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

MaxCDN (CDN), 2016[2]

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]

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.[5]

Investors

StackPath has received funding from investors including Abry Partners, Juniper Networks, and Cox Communications.[6]

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. "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. VPN, Desire Athow 2019-05-07T15:08:22Z. "IGN owner J2 Global snaps up major VPN brands". TechRadar. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  6. "Juniper, Cox Pump $216M Into StackPath Coffers - SDxCentral". SDxCentral. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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