Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
85
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Mesh VPN service
Founded
7 years ago
2019
Employees
230
Valuation
$1.5 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Tailscale is a Mesh VPN service company with 35 job openings. It is currently valued at $1.5 billion as a private company. 230 people work at Tailscale. The company was founded in 2019.
Jobs
Open jobs
35
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
15
(43%)
2.
Sales Engineering
6
(17%)
3.
Sales
5
(14%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
4
(11%)
5.
Design (Product)
4
(11%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🌎 Remote
30
(86%)
2.
🇺🇸 United States
16
(46%)
3.
🇨🇦 Canada
15
(43%)
4.
🇺🇸 Denver
3
(9%)
5.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
(6%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
AWS
12
(34%)
2.
Azure
6
(17%)
3.
Google Cloud
5
(14%)
4.
Kubernetes
5
(14%)
5.
Salesforce
5
(14%)
Financials
Valuation
$1.5billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Apr 2025
Most recent funding
1 year ago ($160 million)
Total funding
$275 million
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$1.2 billion
Lead Investor - Seed
Heavybit
Lead Investor - Series A
AccelValuation per employee
$6.5 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
83%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Approve of CEO
Avery Pennarun
100%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Rankings and awards
Redpoint InfraRed 100
Mid Stage
2026
Fast Company's Most Innovative
Security
2026
Fast Company - Next Big Things in Tech
2025
Fortune Cyber 60
Growth
2025
More rankings Layoffs
No known layoffs
External research
Top posts
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