Traefik Labs
Traefik Labs helps organizations adopt and scale cloud-native architectures by providing a modern, intuitive, and open platform that reimagines application connectivity and API management, paving the way for seamless operations and enhanced productivity. Traefik’s flagship open source project, Traefik Proxy, is used by the world’s largest enterprises and is one of Docker Hub’s top 10 projects, with over 3 billion downloads. Founded in 2016, Traefik Labs is backed by investors including Balderton Capital, Elaia, 360 Capital Partner, and Kima Ventures.
Traefik Labs
Traefik Labs helps organizations adopt and scale cloud-native architectures by providing a modern, intuitive, and open platform that reimagines application connectivity and API management, paving the way for seamless operations and enhanced productivity. Traefik’s flagship open source project, Traefik Proxy, is used by the world’s largest enterprises and is one of Docker Hub’s top 10 projects, with over 3 billion downloads. Founded in 2016, Traefik Labs is backed by investors including Balderton Capital, Elaia, 360 Capital Partner, and Kima Ventures.
TL;DR
What they do: Cloud-native application connectivity and API management (open-source Traefik Proxy; Traefik Hub)
Founded: 2016
Flagship project: Traefik Proxy — 3B+ downloads
Funding: Just over $11M total; $10M Series A (Jan 2020, led by Balderton)
Investors: Balderton Capital, Elaia, 360 Capital Partners, Kima Ventures, OSSC
Employees (snapshot): 35
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Company Overview
Problem Domain
Cloud-native application connectivity, ingress/gateway routing, and API management for Kubernetes, Docker, and hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
Founded
2016
Industry
Software Development
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
€1M
Announced on company blog as a seed round for Containous (early company name).
$10M
Series A led by Balderton Capital with participation from Elaia and 360 Capital Partners.
Investor Signal
“Backed by Balderton Capital, Elaia, 360 Capital Partners, Kima Ventures, and OSSC; Series A led by Balderton Capital.”