DNS/DHCP (DDI) (HDAFAMAE)

Keywords

• IPv4 address leasing
• IP address management
• IP monetization platform
• BGP routing security
• BYOIP cloud integration

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. IPv4 Leasing: Subscription-based leasing of IPv4 addresses with tiered pricing based on subnet size. Customers pay monthly fees ranging from $64/month for /24 blocks to $17,294/month for /16 blocks. Includes automated provisioning, abuse management, and compliance features.
2. IP Monetization Services: Platform services for IP holders to monetize unused IPv4 addresses. Takes 5% platform fee from earnings. Includes KYC checks, RPKI management, abuse monitoring, and automated payouts.
3. IPAM Subscriptions: Tiered subscription pricing for IP address management platform: Starter (Free up to /22), Growth ($50/mo up to /18), Business ($150/mo up to /16), Enterprise ($450/mo up to /12), Custom (Contact sales for over /12).
4. IP Reputation Monitoring: Subscription-based IP reputation scanning with tiered pricing: Tier 1 at $5 per IP, Tier 2 up to /20 at $15, Tier 3 at $45 per IP.
5. IPv6 Services: Free /48 IPv6 block with Next-Gen IPAM subscription for first year, then $10/month or $100/year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

IPXO provides an automated IPv4 address leasing and monetization platform that enables organizations to lease clean, verified IPv4 addresses on demand or monetize unused IP assets for recurring revenue. The platform integrates IP address management (IPAM), BGP routing security, IP geolocation correction, IP reputation monitoring against 85+ global blocklists, and Bring-Your-Own-IP (BYOIP) automation for major cloud providers into a unified system, supported by a developer API and self-serve marketplace.

