# Kris Beevers

> Kris Beevers is the co-founder and CEO of NetBox Labs, the commercial steward of the open-source NetBox platform that has become a default system of record for network and infrastructure teams. An engineer with a Ph.D. in computer science from RPI, he previously co-founded and led NS1, the DNS and application-delivery company acquired by IBM in 2023. NetBox Labs raised a $35M Series B in July 2025, bringing total funding to $55M, and serves tens of thousands of organizations including hyperscalers, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies as AI drives surging demand for infrastructure.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at NetBox Labs
- **Organizations:** NetBox Labs, NS1, IBM, Voxel, Internap, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led NS1 to acquisition by IBM in 2023, Built NetBox Labs into a platform trusted by tens of thousands of organizations, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, hyperscalers, and government agencies, Raised $35M Series B in 2025 (total funding $55M) from investors including NGP Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, and IBM

## Career timeline

- **early 2000s** — Started his first company, a file-sharing startup, during the dot-com boom, which got him hooked on at-scale infrastructure
- **2000s** — Built CDN, cloud, bare metal, and other infrastructure products at Voxel
- **2011** — Voxel acquired by Internap (NASDAQ: INAP)
- **2013** — Co-founded NS1, a DNS and application-delivery infrastructure company, serving as CEO
- **2023** — NS1 acquired by IBM
- **2023** — Co-founded and became CEO of NetBox Labs, commercial steward of open-source NetBox; hired NetBox creator Jeremy Stretch
- **2025** — Raised $35M Series B led by NGP Capital; total funding reaches $55M; team doubles

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led NS1 to acquisition by IBM in 2023
- Built NetBox Labs into a platform trusted by tens of thousands of organizations, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, hyperscalers, and government agencies
- Raised $35M Series B in 2025 (total funding $55M) from investors including NGP Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, and IBM
- Grew NetBox Labs revenue roughly 4x year-over-year for two consecutive years
- Earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from RPI
- Recognized authority on DNS and global application delivery; frequent speaker and writer on internet-scale infrastructure
- Member of Forbes Technology Council

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — NetBox Labs announced a $35M Series B led by NGP Capital, bringing total funding to $55M, to scale product, engineering, and go-to-market teams.
- **2026-05** — Featured in Authority Magazine's 'The Future Is Now' series on NetBox Labs' technological innovations.

## Links

- Website: https://netboxlabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beevek
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/beevek
- GitHub: https://github.com/beevek

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Last updated: 2026-07-15