Cotendo Explained

Cotendo, Inc.
Type:Private company
Foundation:2008
Location:Sunnyvale, California, United States
Products:Content Delivery
Homepage:http://www.cotendo.com

Cotendo, Inc. was a content delivery network[1] and an application delivery network[2] service provider. The company's headquarters was in Sunnyvale, California, with research and development based in Netanya, Israel. In March 2012, Akamai acquired Cotendo for over US$300 million.

Timeline

Cotendo was founded by Ronni Zehavi Udi Trugman, David Drai, in January 2008 with funding from Sequoia Capital.[3]

On March 10, 2009, Cotendo launched their CDN service and announced a US$7 million second round of funding from Sequoia Capital and Benchmark Capital.[4]

On March 6, 2012, Akamai acquired Cotendo for over US$300 million.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Updated List Of Carriers and Telcos Entering The CDN Market. Rayburn. Dan. March 4, 2009. June 29, 2009.
  2. Web site: Launch of Cotendo, a new CDN / ADN. Leong. Lydia. Gartner. March 11, 2009. June 28, 2009.
  3. Web site: Backed By Sequoia Capital, New CDN Cotendo Launching Early 2009. Rayburn. Dan. October 2, 2008. June 29, 2009.
  4. Web site: Cotendo launches "next generation" content delivery network. Ha. Anthony. Venture Beat. March 10, 2009. June 29, 2009.
  5. Web site: Akamai Completes Acquisition of Cotendo. Akamai. March 6, 2012. March 31, 2012.