# Sal Sferlazza

> Sal Sferlazza is the co-founder and CEO of NinjaOne, the Austin-based IT and endpoint management platform valued at $12.3 billion in June 2026. A serial entrepreneur, he built and sold four previous companies (Realm Interactive, Lasso Logic, PacketTrap, Anchor) before launching what was originally NinjaRMM in 2013 with his childhood-camp friend Chris Matarese. NinjaOne is profitable, debt-free, and still majority-controlled by its founders.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at NinjaOne
- **Organizations:** NinjaOne, Anchor Networks (former), PacketTrap (former), Lasso Logic (former), Realm Interactive (former), Accenture (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Computer Science and Finance, State University of New York at Albany
- **Known for:** Built and exited four software companies before NinjaOne, Grew NinjaOne to 2,000+ employees serving 20,000+ customers globally, Took NinjaOne to a $12.3B valuation while remaining founder-controlled and debt-free

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Graduated SUNY Albany; joined Accenture as a software consultant
- **2001** — Co-founded Realm Interactive with Chris Matarese (game studio behind Exarch)
- **2004** — NCSoft acquired Realm Interactive; game shipped as Dungeon Runners
- **2005** — Co-founded Lasso Logic; acquired by SonicWall
- **2008** — Co-founded PacketTrap network management
- **2009** — Quest Software acquired PacketTrap
- **2011** — Co-founded Anchor Networks
- **2013** — eFolder acquired Anchor; co-founded NinjaRMM in San Francisco
- **2021** — Rebranded to NinjaOne; relocated headquarters to Austin, Texas
- **2024** — Raised $231.5M Series C at $1.9B valuation led by ICONIQ Growth
- **2025** — Raised $500M Series C extension at $5B valuation from CapitalG and ICONIQ; acquired Dropsuite for ~$250M
- **2026** — Secondary share sale of $400M+ pushes valuation to $12.3B

## Achievements

- Built and exited four software companies before NinjaOne
- Grew NinjaOne to 2,000+ employees serving 20,000+ customers globally
- Took NinjaOne to a $12.3B valuation while remaining founder-controlled and debt-free
- Raised more than $1.1B in venture capital across NinjaOne funding rounds

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — NinjaOne closed a $400M+ secondary share sale at a $12.3B valuation
- **2025-02** — $500M Series C extension led by CapitalG and ICONIQ; announced ~$250M Dropsuite acquisition

## Links

- Website: https://ninjaone.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sal-sferlazza-64b916/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ninjarmm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-I6P4yfbg
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ninjarmm

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Last updated: 2026-07-08