Product overview

IPXO is a unified IP leasing and management platform that enables organizations to access, lease, and monetize IPv4 addresses through a single intelligent, automated system. The platform consists of core services (IPv4 Leasing and IP Monetization) supported by add-on modules including Next-Gen IPAM for comprehensive address management, IP Geolocation Management for location accuracy, BGP Routing Security for prefix protection, IP Reputation for blocklist monitoring, and Cloud BYOIP Solutions for AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Cloudflare. The platform also offers a free IPv6 block with IPAM subscriptions. IPXO manages over 15 million IPv4 addresses across 143+ countries, serving 2,000+ B2B clients with 1,600+ connected networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IPv4 Leasing On-demand leasing of clean, verified IPv4 addresses for hosting providers, telecoms, ISPs, CDNs, and cloud platforms, with tiered pricing by subnet size from /24 (256 IPs) up to /16 (65,536 IPs), flexible lease terms, automated provisioning, and global inventory across 143+ countries.
• IP Monetization Service for IP address holders to lease unused IPv4 space to verified clients and generate recurring monthly revenue, with KYC checks, RPKI management, abuse monitoring, automated payouts, and a 5% platform fee on earnings.
• Next-Gen IPAM Comprehensive IP address management platform for centralized visibility and management of all IP assets including RPKI, IRR, BGP routes, Geolocation, WHOIS, and reputation monitoring, with tiered subscription pricing from free Starter up to /22 up to Custom enterprise plans.
• IP Reputation Monitoring Subscription-based IP reputation scanning and protection service that monitors IPs against 85+ global blocklists, detects risky reputation patterns (spam, phishing, malware, DDoS, scraping), and provides expert assistance to restore trust.
• IP Geolocation Management Service for tracking and correcting IP geolocation accuracy across major databases through automated geofeed updates, enabling bulk correction of mis-located IPs to ensure they appear in the correct regions.
• BGP Routing Security Security service providing real-time monitoring of BGP announcements, detection of unauthorized origin ASNs, prevention of prefix hijacks, and maintenance of accurate RPKI, ROA, and IRR data from a unified dashboard.
• Cloud BYOIP Automation Bring Your Own IP automation for AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, and Cloudflare that handles address validation, provisioning, routing, and readiness checks within the customer's cloud account, reducing per-IP-hour public IPv4 charges.
• IP Data Intelligence Lookup tool that provides instant access to essential IP data including RPKI status, BGP routing details, geolocation, and WHOIS records by entering an IP address, subnet, or AS number.
• IPv6 Block Service IPv6 service providing a free /48 IPv6 block with every Next-Gen IPAM subscription for the first year (then $10/month or $100/year), simplifying IPv6 distribution in partnership with RIPE NCC without requiring direct RIPE membership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce IP deployment time from days to minutes with automated provisioning
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EasyDCIMcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 January 2026Integration of EasyDCIM's data center infrastructure management platform with IPXO's IP address leasing and asset monetization capabilities. Enables operators to manage physical assets and IP resources in a single workflow, identifying unused IPv4 space and leasing it through IPXO to generate recurring revenue. Launch incentives include free IPAM module with every EasyDCIM plan and 20% discount for IPXO customers for one year.
• RIPE NCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for IPv6 distribution simplification. IPXO provisions /48 IPv6 blocks directly without requiring customers to be RIPE NCC members, handling allocation and routing while eliminating annual RIPE NCC fees for customers.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationBYOIP integration enabling automated deployment of IPXO-leased IPv4 addresses on AWS. Handles address validation, provisioning, routing, and readiness checks using CloudFormation automation. Helps organizations avoid AWS's $0.005 per IP-hour public IPv4 charges by using their own leased IPs.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationBYOIP integration for static and regional IPs for GCP workloads. Enables seamless deployment of IPXO-leased IPs across Google Cloud environments.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationBYOIP integration for reserved and public IPs across Azure regions. Allows organizations to use IPXO-leased IPv4 addresses on Azure.
• IBM CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationBYOIP integration for public and hybrid IBM Cloud deployments. Enables deployment of IPXO-leased IPs on IBM Cloud infrastructure.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or IntegrationBYOIP integration for CDN and edge loads with lower IP costs. Technical guides available for preparing leased subnets for Cloudflare deployment.
• IPTradingmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIPTrading uses IPXO's platform as the fastest and most visible way to get their clients' IP addresses leased out, alongside negotiating direct leases.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• IPv4.Global: One of the largest IPv4 address marketplaces, offering IPv4 lease and transfer services. Closely comparable to IPXO in core offering (IPv4 leasing and monetization) and target customer (IP holders and network operators).
• Addrex: IPv4 address broker and marketplace facilitating lease and transfer of IPv4 space. Operates the same two-sided model as IPXO and serves overlapping hosting, ISP, and enterprise buyers.
• IPTrading: IPv4 broker that uses IPXO's platform for lease execution while also negotiating direct leases for clients. Represents both a channel partner and a direct competitive broker in the IPv4 secondary market.
• Prefixx: Specialized IPv4 broker and transfer service catering to enterprises and network operators. Comparable niche focus and customer base in IPv4 address leasing and acquisition.
• IPbrokers.com: IPv4 transfer and lease broker serving buyers and sellers globally. Operates in the same niche marketplace category as IPXO with overlapping hosting and ISP customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hurricane Electric: Major global IPv6-native backbone operator and colocation provider that historically controlled large IPv4 allocations. Comparable as a large incumbent in IP address space management and network services.
• Cloudflare: Cloud and network services incumbent offering BYOIP support for IPXO-leased prefixes on its CDN/edge platform. Comparable as an IP-adjacent infrastructure provider with overlapping network and BGP security capabilities.

Emerging players

• Team Cymru: Provider of IP reputation, threat intelligence, and BGP routing security feeds. Partial overlap with IPXO's reputation and BGP security modules, but focused on data feeds rather than a marketplace.
• MaxMind: Provider of IP geolocation and network intelligence data. Directly comparable to IPXO's IP Geolocation Management module and IP Data Intelligence tool, targeting fraud, compliance, and content localization use cases.
• Spamhaus: Authoritative IP and domain reputation data provider maintaining major blocklists. Comparable as a data source underpinning IPXO's IP Reputation module and adjacent to its abuse-management automation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IPXOcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipxo

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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