Acquisition
Jul 2026Lumen completed its acquisition of Alkira for $475M, ending Alkira’s status as an independent company and integrating its platform into Lumen’s digital networking strategy.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Alkira is a Lumen company and an on-demand Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS) platform for connecting, securing, and operating distributed enterprise networks across clouds, sites, partners, data centers, and AI workloads.
Primary product
Alkira Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS) platform / cloud networking control plane
Founded
2018
Headquarters
San Jose, California, United States
Team size
100-200
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS) / enterprise cloud networking
Offices
San Jose, California, United States (HQ)
Westlake, Texas, United States
Netherlands (EMEA office / expansion hub)
Business model
subscription
pay-as-you-go
enterprise software
Funding
Stage
Acquired
Total raised
$184M
Latest round
Acquisition by Lumen Technologies · Jul 2026
Latest amount
$475M
Acquisition by Lumen Technologies
Jul 2026 · Lumen Technologies
May 2024 · Tiger Global Management
Aug 2022
Apr 2021
Oct 2020 · Koch Disruptive Technologies
Apr 2020 · Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital
People & investors
Leadership
President, CEO & Founder
CTO & Founder
CFO
SVP Product Management
VP Sales
SVP Engineering
VP Solutions Architecture
VP Sales Engineering
VP Engineering, Infrastructure & Operations
CMO
Work & culture
The public culture signals emphasize innovation, customer obsession, market transformation, and a relentless focus on reducing cloud networking complexity.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
No public salary bands were found in the reviewed official sources; public recruiting signals emphasize flexibility and benefits rather than compensation details.
Benefits
100% employer-paid medical coverage for employees
95% employer-paid medical coverage for dependents
dental insurance
vision insurance
flexible time off
vacation
sick days
parental leave
education budget
100% remote option
hybrid option
Product & market
Pricing
Usage-based and subscription pricing; public materials describe billing by bandwidth traversing the backbone and by connector/service size and usage.
Differentiators
- —Cloud-native NIaaS delivered as a service
- —Global Cloud Exchange Points (CXPs)
- —No hardware to deploy
- —No software to manage
- —Single programmable operating model
- —Integrated security and network services
- —Carrier-agnostic architecture
- —Single-click provisioning with centralized governance
Technology
Cloud Exchange Points (CXPs)
cloud-native control plane
SD-WAN integration
SASE
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
integrated security services
firewalls
Terraform provider
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server
NIA AI co-pilot
Go
Python
Scala
Java
Kubernetes
Docker
Prometheus
Grafana
Ansible
Jenkins
Customers
Koch Industries
Warner Hotels
ContactPoint 360
SITA
S&P Global
Chart Industries
Michaels
Competitors
Aviatrix
Aryaka
Cato Networks
Netskope
Riverbed
Versa Networks
PacketFabric
Zscaler
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$20M-$30M
Estimated monthly visits
18K
Signals & risks
Latest news
Lumen IR / Business Wire · Jul 2026
Lumen said it completed the $475M acquisition of Alkira and will integrate Alkira’s cloud networking software into its digital platform for AI-era enterprise networking.
Lumen IR / Business Wire · May 2026
Lumen announced an all-cash agreement to acquire Alkira for $475M to pair Alkira’s cloud-native control plane with Lumen’s fiber network and expand AI-ready connectivity.
PR Newswire · Sep 2025
Alkira launched MCP Server and NIA, an AI co-pilot for governed network operations, emphasizing conversational control, policy validation, and auditability.
PR Newswire · Jan 2025
Alkira said 2024 brought Series C funding, Deloitte Fast 500 recognition, and continued product innovation and customer growth.
PR Newswire · May 2024
Alkira announced a $100M Series C led by Tiger Global, with participation from existing and new investors, bringing total funding raised to $176M at that time.
Jobs and careers at Alkira
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