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Juniper Networks Inc

SUNNYVALE · Telecommunications

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Juniper Networks Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$163.6M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 6%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jan 27 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Juniper Networks Inc looks under-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the telecom sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.03× the median modeled value of Series D+ Telecommunications companies in 2019–2021 (7 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $100M+ revenue while modeled below niche peers.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 10 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Telecommunications

Juniper Networks Inc is one of 929 Telecommunications companies tracked from SUNNYVALE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 95% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
$100M+
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
3
Investors (latest)
2021-01-27
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeries D+ · 2012-12-14 Raised $102M (real) Modeled valuation $2.0B (est)Series D+2012Series D+ · 2014-01-07 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $377M (est)Series D+2014Series D+ · 2018-12-07 Raised $1.6M (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)Series D+2018Series D+ · 2019-04-01 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $381M (est)Series D+2019Series D+ · 2020-11-30 Raised $18M (real) Modeled valuation $335M (est)Series D+2020Series A · 2021-01-27 Raised $4.3M (real) Modeled valuation $63M (est)Series A2021Series D+ · 2021-01-27 Raised $4.3M (real) Modeled valuation $78M (est)Series D+2021Seed · 2021-01-27 Raised $1.4M (real) Modeled valuation $25M (est)Seed2021+$19M+$1.6M+$19M+$18M+$4.3M+$4.3M+$1.4MCumulative $169M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series D+$101.8M · 2012
Series D+ extension$18.8M · 2014
Series D+ extension$1.6M · 2018
Series D+ extension$19.1M · 2019
Series D+ extension$18.1M · 2020
Bridge · Series D+-stage$4.3M · 2021smaller follow-on
Series D+ extension$4.3M · 2021
Bridge · Series D+-stage$1.4M · 2021smaller follow-on

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Series B, Series C — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$78.1M
Base estimate est.
$23.8M
Conservative case
$160.3M
Upside case
$36.1M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the telecom sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series D+ · modeled $2.0B · 2012-12-142012Series D+ · modeled $376.7M · 2014-01-07Series D+ · modeled $31.3M · 2018-12-07Series D+ · modeled $381.2M · 2019-04-01Series D+ · modeled $335.3M · 2020-11-30Series A · modeled $62.8M · 2021-01-27Series D+ · modeled $78.1M · 2021-01-27Seed · modeled $24.7M · 2021-01-272021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
83%
Survival probability
66% low · 91% high
1.20×/yr
Annual markup
1.34×/yr upside case
5.4 yr
Elapsed time used
5.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
telecom
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$20.2M/yr
Capital velocity
13.5 yr
On record since
2012
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 929 companies in Telecommunications. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 41× above median
This company$163.6M
Sector median$4.0M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$1.4M
Sector median$135.9M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 2.8× above median
This company$78.1M
Sector median$28.3M

Raised more than 95% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 68% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #7 of 7.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Taurus Fundation · Series D+ Raised $200.0M · modeled $4.0B (est)Signal Flare Capital Corp · Series D+ Raised $210.0M · modeled $3.9B (est)DISH Network CORP · Series D+ Raised $186.0M · modeled $3.7B (est)Dialpad, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $135.9M · modeled $2.6B (est)Fuze, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $491.3M · modeled $247.7M (est)OAO Acquisitions, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $160.6M · modeled $93.6M (est)Juniper Networks Inc (this company) Raised $163.6M · modeled $78.1M (est)Juniper Networks Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Taurus FundationSeries D+$200.0M$4.0B1.53×
Signal Flare Capital CorpSeries D+$210.0M$3.9B1.49×
DISH Network CORPSeries D+$186.0M$3.7B1.42×
Dialpad, Inc.Series D+$135.9M$2.6B1.00×
Fuze, Inc.Series D+$491.3M$247.7M0.09×
OAO Acquisitions, Inc.Series D+$160.6M$93.6M0.04×
Juniper Networks Inc this companySeries D+$163.6M$78.1M0.03×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series D+$101.8M2012-12-14$848.0M$2.0B85%
Series D+$18.8M2014-01-07$157.1M$376.7M85%
Series D+$1.6M2018-12-07$13.1M$31.3M90%
Series D+$19.1M2019-04-01$158.9M$381.2M90%
Series D+$18.1M2020-11-30$150.5M$335.3M90%
Series A$4.3M2021-01-27$19.7M$62.8M90%
Series D+$4.3M2021-01-27$36.1M$78.1M90%
Seed$1.4M2021-01-27$7.2M$24.7M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series D+$101.8M2012-12-14
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series D+.
    • 27 investors on this round.
  2. Series D+$18.8M2014-01-07
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  3. Series D+$1.6M2018-12-07
    • Raised again after 59 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 12.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  4. Series D+$19.1M2019-04-01
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 12.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  5. Series D+$18.1M2020-11-30
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  6. Series A$4.3M2021-01-27
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~10 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  7. Series D+$4.3M2021-01-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  8. Seed$1.4M2021-01-27
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 3.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$1.4M
Modeled next size est.range $1.4M$2.3M
0.3×
Last step-up
$20.2M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Kevin Johnson11 other2012-12
Kenneth Miller7 other2020-11
Brian Martin4 other2018-12
Ken Miller4 other2018-12
KEVIN DENUCCIO2 other2018-12
MANOJ LEELANIVAS2 other2018-12
Rahul Merchant2 other2018-12
Shaygan Kheradpir2 other2014-01
Anne DelSanto1 other2019-04
CHRISTINE GORJANC1 other2020-11
Gerri Elliott1 other2014-01
John R. Morris1 other2012-12
Mary B. Cranston1 other2012-12
Pierre-Paul Allard1 other2018-12
Robert Calderoni1 other2018-12
Robert M. Calderoni1 other2012-12
Scott Kriens1 other2012-12
ANAND ATHREYA2018-12
BIKASH KOLEY2018-12
Bob R. Muglia2012-12
CHRISTOPHER KADDARAS2021-01
David L. Schlotterbeck2014-01
David R. Schlotterbeck2012-12
GARY DAICHENDT2018-12
Registry & provenance

Juniper Networks Inc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1043604
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Juniper Networks Inc raised?
Juniper Networks Inc has raised approximately $163.6M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Juniper Networks Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Juniper Networks Inc is approximately $78.1M (modeled range $23.8M–$160.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Juniper Networks Inc at?
Juniper Networks Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jan 27.
What does Juniper Networks Inc do and where is it based?
Juniper Networks Inc operates in the Telecommunications sector, based in SUNNYVALE.
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