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Namestring
GateSpeed
Legal namestring
GateSpeed, Inc.
Websiteurl
gate-speed.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2020
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersPleasanton, United States
HQ citystring
Pleasanton
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
network acceleration software, packet processing platform, high-throughput networking, multi-core packet forwarding, network performance optimization
Industry3 codes
1HDAIAFAJ
CodeHDAIAFAJPrimaryYes
2HDAFABAJ
CodeHDAFABAJPrimaryNo
3HDAFAFAC
CodeHDAFAFACPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • 54151
SIC code1 code
  • 7373
Product category
Network Acceleration Software
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Software Platform Licensing
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

GateSpeed appears to generate revenue through software licensing of their proprietary network acceleration platform. The company offers ISO image and SDK installation options for deployment in customer infrastructure.

gate-speed.com
Marketing channels2 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels2 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

GateSpeed develops a proprietary software stack and application platform for high-throughput network acceleration. The platform combines an advanced packet processing engine with optimized DPDK to deliver 200 Gbps L3 forwarding on a single Intel Xeon CPU core, with linear scalability across CPU cores and CPU types. It ships integrated network applications at various layers including NAT, TCP, firewall, session-level bandwidth management, load-balancing, VPN, NGINX and Apache web servers.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 5 values shown
  • 200 Gbps L3 forwarding throughput on a single Intel Xeon CPU core with up to 80% headroom remaining
+4 more records
Product overview1 text field

GateSpeed offers a single unified product: the GateSpeed Software Stack, a proprietary network acceleration platform that eliminates bottlenecks between network interfaces and applications. The stack provides advanced packet processing with optimized DPDK for multi-core scalability, proprietary packet filter, proxy, and scheduler components, enabling layer 3 forwarding, NAT, TCP, firewall, session-level bandwidth management, load-balancing, VPN, and web server capabilities (NGINX and Apache). It supports deployment across multi-cloud, CDN, MEC, ISP, and data center environments, offering ISO image and SDK installation options.

Product and service1 record
1GateSpeed Software Stack
Scale indicator4 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1Intel Partner Alliance
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2021-01-01
Description

Since 2021, GateSpeed has partnered with the Intel Partner Alliance to develop traffic management and packet forwarding technologies for next-generation networking needs. In Spring 2024, Intel and GateSpeed released a joint white paper titled 'GateSpeed Software Stack Maximizes Performance Across Intel Ecosystem' highlighting high-throughput capabilities and proprietary traffic management tools. GateSpeed participated in an Intel webinar in February 2024 to demonstrate their capabilities and features.

Recent move4 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Cisco Systems
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Cisco is the dominant networking vendor, offering routing, switching, and security platforms with integrated data plane acceleration (including Cisco Silicon One and IOS XR). It competes with GateSpeed indirectly by bundling forwarding performance into end-to-end platforms sold to service providers and large enterprises.

2Juniper Networks
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Juniper provides routing, switching, and security solutions for service providers and enterprises, with its own Trio/Express silicon and PTX/MX platforms. It overlaps with GateSpeed in the service-provider routing and high-throughput packet forwarding categories.

3Arista Networks
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Arista delivers high-performance switching and routing platforms built on merchant silicon, widely deployed in hyperscale and high-frequency environments. It competes broadly with GateSpeed by offering tightly integrated, high-throughput data plane functionality inside its EOS platforms.

4Napatech
TypeDirect peer
Description

Napatech delivers SmartNIC and FPGA-based packet processing acceleration solutions for telecom, financial, and cybersecurity workloads. It competes with GateSpeed in the same packet processing acceleration category, primarily through hardware-assisted rather than pure-software approaches.

5NVIDIA (Networking / BlueField DPU)
TypeEmerging player
Description

NVIDIA's networking business (including Mellanox and BlueField DPUs) provides high-performance packet processing and offload for hyperscale and AI infrastructure. It competes with GateSpeed as an alternative architecture for accelerating network functions off the host CPU.

66WIND
TypeDirect peer
Description

6WIND provides virtualized networking and high-performance packet processing software for service providers and enterprises. It is a direct competitor to GateSpeed in software-based network acceleration and disaggregated routing on commodity servers.

7Marvell Technology
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Marvell supplies merchant networking silicon (OCTEON DPUs, switches, PHYs) that powers many high-performance networking platforms. It competes with GateSpeed by providing the dedicated silicon alternative to CPU-based packet processing acceleration.

8Intel (DPDK / Infrastructure Processing)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Intel develops and maintains DPDK, the open-source data plane acceleration toolkit that GateSpeed explicitly competes against and complements. As GateSpeed's strategic partner and a developer of competing reference stacks, Intel is a uniquely positioned incumbent peer.

9Netcope (CESNET)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Netcope provides FPGA-based packet processing and 100/400 GbE NIC platforms targeting telecom and high-frequency trading use cases. It overlaps directly with GateSpeed in accelerating network functions and forwarding performance.

10Accolade Technology
TypeDirect peer
Description

Accolade designs FPGA-based NICs and packet capture/forwarding cards for telecom, cybersecurity, and monitoring. Its FPGA-accelerated packet processing competes in the same data plane acceleration category as GateSpeed.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

Each record includes

Type, Details

Key risks6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment2 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature7 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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

GateSpeed

Network Acceleration Softwaregate-speed.com

GateSpeed firmographics

Firmographics
Name
GateSpeed
Legal name
GateSpeed, Inc.
Website
https://gate-speed.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2020
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where GateSpeed is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Pleasanton
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GateSpeed business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

  1. Software Platform Licensing: GateSpeed appears to generate revenue through software licensing of their proprietary network acceleration platform. The company offers ISO image and SDK installation options for deployment in customer infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

GateSpeed product offering

Product offering

Core offering

GateSpeed develops a proprietary software stack and application platform for high-throughput network acceleration. The platform combines an advanced packet processing engine with optimized DPDK to deliver 200 Gbps L3 forwarding on a single Intel Xeon CPU core, with linear scalability across CPU cores and CPU types. It ships integrated network applications at various layers including NAT, TCP, firewall, session-level bandwidth management, load-balancing, VPN, NGINX and Apache web servers.

