Hedgehog
Founded 2022 · 30 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
Hedgehog builds AI-native networking software that decouples network control from proprietary hardware, using an intent-based approach to deploy and manage network fabrics for AI training and inference workloads. It targets DevOps teams and infrastructure operators running GPU clusters, offering multi-tenancy, security isolation, and open-standards-based scaling.
Founders & leadership
Hedgehog was founded in 2022 by Marc Austin and Sergie Lukianov.
Investors · 3
Competitors · 6
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Netezza159 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
ArrowPoint155 shared keywordsCisco provides networking, data center, and security technology for enterprises, including infrastructure to run traditional and AI workloads and tools to keep organizations running against cyberattacks and outages. Its platform connects networking devices and monitors security events across corporate networks.
NVIDIA82 shared keywordsNVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises. Its offerings include AI models, power architecture for AI factories, and compute infrastructure used across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive.
Aeluros75 shared keywordsConsumer online privacy and security solutions; acquired by Opera and later Symantec.
Sumble75 shared keywordsSumble provides GTM teams with a structured view of target accounts, mapping teams, reporting lines, technologies in use, hiring activity, and buying signals so reps can identify decision-makers and personalize outreach. It serves sales, growth, RevOps, and GTM teams selling into technical or complex accounts.
Cloudflare Turnstile70 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Hedgehog do?
- Hedgehog builds AI-native networking software that decouples network control from proprietary hardware, using an intent-based approach to deploy and manage network fabrics for AI training and inference workloads. It targets DevOps teams and infrastructure operators running GPU clusters, offering multi-tenancy, security isolation, and open-standards-based scaling.
- Who founded Hedgehog?
- Hedgehog was founded by Marc Austin, Sergie Lukianov in 2022.
- Who are Hedgehog's investors?
- Hedgehog's investors include MEDINA VENTURES, The Veteran Fund, Tenzor Capital.