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07-19-2025 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES Staying hands on made scaling to $1B+ fun for Cloudflare’s founder On this week’s Most Innovative Companies podcast, Cloudflare COO Michelle Zatlyn talks with Fast Company staff writer David Salazar about hitting $1B in revenue and going global, as well as why defending businesses of all sizes online is more necessary…

For Michelle Zatlyn, This Past Year–and a War in Gaza–Pushed Her as a Leader

Michelle Zatlyn, 44, was on the virtual frontlines. Within 12 minutes of the initial rocket assaults, the San Francisco-based company she co-founded, Cloudflare, detected and began mitigating attacks from hackers, presumed to be state actors, as well as civilians and so-called hacktivists, according to legal experts. In the weeks that followed, the company, which provides…

Stay In The Game

Company: CloudflareTitle: Co-founder, President & Chief Operating OfficerIndustry: TechnologyHometown: San Francisco, CaliforniaNotable in 2023: Brought cyber protection to vulnerable institutions from K-12 schools to local elections, while leading Cloudflare to its first $1 billion year. In 2023, Cloudflare reached its first $1 billion revenue year, a recognition of the hard work that chief operating officer Michelle…

Cloudflare co-founders will talk growth, changing markets and more on Disrupt’s SaaS Stage

Co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn launched Cloudflare to the world during the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt back in 2010. Fast-forward 13 years, and the startup has grown to become a leading internet infrastructure and security company. Operating one of the largest global networks, Cloudflare services 275 cities in more than 100 countries. Roughly 18% of all websites use…

Year in Review

The Best Entrepreneurial Insights and Advice of 2022 – by: Heather Mack 12.20.2022 Greymatter https://soundcloud.com/greylock-partners/2022-in-review?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing As 2022 draws to a close, we’re reflecting back on some of the most impactful discussions we’ve had with the top leaders in technology and business. We’re fortunate to have spoken with people hailing from a variety of industry sectors…

Ten women who redefined success in 2021

Michelle Zatlyn is the co-founder of Cloudfare, a web infrastructure, and security company. She is also the president and COO of the same. She is one of the richest women in the tech domain with a total worth of $980 million. In the year 2019, Cloudfare went public, touching an annual revenue of about $400…