Product overview

GateSpeed offers a single unified product: the GateSpeed Software Stack, a proprietary network acceleration platform that eliminates bottlenecks between network interfaces and applications. The stack provides advanced packet processing with optimized DPDK for multi-core scalability, proprietary packet filter, proxy, and scheduler components, enabling layer 3 forwarding, NAT, TCP, firewall, session-level bandwidth management, load-balancing, VPN, and web server capabilities (NGINX and Apache). It supports deployment across multi-cloud, CDN, MEC, ISP, and data center environments, offering ISO image and SDK installation options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • GateSpeed Software Stack

Quantifiable outcome

  • 200 Gbps L3 forwarding throughput on a single Intel Xeon CPU core with up to 80% headroom remaining
  • +4 more outcomes

Companies that use GateSpeed

Customer profile

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

GateSpeed technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

GateSpeed partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Intel Partner AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, GateSpeed has partnered with the Intel Partner Alliance to develop traffic management and packet forwarding technologies for next-generation networking needs. In Spring 2024, Intel and GateSpeed released a joint white paper titled 'GateSpeed Software Stack Maximizes Performance Across Intel Ecosystem' highlighting high-throughput capabilities and proprietary traffic management tools. GateSpeed participated in an Intel webinar in February 2024 to demonstrate their capabilities and features.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

GateSpeed competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Cisco Systems: Cisco is the dominant networking vendor, offering routing, switching, and security platforms with integrated data plane acceleration (including Cisco Silicon One and IOS XR). It competes with GateSpeed indirectly by bundling forwarding performance into end-to-end platforms sold to service providers and large enterprises.
  • Juniper Networks: Juniper provides routing, switching, and security solutions for service providers and enterprises, with its own Trio/Express silicon and PTX/MX platforms. It overlaps with GateSpeed in the service-provider routing and high-throughput packet forwarding categories.
  • Arista Networks: Arista delivers high-performance switching and routing platforms built on merchant silicon, widely deployed in hyperscale and high-frequency environments. It competes broadly with GateSpeed by offering tightly integrated, high-throughput data plane functionality inside its EOS platforms.
  • Marvell Technology: Marvell supplies merchant networking silicon (OCTEON DPUs, switches, PHYs) that powers many high-performance networking platforms. It competes with GateSpeed by providing the dedicated silicon alternative to CPU-based packet processing acceleration.
  • Intel (DPDK / Infrastructure Processing): Intel develops and maintains DPDK, the open-source data plane acceleration toolkit that GateSpeed explicitly competes against and complements. As GateSpeed's strategic partner and a developer of competing reference stacks, Intel is a uniquely positioned incumbent peer.

Direct peers

  • Napatech: Napatech delivers SmartNIC and FPGA-based packet processing acceleration solutions for telecom, financial, and cybersecurity workloads. It competes with GateSpeed in the same packet processing acceleration category, primarily through hardware-assisted rather than pure-software approaches.
  • 6WIND: 6WIND provides virtualized networking and high-performance packet processing software for service providers and enterprises. It is a direct competitor to GateSpeed in software-based network acceleration and disaggregated routing on commodity servers.
  • Netcope (CESNET): Netcope provides FPGA-based packet processing and 100/400 GbE NIC platforms targeting telecom and high-frequency trading use cases. It overlaps directly with GateSpeed in accelerating network functions and forwarding performance.
  • Accolade Technology: Accolade designs FPGA-based NICs and packet capture/forwarding cards for telecom, cybersecurity, and monitoring. Its FPGA-accelerated packet processing competes in the same data plane acceleration category as GateSpeed.

Emerging players

  • NVIDIA (Networking / BlueField DPU): NVIDIA's networking business (including Mellanox and BlueField DPUs) provides high-performance packet processing and offload for hyperscale and AI infrastructure. It competes with GateSpeed as an alternative architecture for accelerating network functions off the host CPU.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

GateSpeed social profiles

Digital presence

GateSpeed financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

GateSpeed leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

GateSpeed funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

GateSpeed M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about GateSpeed

What does GateSpeed do?

GateSpeed develops a proprietary software stack and application platform for high-throughput network acceleration. The platform combines an advanced packet processing engine with optimized DPDK to deliver 200 Gbps L3 forwarding on a single Intel Xeon CPU core, with linear scalability across CPU cores and CPU types. It ships integrated network applications at various layers including NAT, TCP, firewall, session-level bandwidth management, load-balancing, VPN, NGINX and Apache web servers.

Is GateSpeed a public or private company?

GateSpeed is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was GateSpeed founded?

GateSpeed was founded in 2020. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is GateSpeed based?

GateSpeed is headquartered in Pleasanton, United States, in the North America region.

How does GateSpeed make money?

One revenue line is on record: software Platform Licensing.

Who are GateSpeed's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Arista Networks, Marvell Technology and Intel (DPDK / Infrastructure Processing). Direct peers are Napatech, 6WIND, Netcope (CESNET) and Accolade Technology. NVIDIA (Networking / BlueField DPU) is listed as an emerging player.

Does GateSpeed have an API?

No public API is recorded for GateSpeed.

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