WiJungle
Company typePrivate
IndustryCybersecurity
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
in Jaipur, India
FoundersKarmesh Gupta
Praveen Gupta[1]
Headquarters
Gurugram, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Karmesh Gupta (CEO).[2]
  • Praveen Gupta (CTO)
ProductsNetwork security
Endpoint security
Cloud security
Number of employees
100+ (2022)[3]
Websitewww.wijungle.com

WiJungle is an enterprise cybersecurity product company, headquartered in Gurugram, India. It provides a unified cybersecurity platform for private and government sector organizations.[4][5] The company operates in more than 25 countries.[6]

History

In 2014, co-founders Karmesh Gupta and Praveen Gupta established HttpCart Technologies and launched WiJungle as a free Wi-Fi service in April 2015.[1][7] However, by November 2015, the service was shut down as the company ran into losses due to high operational costs.[8] The company then switched to providing Wi-Fi management software to the hospitality sector, but the product was unsuccessful as data prices saw a decline due to the launch of Jio.[1][4]

In 2017, the company reintroduced WiJungle as a unified network security product for enterprise clients.[9][10] In April 2022, the company raised seed funding at a valuation of $22 million from American venture capital firm SOSV.[11][12]

Product

WiJungle offers hardware and cloud products for enterprise clients covering network firewall, router, link load balancer, SD-WAN, WAF, NGFW and DNS security among others.[13][14][15] The platform runs on a proprietary operating system, WiJungle OS, which is based on the Linux kernel.[4]

Awards and Recognition

In 2021, American technological research and consulting firm Gartner recognized WiJungle as the highest-rated vendor globally, in its Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Network Firewall Report 2021. [16] In August 2022, the product received ICSA Labs certification.[17]. WiJungle has been recognized for its startup ethos from the state of Rajasthan that includes peers like CarDekho, Aayu, and DealShare. [18]

References

  1. ^ a b c Borpuzari, Pranbihanga (3 December 2019). "With WiJungle, Karmesh Gupta finds success in his third entrepreneurial bet". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Karmesh Gupta - Forbes 30 Under 30 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ Ahaskar, Abhijit (13 September 2022). "Cybersecurity firms reap demand surge". Mint. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Agarwal, Meha (16 March 2020). "WiJungle Looks To Solve Fragmented Cybersecurity Market by Unifying Security Products". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ Balaji, Sindhuja (7 April 2021). "AI-enabled unified security marking a new era in cybersecurity". INDIAai.gov.in. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  6. ^ "5 start-ups listed by Government of India for creating a secured work environment at home". Moneycontrol. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Cybersecurity start-ups worth keeping a watch on in 2022". IBS Intelligence. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. ^ Raval, Abhishek (3 February 2020). "The story of WiJungle". Express Computer. The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ Qureshi, Mehab (26 June 2023). "Failed Wi-Fi startup pivots to cybersecurity provider". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ^ Abraham, Rohan (9 February 2021). "No change in screen time, but WiJungle CEO has had longer calls during WFH". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Cybersecurity startup WiJungle raises seed funding". The Financial Express. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Wijungle Mitigates Over 3 Billion Cyber Threats". Businessworld. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  13. ^ "A startup is helping government up its cybersecurity game". Mint. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Cybersecurity firm WiJungle to hire over 120 professionals across departments". Techcircle. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  15. ^ Bagwe, Mihir (30 November 2020). "Wi-Jungle: Keeping Intrusions Away From Your Network Jungle". CISO Mag. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Gartner recognizes WiJungle, the Make in India product among the highest-rated vendor globally, as per Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Network Firewall Report 2021". Indiatimes Business. The Times of India. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  17. ^ "WiJungle Receives ICSA Labs Certification; Becomes First Make In India Cyber Security Product to have both BIS & ICSA". Express Computer. The Indian Express. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  18. ^ "4 Rajasthan Based Entrepreneurs Thriving The Startup Industry". BW Disrupt. Businessworld. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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