Cloudflare may be preparing an IPO led by Goldman Sachs for the first quarter of 2019 that could value the company at $ 5000 , according to sources . The website security firm , whose cloud - based service aims to improve online search speeds while also offering added protection against cyber attacks , raised $ 110 m from companies including Microsoft and Alphabet in 2015 . The announcement followed recent reports that rival security software firm CrowdStrike is also preparing an offering led by Goldman Sachs , which could value it at over $ 3bn .
Cloudflare may be preparing an IPO led by Goldman Sachs for the first half of 2019 that could value the company at $3.5bn, according to sources. The website security firm, whose cloud-based service helps to improve online loading speeds while also offering added protection against cyber attacks, raised $110m from companies including Microsoft and Alphabet in 2015. The news followed recent reports that rival security software firm CrowdStrike is also preparing an IPO led by Goldman Sachs, which could value it at over $3bn.