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Tailscale

Zero-config WireGuard-based mesh VPN making secure networking effortless for developers and enterprises
Tailscale builds on WireGuard to provide a zero-config peer-to-peer VPN that 'just works' across devices, cloud VPCs, and on-prem networks. Massive developer fandom and 70%+ user retention. Recently expanded into enterprise SSH, ACLs, and identity-based access control.
Enterprise 📍 Toronto, Canada Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$1.5B
as of 2025-Q2
UNICORN

QL Price

$1.1B
-29% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Tailscale, published 2026-09-08 — below the last disclosed round of $1.5B (2025-Q2).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $1.5B 2025-Q2 weight 0.44
Secondary market print $757.5M 2026-06-27 weight 0.64
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Tailscale since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-08 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Tailscale →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
Cite this price as QuantLogix QL Price, Tailscale, 2026-09-08 (c8c1f916e79c4160). The id pins this exact claim, so a citation stays checkable after the price moves. Model estimate for research — not a quote, target price, or investment advice.

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Tailscale going public?
No. Tailscale has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Tailscale's valuation in 2026?
Tailscale is valued at $1.5B as of 2025-Q2, set by its Series C ($230M, Apr 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Tailscale filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Tailscale.
Who are Tailscale's investors?
Tailscale's investors include Accel, CRV, Insight Partners, Heavybit, Uncork Capital.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.

Company Profile

CEO
Avery Pennarun
Founded
2019
HQ
Toronto, Canada
Employees
~150
Total Raised
$345M
Last Round
Series C — $230M (Apr 2025) · Lead: Accel
IPO Status
no imminent plans

Fundraising Status

Series C · $230M · 1y 5mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $345M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$3
Last round price / share
$5.94
vs last round
-49.5%
Open interest
1
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$5.94Last round$3.00Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month-34.1%6-month-32.7%1-year-92.5%All-time-92.5%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series C$230MApr 2025Accel

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
Hiring uptrend
60% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
57
via greenhouse
Product-build share
63%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
product-led hiring — 63% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month57Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering28Sales & GTM15Product4Security4Ops & People2Other2Marketing2
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Billing EngineerBilling EngineerCustomer Reliability EngineerCustomer Reliability EngineerCustomer Reliability EngineerCustomer Support Engineer
Counted from Tailscale's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Avery PennarunCrawford BissettDavid CrawshawDavid Carney

Investors

Accel · CRV · Insight Partners · Heavybit · Uncork Capital

Products

  • Tailscale Mesh VPN
  • Tailscale Funnel
  • Tailscale SSH

Competitors

NetBird · ZeroTier · Cloudflare Tunnel · Twingate
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.