Tailscale has raised $160M

#1

Post by louis-paul » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 10:36 AM UTC

Tailscale has raised $160M
tailscale.com

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

#2

Post by elAhmo » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 2:09 PM UTC

When I saw the new round, I was instantly worried about change in direction that will most likely come with this, and effectively drive away regular users from a tool that seems universally loved.

Similar sentiment can be seen in the discussion from three years ago [1] when they raised $100M.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31259950

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by braginini » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 2:38 PM UTC

elAhmo wrote: post #2

When I saw the new round, I was instantly worried about change in direction that will most likely come with this, and effectively drive away regular users from a tool that seems universally loved. Similar sentiment can be seen in the discussion from three years ago [1] when they raised $100M. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31259950

Try netbird which is an open-source alternative to free yourself from worries xD https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by Valord » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 3:33 PM UTC

elAhmo wrote: post #2

When I saw the new round, I was instantly worried about change in direction that will most likely come with this, and effectively drive away regular users from a tool that seems universally loved. Similar sentiment can be seen in the discussion from three years ago [1] when they raised $100M. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31259950

I share your concerns.

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by 650REDHAIR » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 4:27 PM UTC

braginini wrote: post #3

elAhmo wrote: post #2

When I saw the new round, I was instantly worried about change in direction that will most likely come with this, and effectively drive away regular users from a tool that seems universally loved. Similar sentiment can be seen in the discussion from three years ago [1] when they raised $100M. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31259950

Try netbird which is an open-source alternative to free yourself from worries xD https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird

Thank you for sharing this link!

I was about to slog through AI search results looking for an alternative.

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by otterley » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 4:28 PM UTC

How is Tailscale going to achieve at least $1B in annual revenue? That’s the kind of promise that would have to be made to investors in order to raise funding of this magnitude.

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 4:52 PM UTC

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Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by datadrivenangel » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 4:56 PM UTC

otterley wrote: post #6

How is Tailscale going to achieve at least $1B in annual revenue? That’s the kind of promise that would have to be made to investors in order to raise funding of this magnitude.

Become the provider of choice for enterprise IT networks or get bought by Azure?

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by sshine » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 4:56 PM UTC

so tailscale is selling out

that was disappointing

at least the current software is open source, so others can fork it before it closes down on itself and enshittifies.

Re: Tailscale has raised $160M

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Post by drcongo » Tue, Apr 08, 2025, 4:56 PM UTC

650REDHAIR wrote: post #5

braginini wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try netbird which is an open-source alternative to free yourself from worries xD https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird

Thank you for sharing this link! I was about to slog through AI search results looking for an alternative.

I've been tracking this space for a while just out of annoyance that Tailscale offers ssh on the free tier, then not on the "starter" paid tier. Netbird is by far the best of the alternatives that I've tried.