
Fortinet
Fortinet is a cybersecurity company specializing in Network Security, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States. It has raised $89M in equity across 3 priced rounds, employs about 16,271 people, and is publicly traded.
updated Sep 12, 2026
Latest Fortinet news and company activity
What Fortinet did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Sep 2026RecognitionFortinet Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
- Sep 2026PartnershipFortinet Joins Project Watershed 250 to Strengthen National Water Cybersecurity Infrastructure
- Aug 2026Product launchFortinet Launches Free High School Cybersecurity Curriculum to Build the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders
- Jul 2026Exec change
Fortinet Momentum score
66/ 100
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Fortinet funding
Fortinet has raised $89M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Venture Round in March 2004.
- Equity raised
- $89M3 priced rounds
- Last round
- Venture RoundMar 2004
Fortinet employees and hiring
Fortinet has about 16,271 employees, up 1% over the last 30 days, with 920 open roles.
- Employees
- 16,271
- 30-day change
- +1%
- Open roles
- 920
Fortinet competitors
Security professionals most often compare Fortinet against HPE Aruba Networking, Palo Alto Networks, and Aryaka on cybersectools.com. 12 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
by search demand for comparison pages on cybersectools.com, 90 days
The other 440 data points.
- Funding historyevery round, every investor named
- Headcount growthvelocity, departments, seniority
- Open jobs920 live postings, role mix
- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security






