StackPath explained

Industry:Edge computing
Foundation:2015
Location:Dallas, Texas, USA
Num Employees:250
Type:Private company
Module:
Child:yes
Asn:33438

StackPath was an American edge computing platform provider headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Its founding team was led by Lance Crosby, who also co-founded SoftLayer Technologies, acquired by IBM in 2013.[1]

Acquisitions

Subsidiaries

MaxCDN

NetDNA, LLC was founded in 2009 as a content delivery network (CDN) with a focus on enterprise customers.[5] The company was founded by David Henzel and Christopher Ueland in Los Angeles.[6]

In 2010, NetDNA partnered with Wowza to launch the HDDN.com brand, a CDN for streaming video.[7] [8]

By 2010, the MaxCDN brand was created as a simpler CDN for both small and large businesses. MaxCDN, LLC operated as a division of NetDNA, LLC.[9]

In 2011, Ben Neumann was CEO of NetDNA.[10] In 2011, NetDNA completed a funding round with Chelsea Management in Los Angeles.

In 2013, NetDNA rebranded the company and its services as MaxCDN, conslidating other services such as HDDN.com under the same name, with the original NetDNA enterprise service rebranded as MaxCDN Enterprise.[11] [12] [13]

MaxCDN was acquired by StackPath in 2016.[14]

Divestitures

In 2019, StackPath sold its VPN lines of business, including IPVanish (acquired as part of the Highwinds Network Group) and Encrypt.me (the new brand of Cloak), to J2 Global.[15]

In August 2023, Stackpath sold its CDN line of business (primarily approximately 100 select enterprise customer contracts as well as other assets) to Akamai following its decision to cease its content delivery network operations. The transaction did not include the acquisition of StackPath personnel or technology.[16]

Investors

StackPath has received funding from investors including Abry Partners, Juniper Networks, and Cox Communications.[17]

Founders

StackPath was founded May 5, 2015, by Lance Crosby, Greg Bock, Steven Canale, Ryan Carter, Paul Drew, Kenji Fukasawa, Jason Gulledge, Andrew Higginbotham,[18] James Leaverton, Andrew Maten, Dawn Mumm, Nick Nelson, and Josh Reese.

References

  1. Web site: Upbin. Bruce. IBM Buys Privately Held Softlayer For $2 Billion. 2020-10-29. Forbes. en.
  2. Web site: StackPath Acquires MaxCDN, Fireblade, Staminus & Cloak . GlobalDots . 2016-08-02 . 2018-07-11 .
  3. Relations. Highwire Public. 2017-02-06. StackPath Acquires Highwinds to Accelerate the Delivery of a Global Enterprise Security Platform. 2020-10-29. GlobeNewswire News Room.
  4. 2018-05-14. StackPath and Server Density Merge. 2020-06-07. GlobeNewsWire.
  5. Web site: 2018-08-21. Coffee with David Henzel. 2021-08-29. Salesflare. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2013-05-21. Interview with David Henzel. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609001440/http://blog.templatemonster.com/2013/05/21/david-henzel-interview/. 2013-06-09. 2013-06-09. Template Monster Blog.
  7. Web site: 2010-07-16. NetDNA.com Chooses Wowza as its Premiere Media Server Partner for HDDN.com Video CDN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100722070845/http://www.wowzamedia.com/2010-07-16.html. 2010-07-22. 2021-11-03. Wowza Media Systems. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2010-10-06. HDDN High Definition Distribution Network Video Delivery Solution. 2021-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20101006175938/http://www.hddn.com/. 2010-10-06.
  9. Web site: 2011-05-29. Terms of Service - MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. 2021-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20110529040411/http://www.maxcdn.com/terms-of-service/. 2011-05-29.
  10. Web site: NetDNA® CDN Completes Latest Funding Round Led by Investment Firm Chelsea Management, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715184513/http://www.prweb.com/releases/netdna/cdn/prweb8635891.htm. dead. July 15, 2011. 2021-11-03. PRWeb.
  11. Web site: 2013-12-18. NetDNA rebrands as MaxCDN Enterprise. 2021-11-03. Business Wire. en.
  12. Web site: Lema. Chris. 2013-11-18. Things to Consider Before Changing Your Company's Name. 2021-11-03. Torque. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2013-12-20. CDN Provider NetDNA Rebrands as MaxCDN Enterprise. 2021-11-03. Streaming Media Blog. en-US.
  14. Web site: Ueland . Chris . 24 July 2016 . MaxCDN Joins StackPath . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309211017/https://www.maxcdn.com/blog/maxcdn-joins-stackpath/ . 2018-03-09 . 2021-11-03 . MaxCDN Blog.
  15. Web site: IGN owner J2 Global snaps up major VPN brands. VPN. Desire Athow 2019-05-07T15:08:22Z. TechRadar. 7 May 2019 . en. 2019-09-06.
  16. News: 2020-08-24. Akamai Technologies Acquires Select Enterprise Customer Contracts from StackPath. en-US.
  17. News: 2020-03-18. Juniper, Cox Pump $216M Into StackPath Coffers - SDxCentral. en-US. SDxCentral. 2020-10-29.
  18. Web site: Lunden . Ingrid . 2016-07-25 . Security-as-a-service startup StackPath nabs $180M, 4 acquisitions including MaxCDN . 2022-12-08 . TechCrunch . en-US.

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