Rockport Networks

CEO: Phil Harris
Headquarters: Ottawa, Ontario

Data center networking newcomer Rockport Networks emerged from stealth mode in 2021 with its “switchless” network architecture that can provide customers with the performance and scalability necessary for demanding computing workloads, such as high-performance computing technologies, AI and machine learning. Rockport Networks said its switchless offering can deliver an average of 28 percent reduction in workload completion times under load and a 3X decrease in end-to-end latency compared with traditional networks.

The company has raised a total of $66.8 million over five funding rounds, with the latest funding round raised in 2021 led by Northern Private Capital. In June, the company brought on data center industry executive Harris as its new CEO.