Media Alert: Qualys Becomes The Major Partner of the San Francisco Unicorns for the 2025 Major League Cricket Season

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a leading provider of cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, proudly announces it is the Major Partner and the official Cybersecurity Partner of the San Francisco Unicorns for the 2025 Cognizant Major League Cricket (MLC) season. Headquartered in the Bay Area and known for its innovative approach to security, Qualys is thrilled to partner with the Unicorns, a team that embodies excellence and resilience both on and off the pitch.

The Sparkle Army, the Unicorns' dedicated fan club, will see a new addition to their team's arsenal this season: the Qualys logo, a shield symbolizing protection and defense. This partnership reflects Qualys' commitment to safeguarding not only the digital world but also supporting the local community and sporting events like cricket, which continues to grow in popularity across the U.S.

"Qualys is proud to sponsor the San Francisco Unicorns, and we're honored to have the opportunity to support a team that mirrors our values of innovation and determination," said Sumedh Thakar, president and CEO of Qualys. "This partnership reflects our dedication to building strong community connections and celebrating excellence across all fields."

The San Francisco Unicorns launched as one of the founding members of the Major League Cricket in 2023, bringing some of the world's finest talents to the U.S. This season, fans can look forward to dynamic performances by global cricket stars and exciting games that celebrate the best of T20 cricket. To date, several players have already been announced in the team's line up, including internationally known talents, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and Matt Short.

As The Major Partner, the Qualys logo will have prime position on the front of the Unicorns' matchday and training jersey, plus signage and merchandise. Qualys will receive branding opportunities across training and staff kit, plus matchday broadcast and media assets.

David White, San Francisco Unicorns' CEO, added: "This season marks a significant milestone for the Unicorns as we come to play in the Bay Area for the first time, and we're thrilled to deliver world-class cricket via an elite partnership with local cybersecurity pioneer, Qualys. "Qualys stands out as an organization for its commitment to excellence; a quality we strive for in all aspects of our own setup. Having their logo prominently displayed on our playing jerseys will be a reminder of our own high standards and values, while also resonating with our fans proudly sporting the matchday kit in the stands."

Matches and Tickets

The San Francisco Unicorns will play the first three games of the 2025 MLC season at the Oakland Coliseum, with the tournament's first match against Washington Freedom, on Thursday, June 12. Tickets for all matches can be purchased through the Official Major League Cricket site. 

Additional Resources  

• Watch the Qualys Unicorns Partnership Video
• Visit the home of the San Francisco Unicorns, SFUnicorns.com
• Follow Qualys on LinkedIn, Instagram and X

About the San Francisco Unicorns
The San Francisco Unicorns are a professional T20 cricket team that made their debut in Major League Cricket's inaugural 2023 season. Representing the Bay Area, the team comprises top international talent and is backed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Their mission is to popularize cricket in the U.S. while delivering thrilling performances on the field. Learn more at www.sfunicorns.com.

About Qualys
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.

The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.

Qualys, Qualys VMDR®, Qualys TruRisk and the Qualys logo are proprietary trademarks of Qualys, Inc. All other products or names may be trademarks of their respective companies. 

Media Contact:   
Rachel Yap Winship 
Qualys
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