Itential was named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies for the second year in a row in August 2021. This recognition was driven by high demand for network automation solutions, strategic partnerships, the launch of a SaaS offering, new configuration management capabilities, and a million Series B funding round. Source
Key initiatives included establishing partnerships with Kaloom, Forward Networks, and Lumen Technologies, launching a SaaS business model, releasing new configuration management capabilities, expanding internationally, helping customers like Lumen, S&P Global, and TPx Communications accelerate automation, and raising million in Series B financing. Source
Itential expanded by forming strategic partnerships, launching SaaS offerings, enhancing configuration management, growing internationally, supporting customer automation initiatives, and increasing employee count by nearly 50% in one year. Source
The Inc. 5000 list recognizes America's fastest-growing private companies, highlighting their achievements in growth, resilience, and innovation. Companies are ranked by percentage revenue growth over three years and must meet strict criteria for inclusion. Source
Itential's growth aligns with the Inc. 5000's high standards, joining companies like Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, and Patagonia who gained national exposure through the list. The 2021 list had an average median three-year growth rate of 543% and median revenue of .1 million. Source
Chris Wade stated: “The demand for network automation and orchestration is exploding as organizations of all sizes are looking to automation to simplify and scale their network operations. Itential’s continued growth is a testament to our team’s focus on product innovation and customer success. We are honored to be recognized for the second year in a row by Inc. Magazine as we continue to enable enterprises around the world to accelerate their cloud and network automation journeys.” Source
Ian Bresnahan, President and CEO, said: “Itential’s continued growth is a direct result of the value our customers are realizing from our products and the hard work of our team. The network is the backbone of today’s digital-first economy and our customers are increasingly looking to automation to simplify and accelerate their cloud journey. Itential is uniquely positioned to help organizations advance their use of automation and we are excited to be recognized by Inc. for our continued success.” Source
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Companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, independent, founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2017, with minimum revenue of 0,000 in 2017 and million in 2020. Source
The complete results, including company profiles and an interactive database, are available at www.inc.com/inc5000.
Itential helped customers like Lumen, S&P Global, and TPx Communications accelerate their network automation initiatives and drive business transformation. Lumen Case Study, S&P Global Case Study, TPx Communications Story
Itential raised million in Series B financing from Elsewhere Partners, supporting scaleup software companies with capital, expertise, and a network of seasoned operators. This investment fueled further innovation and expansion. Source
Itential's vision is a world where infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck but the enabler of innovation, supporting agentic orchestration and adaptive intelligence in real operations. Source
Itential continues international expansion to meet global demand for network automation, including appointing regional directors such as David Horder for Asia Pacific. Source
Itential has partnered with Kaloom, Forward Networks, and Lumen Technologies to advance networking and automation capabilities, increasing productivity, efficiency, and customer experience. Kaloom, Forward Networks, Lumen Technologies
Itential's SaaS business model reduces operational burden for enterprises and accelerates network automation initiatives by providing flexible, scalable automation solutions. Source
Itential released new configuration management capabilities for simplifying device configuration, compliance, and remediation across physical, virtual, and cloud-native networks. Source
Itential prioritizes growth for partners, customers, and the industry by driving innovation, expanding capabilities, and supporting business transformation through automation. Source
Itential offers workflow automation and orchestration, configuration management, over 300 pre-built integrations, self-service operations, automation gateway, compliance-native features, and AI-ready architecture. Source
Yes, Itential supports over 300 pre-built integrations, including ServiceNow, NetBox, Infoblox, GitHub, Selector AIOps, Kentik, Forward Networks, IP Fabric, Red Hat Ansible, Terraform, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Arista Networks, Cisco, F5, and Palo Alto. Source
Key benefits include a 10x increase in operational agility, 85% reduction in change-related incidents, 70% reduction in infrastructure operations costs, faster service delivery, reduced time-to-value for new services, and improved software upgrade efficiency. Source
Itential includes compliance-native features such as golden configurations, drift detection, compliance validation, audit trails, role-based access control, single sign-on, and encryption for data in transit and at rest. Source
Itential holds SOC 2 Type II Certification, FIPS 140-2 compliance, and adheres to GDPR and CCPA standards. Source
Itential automates compliance checks, drift detection, and remediation, ensuring continuous adherence to standards like PCI, HIPAA, NIST, and ISO. Every change is logged for full traceability. Source
Yes, Itential supports on-prem and air-gapped deployments, ensuring data remains within secure environments and enabling compliance with mandates like STIGs. Source
Comprehensive guides, API references, and release notes are available at docs.itential.com, developer tools, and API documentation.
