StackPath
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Edge computing |
| Founded | May 5, 2015 |
| Founder | Lance Crosby, Greg Bock, Steven Canale, Ryan Carter, Paul Drew, Kenji Fukasawa, Jason Gulledge, Andrew Higginbotham, James Leaverton, Andrew Maten, Dawn Mumm, Nick Nelson, Josh Reese |
| Headquarters | Dallas , United States |
| Products | Edge computing platforms |
StackPath was a Dallas, Texas–based American company specializing in edge computing platforms. The organization was initiated by Lance Crosby, who also co-founded SoftLayer Technologies, a firm acquired by IBM in 2013.
Acquisitions
- MaxCDN (Content Delivery Network), 2016
- Staminus (DDoS protection), 2016
- Fireblade (Web Application Firewall), 2016
- Cloak (Virtual Private Network), 2016
- Highwinds Network Group (CDN and VPN services), 2017
- Server Density (System Monitoring), 2018
MaxCDN
NetDNA, LLC was launched in 2009 by David Henzel and Christopher Ueland in Los Angeles, targeting enterprise clients with its content delivery network solutions. In 2010, NetDNA collaborated with Wowza to introduce HDDN.com, a CDN designed specifically for streaming video.
The MaxCDN brand emerged in 2010 as a more accessible CDN service catering to businesses of varying sizes, functioning as a segment of NetDNA. By 2011, Ben Neumann was appointed CEO, and the company secured investment from Chelsea Management.
In 2013, NetDNA unified its service offerings under the MaxCDN brand, merging HDDN.com and rebranding the original enterprise-level product as MaxCDN Enterprise. StackPath acquired MaxCDN in 2016.
Divestitures
In 2019, StackPath divested its VPN divisions, including IPVanish—acquired through Highwinds Network Group—and Encrypt.me (previously known as Cloak), selling them to J2 Global.
By August 2023, StackPath exited the content delivery network market by selling its CDN operations—primarily consisting of approximately 100 enterprise client contracts and associated assets—to Akamai. This transaction did not involve transferring StackPath employees or proprietary technology.
Investors
Funding for StackPath was obtained from entities such as Abry Partners, Juniper Networks, and Cox Communications.
Founders
StackPath was established on May 5, 2015, by a founding team including Lance Crosby, Greg Bock, Steven Canale, Ryan Carter, Paul Drew, Kenji Fukasawa, Jason Gulledge, Andrew Higginbotham, James Leaverton, Andrew Maten, Dawn Mumm, Nick Nelson, and Josh Reese.