Andreessen Horowitz

Startup Linux Offering to Rival Network Tech Giants

Startup Cumulus Networks released its Linux-based network operating system last week, noting its ability to bring flexibility and low-cost benefits of open standards to data center networks that are dominated by Cisco and other vendors.

The company is based in Sunnyvale, California, and was founded in 2010 by former Cisco and VMware networking engineers, who had raised over $15 million in venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures and other investors such as former VMware CEO Diane Greene.