Meter was founded in 2015 in San Francisco to modernize internet infrastructure for enterprises. The company has raised over $220 million across Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds from investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, and Microsoft.
Notable customers include Bridgewater Associates, Lyft, and Reddit. The company has established strategic partnerships with CDW, Microsoft, and World Wide Technology. Meter continues to invest in hardware innovation, software development, and global partner ecosystem expansion.
Meter provides a vertically integrated network infrastructure platform designed for enterprise deployments across thousands of locations. The platform consists of proprietary hardware including firewalls, switches, wireless access points, and PDUs; intuitive software including a centralized management dashboard and Meter Command for AI-powered network operations; and comprehensive managed services covering ISP procurement, installation, support, and lifecycle management.
The hardware is designed and manufactured in-house, with a unified operating system enabling seamless integration and cloud-managed configuration. Meter Command allows IT teams to use natural language to generate charts, port diagrams, and custom dashboards for rapid network resolution. The solution serves diverse industries including technology, financial services, education, healthcare, and retail, with notable customers such as Bridgewater, Lyft, and Reddit.
The enterprise networking market is shifting from traditional DIY deployments to managed network-as-a-service models. Organizations demand simpler, scalable solutions as they expand across multiple locations and rely more heavily on cloud applications, remote work, and IoT devices.
Meter is positioned to capture this transformation by offering a vertically integrated stack that replaces fragmented legacy relationships with multiple vendors. The company targets opportunities from small offices to large enterprises, aiming to become the definitive networking infrastructure provider from local networks to data centers.
Meter's primary competitive advantage is its vertically integrated approach to enterprise networking, combining proprietary hardware design, in-house manufacturing, unified operating system, and full-stack managed services. Unlike traditional network vendors that sell discrete hardware and software components, Meter delivers a complete network-as-a-service solution including ISP procurement, installation, ongoing support, and lifecycle management.
The company designs and builds its own enterprise networking equipment including firewalls, switches, wireless access points, and PDUs, enabling deep integration between hardware and software. Meter Command provides AI-powered natural language network management, allowing IT teams to generate custom dashboards and take complex actions through conversational commands. This integrated model reduces operational overhead and enables rapid multi-site deployments at scale.
