StackPath

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

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]

Acquisitions[]

MaxCDN (CDN), 2016.

Staminus (DDoS mitigation), 2016[2]

Fireblade (WAF), 2016[2]

Cloak (VPN), 2016[2]

Highwinds Network Group (CDN and VPN), 2017[3]

Server Density (Monitoring)[4]

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 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 Higginbottom, 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. ^ a b c d "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. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. ^ "StackPath and Server Density Merge". 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. ^ a b "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. "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.
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