Our Company

Untangle was founded in 2003 as Metavize, Inc. by John Irwin and Dirk Morris with the vision of untangling the complexities of technology, initially targeting network security and control for small business, schools and homes. In 2006, Metavize raised a $10.5M series-A venture funding round from Presidio Partners and Rustic Canyon Partners, named Bob Walters as CEO, and renamed the company to Untangle, Inc. The company’s first product, the Untangle gateway platform, brought together the best open source projects to create a comprehensive network management solution that provided unprecedented functionality via an application model. In 2007, Untangle released the Untangle Gateway Platform under the GPLv2 license, making it the world’s first commercial-grade open source solution for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network, providing a free and better alternative to costly, inflexible proprietary appliances. That product continues to be offered as Untangle Next Generation Firewall, which includes both free and paid apps. Untangle grew its product line in 2014 with the addition of Internet Content Control, an enterprise-grade solution for maximizing Internet performance by allowing granular control of every traffic type. Scaling to 10 Gbps and offering centralized management for multi-appliance deployments, IC Control extends Untangle’s reach to just-below-enterprise businesses and large campuses. Today, Untangle’s integrated suite of security software and appliances offer enterprise-grade capabilities and consumer-oriented simplicity. Untangle’s award-winning software is trusted by over 400,000 customers, protecting nearly 5 million people, their computers and networks. Untangle remains committed to its open source and “true freemium” roots by putting its transparently priced software directly in the hands of its users for evaluation via free download. With this try-before-you-buy approach, Untangle enables organizations to take control of their systems within minutes and at no risk.