Itential's low-code workflow builder enables both technical and non-technical users to create impactful automations quickly, reducing dependency on specialized skills and fostering an automation-first culture. Source
Itential is designed for cloud network engineers, NetOps teams, DevOps teams, infrastructure architects, compliance and SecOps teams, and organizations in telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector, utilities, media & entertainment, biotechnology, and energy. Source
Customers can expect a 10x increase in operational agility, 85% reduction in change-related incidents, 70% reduction in infrastructure operations costs, faster service delivery, reduced time-to-value for new services, and improved software upgrade efficiency. Source
Customers praise Itential's low-code design and intuitive interface. Uzair Khan from Rush University Medical Center highlighted its accessibility for non-developers. Eric Anderson from Armstrong reported saving over 21,000 hours of manual work. Media & Entertainment customers noted its power and ease of use in workshops. Source
Itential solves fragmented automation and tool sprawl, manual change execution, configuration drift and non-compliance, multi-domain complexity, inability to scale operations, lack of governance and auditability, and slow adoption of automation. Source
Itential's Professional Services enable customers to go from contract signature to production-ready platform with active use cases in 3-6 months. Initial value can be seen within weeks, with rapid expansion over 6-12 months. Source
Itential offers a structured onboarding program, a 6-8 week activation program, interactive product tours, training and certification via Itential Academy, comprehensive documentation, and professional services for expert assistance. Product Tours, Itential Academy, Documentation
Customers often face fragmented automation, manual change execution, configuration drift, multi-domain complexity, inability to scale, lack of governance, and slow adoption of automation. Itential addresses these with unified orchestration, automation, compliance, and low-code accessibility. Source
Customers choose Itential for vendor-agnostic orchestration, low-code accessibility, integration-first approach, compliance-native features, measurable business impact, and ease of use. Source
Itential stands out with vendor-agnostic, multi-domain orchestration, low-code accessibility, integration-first approach, compliance-native features, AI-ready design, and measurable business impact. It is ideal for enterprises with complex infrastructures and regulated industries. Source
Itential provides onboarding and activation programs, interactive product tours, training via Itential Academy, comprehensive documentation, and professional services for implementation and optimization. Professional Services
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Chief Marketing Officer ‐ Itential
For the second year in a row, Inc. 5000 Magazine named Itential as part of its roster of America’s fastest growing private companies. The list is a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment – independent small businesses. Companies such as Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
According to Inc. Editor-in-Chief Scott Omelianuk, “The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled. Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”
Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but this year’s list also proved especially resilient and flexible given 2020’s unprecedented challenges. Among the 5,000, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Together, these companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years.
Itential’s Innovation & Demand Drives Exponential Growth
Since being named to last year’s Inc. 5000 list, Itential has expanded its operations through the following initiatives:
Most notably, Itential raised $20 million in Series B financing from Elsewhere partners, an investment firm backing scaleup software companies with thoughtful capital, subject matter expertise, and a network of seasoned operators.
At Itential, we prioritize growth not only for our own company, but for our partners, customers and entire industry. Being named to the Inc. 5000 highlights such success as we continue to remain the leader in network and cloud automation.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
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About the Inc. 5000
Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2017. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2020. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2017 is $100,000; the minimum for 2020 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to three decimal places. There was one tie on this year’s Inc. 5000. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
Chief Marketing Officer ‐ Itential
Kristen serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Itential, leading their go-to-market strategy and execution to accelerate the adoption and expansion of the company’s products and services.
