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'''Sal Sferlazza''' is the co-founder of several companies including Lasso Logic, PacketTrap and Ninjaone where he is CEO. |
'''Sal Sferlazza''' is the co-founder of several companies including [[Lasso Logic]], [[PacketTrap]] and [[NinjaOne|Ninjaone]] where he is CEO. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Revision as of 19:22, 17 July 2024
Salvatore Sferlazza | |
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| Alma mater | SUNY Albany |
| Occupation | CEO at NinjaOne |
Sal Sferlazza is the co-founder of several companies including Lasso Logic, PacketTrap and Ninjaone where he is CEO.
History
Sal Sferlazza graduated SUNY Albany in 1996 and while attending school he worked for his uncle in New York City as an IT consultant.[1][2] After receiving his degree he went to work at Accenture as a software consultant before deciding to become a founder.[1][3]
In 2001, Sal founded Realm Interactive, the first of four startups sold, with current NinjaOne President, Chris Matarese.[1][2] They were working on a game called Exarch, a follow up to the popular game Trade Wars when the company was sold in 2004 to NCSoft.[2][4] Sal had hired Marvel comic book artist Joe Madureira to do the artwork and the game was later releases as Dungeon Runners.[5][1]
In 2005, he co-founded Lasso Logic, a company that pioneered continuous data protection and redundant off-site data backups.[6] The firm was sold to SonicWall in 2005 and became known as their Business Continuity Unit.[1][7][8]
AIn 2006 Sal co-found IT network management company PacketTrap, with Steve Goodman and raised a $5M from August Capital in a series A financing round.[9] They sold the company to Quest Software which was also bought out by Dell in 2009.[1][3]
He founded a cloud MSP called Anchor which was sold to EFolder in 2013.[10][5]
In 2013, Sal and Chris started NinjaRMM, originally based out of San Francisco, the company would rebrand as NinjaOne and relocate to Austin, Texas in 2021.[11][12][13] NinjaOne raised a $30M round from Summit Partners and a $231M round valuing the company at $1.9 billion, led by ICONIQ in 2024.[14][15][16]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sal Sferlazza Has Sold Four Startups - Here's Why He's Holding Onto NinjaRMM". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ a b c Carlos, Jirehl (2024-04-01). "The Top 25 Entrepreneurs of Austin for 2024 - Great Entrepreneurs". Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ a b Panettieri, Joe (2022-05-03). "MSP Software Unicorn NinjaOne Taps ConnectWise, Liongard Veteran Adam Slutskin -". ChannelE2E. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Trade Wars: Dark Millenium - PC News at IGN". web.archive.org. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b Kovar, Joseph F. "NinjaRMM Develops Own Data Protection Offering | CRN". www.crn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Shread, Paul (2005-11-21). "SonicWALL Corrals Lasso Logic". Enterprise Storage Forum. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION by and among SONICWALL..." Law Insider. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Startup City: PacketTrap Networks". www.networkcomputing.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Network Management Software - Network Monitoring and MSP Software for…". archive.ph. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ SuperbCrew (2016-01-12). "An Interview With Sal Sferlazza About RMM And The Launch Of NinjaMSP". SuperbCrew. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Carlson, Kara. "Software firm NinjaRMM moves HQ to Austin, plans to keep growing". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ ICT Monitor Worldwide (Amman, Jordan) (2021) 'NinjaRMM Outgrows Name,Rebrands As NinjaOne', 26 Oct, (online NewsBank).
- ^ "NinjaRMM Moves to Austin!". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2024-02-07). "Endpoint security startup NinjaOne lands $231.5M at $1.9B valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "NinjaOne Notches $1.9 Billion Valuation in Deal Led by Iconiq Growth". Bloomberg.com. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "NinjaRMM Pounces on $30M from Summit Partners". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.