Mellanox Technologies

Server Farm Connectivity and Storage Solutions

Industrial Technologies
Acquired (Inactive) by Nvidia on Mar 2019 - closed due to acquisition

Company Overview

Snapshot

Founded in March 1999 by Roni Ashuri and Eyal Waldman, Mellanox Technologies operated with over 1,000 employees. The company raised $158M across two funding rounds and was acquired by Nvidia in March 2019.

Business overview

Mellanox Technologies was a leading supplier of end-to-end server connectivity and storage solutions designed to optimize data center performance. The company's interconnect solutions aimed to increase data center efficiency by providing high throughput and low latency, accelerating application runtime and maximizing business results. Mellanox offered a range of fast interconnect products, including adapters, switches, software, and silicon, serving markets such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage, and financial services within the Industrial Technologies sector.

Strategic signal

In April 2020, Nvidia completed its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, a significant event that integrated Mellanox's high-performance networking solutions into Nvidia's accelerated computing platform. This acquisition was a strategic move to enhance Nvidia's data center offerings, combining their GPU technology with Mellanox's interconnect solutions to create a more comprehensive and powerful portfolio for AI, high-performance computing, and cloud environments. The integration signaled a major consolidation in the data center technology landscape, aiming to deliver end-to-end solutions from computing to networking.

Company Intelligence Q&A

When was Mellanox Technologies acquired?
Mellanox Technologies was acquired by Nvidia in March 2019.
What was the outcome of the acquisition by Nvidia?
Nvidia completed its purchase of Mellanox Technologies in April 2020, with both companies committing to maintaining the workforce.
Which company did Mellanox Technologies acquire in March 2020?
In March 2020, Mellanox Technologies acquired the network intelligence startup Titan IC.
When did Mellanox Technologies go public?
Mellanox Technologies had its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on NASDAQ in February 2007.

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