CentrePath

CentrePath, founded in 2000, specialized in providing intelligent network management services and data center networking solutions. The company, formerly known as Giant Loop, established its headquarters in Waltham, MA, and grew to 300 employees.

The firm's core business involved developing and marketing solutions primarily for the healthcare, financial services, media, and entertainment industries. Its product suite enabled clients to perform crucial networking functions such as event correlation, root cause identification, and impact analysis. This allowed for comprehensive performance monitoring. CentrePath also offered a range of services including network staging and certification, space design, fiber testing, and project management to support its client's infrastructure needs.

Financially, CentrePath demonstrated significant growth, raising a total of $179 million over five funding rounds. Its first funding round occurred in October 2000. A notable Series A round in December 2003 raised $4 million. By April 2006, the company secured $10 million in a Series C round with participation from investors like Greylock, Bain Capital Ventures, and Pilot House Ventures. Over its history, the company attracted investments from a total of six investors, including 360networks, Bain Capital Ventures, Greylock, Nortel Networks, and Pilot House Ventures Group. The company's trajectory culminated in its acquisition by Global Capacity on December 1, 2006.

Keywords: network management software, data center solutions, intelligent network services, network performance monitoring, root cause identification, impact analysis, network staging, fiber testing, IT infrastructure services, managed network services, financial services networking, healthcare IT solutions, media and entertainment technology, venture capital funding, M&A, Global Capacity acquisition, network transport services, project management IT, data center networking, event correlation