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Corporate VPN startup Tailscale secures $230 million CAD Series C on back of “surprising” growth

Pennarun confirmed the company had been approached by potential acquirers, but told BetaKit that the company intends to grow as a private company and work towards an initial public offering (IPO).

“Tailscale intends to remain independent and we are on a likely IPO track, although any IPO is several years out,” Pennarun said. “Meanwhile, we have an extremely efficient business model, rapid revenue acceleration, and a long runway that allows us to become profitable when needed, which means we can weather all kinds of economic storms.”

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[-] Mordikan@kbin.earth 3 points 1 year ago

So, companies should not be allowed to invest in other companies? Who is allowed to invest in companies then? Only private individuals? But those individuals are apathetic, so they have to be made to? Or if they don't want to, then since other companies aren't allowed, wealthy private individuals would need to? Its not normal because its acceptable, its normal because the alternative is fantastical and unrealistic.

To the other point, does Tailscale have complete control over Wireguard? They don't control the technology behind that. They do for their control server tech and to some extent Headscale, but that's not what its built on anymore then what's built on Linux.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 8 points 1 year ago

companies should not be allowed to invest in other companies?

That's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying you need to be wary of companies that do because the inevitable end of that train is enshittification. Every. Single. Time.

does Tailscale have complete control over Wireguard?

Who's talking about WireGuard? We were talking about Tailscale.

[-] Mordikan@kbin.earth 3 points 1 year ago

Tailscale builds on top of the Wireguard protocol, LF builds on top of (through grants/scholarships) the Linux OS. You can't argue that it doesn't matter that LF doesn't have control over the underlying technology, but then argue that it does matter in Tailscale's cause.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It doesn't matter in either case. Neither of them have control over the underlying technology.

[-] Mordikan@kbin.earth 3 points 1 year ago

Does The Linux Foundation have complete control over Linux?

You're the one who said it, though.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes I did say that. I don't understand what you're trying to communicate. TLF does not control Linux, just as Tailscale does not control WireGuard. Tailscale does control Tailscale. There's nothing wrong with using Linux and there's nothing wrong with using WireGuard. There may be something wrong with using Tailscale. I don't know how to be more clear about this.

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