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Silicon Valley Brothers Build Billion Dollar Cyber-Security Fortunes

Ronnie Daniels by Ronnie Daniels
December 28, 2021
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According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the Chinese-born brothers are now billionaires from their stakes in Fortinet Inc., the Silicon Valley-based network security software firm they co-founded almost two decades ago.

Spurred by high-profile data breaches and malware attacks, cybersecurity has become a growing priority for companies. Cloud-focused firms, including Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks Inc., have benefited as businesses update their computer infrastructures, posing a threat to more established network software providers such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. Fortinet counts most Fortune 500 companies as its customers, according to its website.

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It’s been one of the innovative companies for next-generation products as companies have looked to cyber more,” said Mandeep Singh, a senior technology analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “It’s a fragmented market, so there’s plenty of room for a player to boost their position.” The cyber-security software market should grow 10 percent a year through 2023, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets. Fortinet is outpacing that, with 2018 revenue increasing 20 percent to $1.8 billion from a year earlier. On Wednesday, the firm’s shares closed at $81.22, more than six times its 2009 public offering price. They dipped on Thursday after fourth-quarter adjusted profit missed analysts’ estimates. “We are excited about the significant opportunity ahead,” Ken Xie, 56, who’s the chief executive officer, said on a call Wednesday after Fortinet reported results. He predicted continued growth in 2019 but added: “you need to keep up the innovation.”

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Ken Xie has been a U.S. citizen since 1998 and started his first cyber-security company while studying electrical engineering at Stanford University. He co-founded Fortinet in 2000 after creating and then leaving another online security firm, NetScreen Technologies. Juniper Networks acquired NetScreen in a 2004 all-stock deal valued at $4 billion.

A decade and a half later, Fortinet’s $13 billion valuations exceed that of Juniper Networks. Ken Xie is the largest individual shareholder, with a 7.4 percent stake worth $1 billion. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, he’s also collected more than $40 million through share transactions.

Michael Xie, the firm’s president and chief technology officer, studied electrical engineering at Canada’s University of Manitoba. He owns a 7.1 percent stake, with almost half held through family trusts, and has collected more than $70 million through share transactions.

Among other cyber-security companies, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CEO Gil Shwed has a $2.9 billion stake, and Palo Alto Networks co-founder Nir Zuk’s shares are worth almost $300 million.

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