StackPath

StackPath is 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]

StackPath
TypePrivate company
IndustryEdge computing
Founded2015
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, USA
Products
Number of employees
250
Websitestackpath.com

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.[10]

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][2]

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]

Investors

StackPath has received funding from investors including Abry Partners, Juniper Networks, and Cox Communications.[16]

Founders

StackPath was founded May 5, 2015, by Lance Crosby, Greg Bock, Steven Canale, Ryan Carter, Paul Drew, Kenji Fukasawa, Jason Gulledge, Andrew Higginbotham,[17] James Leaverton, Andrew Maten, Dawn Mumm, Nick Nelson, and Josh Reese.

References
  1. Upbin, Bruce. "IBM Buys Privately Held Softlayer For $2 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. "StackPath Acquires MaxCDN, Fireblade, Staminus & Cloak". GlobalDots. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. Relations, Highwire Public (2017-02-06). "StackPath Acquires Highwinds to Accelerate the Delivery of a Global Enterprise Security Platform". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. "StackPath and Server Density Merge" (Press release). GlobeNewsWire. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. "Coffee with David Henzel". Salesflare. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Interview with David Henzel". Template Monster Blog. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  7. "NetDNA.com Chooses Wowza as its Premiere Media Server Partner for HDDN.com Video CDN". Wowza Media Systems. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  8. "HDDN | High Definition Distribution Network | Video Delivery Solution". 2010-10-06. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  9. "Terms of Service - MaxCDN Content Delivery Network". 2011-05-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  10. "NetDNA® CDN Completes Latest Funding Round Led by Investment Firm Chelsea Management, Inc". PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  11. "NetDNA rebrands as MaxCDN Enterprise". Business Wire. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2021-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Lema, Chris (2013-11-18). "Things to Consider Before Changing Your Company's Name". Torque. Retrieved 2021-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "CDN Provider NetDNA Rebrands as MaxCDN Enterprise". Streaming Media Blog. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2021-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Ueland, Chris (24 July 2016). "MaxCDN Joins StackPath". MaxCDN Blog. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  15. VPN, Desire Athow 2019-05-07T15:08:22Z (7 May 2019). "IGN owner J2 Global snaps up major VPN brands". TechRadar. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  16. "Juniper, Cox Pump $216M Into StackPath Coffers - SDxCentral". SDxCentral. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  17. Lunden, Ingrid (2016-07-25). "Security-as-a-service startup StackPath nabs $180M, 4 acquisitions including MaxCDN". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
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