3 sources · updated 20 Oct 2026
TIBCO (The Information Bus Company) was founded in 1997 by Vivek Ranadivé, initially as a Reuters subsidiary. Its software lets companies receive and act on information in real time; it went public in July 1999.
The group grew through many acquisitions (Spotfire in 2007, Paris-based Orchestra Networks in 2018). Vista Equity Partners bought it in 2014, and in 2022 it was merged with Citrix to form Cloud Software Group.
In offshore racing, the directory lists it as title sponsor since 2018 of the Class40 Tibco, skippered by Loïc Fequet and formerly named Tales II.