Zscaler

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Zscaler, a publicly traded cloud security company, was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. It operates the world's largest cloud security platform, delivering Zero Trust network access to over 40% of Fortune 500 enterprises across more than 185 countries. The company reported ARR of $3.4B (up 25% YoY) in Q2 fiscal 2026 and has been actively expanding through acquisitions of SquareX, Red Canary, and Airgap.

Key facts

Founded

2007

Founders

Jay Chaudhry, K. Kailash

Employees

9739

Sectors

security, saas, ai

Website

zscaler.com

Mission

Zscaler's mission is to replace legacy network security appliances and VPNs with a cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange, connecting users directly to applications — not networks — to eliminate attack surfaces and reduce the blast radius of breaches.

Recent activity

• Jul 2025press
  Zscaler named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for both SASE platforms and Security Service Edge — its fifth consecutive year as a Leader in SSE. linkedin.com
• Jul 2025product
  Zscaler announced the ZAgent Framework, an architecture designed to make SASE management autonomous via natural language prompts. It covers ZDX diagnostics, ZPA access control, and data security automation. linkedin.com
• Jul 2025press
  Zscaler confirmed a sponsorship with Aston Martin F1 Team, with its Zero Trust Exchange branding appearing on the AMR26 car. The partnership covers security for the team's critical operational systems. linkedin.com
• Jul 2025press
  Zenith Live India 2025 announced for 12 September, part of the APJ event series focused on zero trust and cybersecurity. x.com
• Sep 2024product
  Zscaler and CrowdStrike launched four new AI-powered zero trust integrations targeting threat detection, response, and risk management for SecOps teams. x.com
• Jul 2025press
  Zscaler announced Zenith Live India 2025, scheduled for 12 September, as part of its APJ conference series focused on zero trust and cybersecurity. x.com
• 2025investment
  Zscaler announced intent to acquire Symmetry Systems, whose access graph technology is set to be integrated into the Zero Trust Exchange platform to manage non-human AI identities at enterprise scale. linkedin.com
• 2025press
  Zscaler debuted branding on the Aston Martin F1 Team's AMR26 race car, with the Zero Trust Exchange platform deployed to secure the team's critical operational systems. linkedin.com
• FY2026 Q1press
  Zscaler reported ARR surpassing $3.2B in its fiscal year 2026 start, citing Rule-of-78 performance. linkedin.com
• 2025product
  Zscaler introduced the ZAgent Framework, embedding AI agents across ZDX, ZPA, and Data Security to automate root-cause analysis, access control, and incident response. linkedin.com
• May 2024press
  Zscaler joined the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) as a new member. x.com
• Jun 2026product
  Zscaler expanded its Project AI-Guardian initiative at Zenith Live 2026 in Las Vegas to include system integrator partners Cognizant, EY, HCLTech, Infosys, TCS, and Wipro. Separately, CEO Jay Chaudhry confirmed Zscaler is one of only two pure-play cybersecurity vendors participating in both Anthropic's Project Glasswing and OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber vulnerability-discovery programs. investing.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Jay Chaudhry · CEO, Chairman & Founder
  Brief →LinkedIn
• Eileen Naughton · Board / Senior Executive
• Bill Welch · Employee
• Vivek Ramachandran · Employee (joined Feb 2026)
• Remo Canessa · CFO
• Adam Geller · Chief Product Officer

Sources

• Zscaler - Wikipedia
• Zscaler | LinkedIn
• Jay Chaudhry - CEO, Chairman & Founder at Zscaler | LinkedIn
• Zscaler - 2026 Company Profile | Tracxn
• Bharathi Korlepara - Zscaler | LinkedIn
• https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/zscaler-expands-ai-security-initiative-with-tech-partners-93CH-4733515
• https://ir.zscaler.com/news-releases/news-release-details/zscaler-announces-strong-third-quarter-fiscal-2026-results
• https://www.stocktitan.net/news/ZS/zscaler-announces-strong-third-quarter-fiscal-2026-3kdfhah0yv3p.html
• https://www.zscaler.com/press/zscaler-together-bharti-airtel-announce-launch-ai-cyber-threat-research-center-advance-cyber
• https://ir.zscaler.com/news-events/press-releases
• https://x.com/zscaler/status/1944653241297391685
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgeller55
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/srdevarajan/
• https://x.com/ITI_TechTweets/status/1793735948607631530
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgeller55/
• https://x.com/zscaler/status/1836084976380494185

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