Akamai Technologies Inc.

About Akamai Technologies Inc.

Akamai is a leading provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions. Their mission is to power and protect businesses online by building, securing, and accelerating applications and digital experiences with a globally distributed cloud platform and edge network.

Products & Services

Security Solutions:Includes products like App & API Protector, Akamai Guardicore Platform, Bot Manager, and Firewall for AI to protect against DDoS attacks, bots, ransomware, and other cyber threats.

Cloud Computing:Offers full-stack compute services for building scalable applications, including VMs, containers, storage, and databases through platforms like Akamai Cloud (Linode).

Content Delivery Network (CDN):Provides solutions like Ion, Adaptive Media Delivery, and EdgeWorkers to optimize app performance, media delivery, and user experiences at the edge.

Specialties

Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Content Delivery Network (CDN) Zero Trust Security API Security Bot & Abuse Protection Edge Computing

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Debt T: - FT: Debt	A: 1500000000 MR: - FA: $1.5 billion FAN: 1500000000	D: 2025-05-14 FD: 2025-05-14	-
2	RT: Debt T: - FT: Debt	A: 1100000000 MR: - FA: 1,100,000,000 FAN: 1100000000	D: 2023-08-15 FD: 2023-08-15	-
3	RT: Convertible Senior Notes T: - FT: Convertible Senior Notes	A: 1000000000 MR: - FA: $1,000,000,000 FAN: 1000000000	D: 2023-08-14 FD: 2023-08-14	-

Debt Latest

2025-05-14

$1.5B

Debt 2023-08-15

$1.1B

Convertible Senior Notes 2023-08-14

$1.0B

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Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

D

Dr. Tom Leighton

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

J

Janaki Akella

Former Digital Transformation Leader, Google

S

Sharon Y. Bowen

Former Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Vice Chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation

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B

Bas Burger

CEO, BT International

M

Marianne C. Brown

Former Co-Chief Operating Officer, Global Financial Solutions, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

M

Monte E. Ford

Principal Partner of the CIO Strategy Exchange

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