Kemp Technologies

Progress Kemp
TypePublic
IndustryTechnology
Founded1 November 2000 (2000-11-01)[1]
Headquarters15 Wayside Rd, Suite 400, Burlington, MA, U.S. 01803
Key people
Ray Downes (CEO)
ProductsCloud load balancing
Application delivery controller
Load balancing
BrandsLoadMaster
OwnerProgress Software
Websitekemptechnologies.com

Kemp, Inc. is an American technology company that was founded in 2000 in Bethpage, New York.[2] The company builds load balancing products which balances user traffic between multiple application servers in a physical, virtual or cloud environment. After acquiring Flomon Networks, their products includes network performance monitoring tools.

Its first oversea office was opened in Limerick, Ireland before expanding to worldwide.[3]

History

In 2019, Kemp was acquired by private equity firm Mill Point Capital.[4]

In November 2020, Kemp Technologies acquired Flowmon Networks for predictive network performance monitoring and network detection response.[5]

In November 2021, Kemp was acquired by Progress Software for $258 million.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ "KempTechnologies.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "EMA Radar for Application Delivery Controllers and Load Balancers: Q4 2011". Enterprise Management Associates. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Newenham, Pamela (1 April 2014). "Kemp Technologies to create 50 new jobs in Limerick". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Longwell, Ali. "Kemp Acquired by Private Equity Firm Mill Point Capital". SDx Central. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kemp Acquires Flowmon to Combine App Security and Network Monitoring". Solution Review. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Progress Announces Acquisition of Kemp, Adding Application Experience to Industry-Leading Product Portfolio". Mill Point Capital. Retrieved 20 August 2026.