When was Akamai founded?

Akamai was founded in 1998 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Akamai located?

Akamai is headquartered in Cambridge, United States.

How many employees does Akamai have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Akamai is 10669.

Is Akamai a funded company?

Akamai is a funded company, having raised a total of $61.5M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on Jun 1999.

When was the latest funding round of Akamai?

Akamai's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Aug 16, 2023, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Akamai?

Annual revenue of Akamai is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Where does Akamai rank among its competitors?

Akamai ranks 5th amongst 383 active competitors, of which 48 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Wiz, which secured an undisclosed amount in Aug, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Akamai?

Akamai's top competitors include CloudFlare, Zscaler and Wiz. Among them, Wiz secured the most recent funding round in August, 2024.

Akamai - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services. The company delivers applications and experiences closer to customers. It offers cloud computing services, including artificial intelligence, compute, databases, storage, and networking. Cybersecurity offerings include application and API security, bot and abuse protection, infrastructure security, and secure internet access.

Website: www.akamai.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Cambridge, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$61.5M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Aug 16, 2023, $*****

Investors

Apple & 10 more

Ranked

5^th among 383 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

10,669 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

hush.security & 54 more

Similar Companies

CloudFlare & 257 more

Exit Details

Public

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Akamai is associated with 5 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES DENMARK ApS CIN: 36026650 , Denmark, Active	Jun 30, 2014	-	13 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC CIN: 1086222 , United States, Active	Aug 19, 1998	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025)	10250 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
AKAMAI INDIA NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2017FTC101689 , India, Active	Mar 24, 2017	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	7 (As on Sep 30, 2024)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U64202KA2004PTC033749 , India, Active	Apr 13, 2004	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	2983 (As on May 01, 2025)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES SOLUTIONS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2008PTC046368 , India, Active	May 08, 2008	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	39 (As on Aug 31, 2024)

Akamai got listed on Oct 29, 1999.

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Akamai has raised a total funding of $61.5M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 1999. Akamai has 11 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Akamai:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 16, 2023	9043704	Post IPO	3659333	9785514	3265321	5419087
Aug 14, 2019	5176191	Post IPO	1121822	4527245	3883493	6474566
May 16, 2018	6948759	Conventional Debt	8564241	4228821	9626685	9061795

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The founders of Akamai are Randall Kaplan, Daniel Lewin and Sylvanus Bent.

Here are the details of Akamai's key team members:

Randall Kaplan: Former Co-Founder of Akamai. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Daniel Lewin: Co-Founder of Akamai.
Sylvanus Bent: Co-Founder, Director Advanced Technology of Akamai.

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Akamai's employee count trend

Akamai has 10,669 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Akamai's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Akamai include CloudFlare, Zscaler and Wiz. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Akamai, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	CloudFlare 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development	$332M	Fidelity Investments, Union Square Ventures ... & 17 others	87/100
2nd	Zscaler 2007, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	$148M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, CapitalG & 18 others	82/100
3rd	Wiz 2020, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud security platform for development, security, and operations	$1.9B	Greenoaks, Insight Partners & 27 others	80/100
4th	Tenable 2002, Columbia (United States), Public	Provider of exposure management solutions for cloud, vulnerability, and identity	$310M	Accel, Insight Partners & 9 others	78/100
5th	Akamai 1998, Cambridge (United States), Public	Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services	$61.5M	Apple, Triodos Investment Management & 9 others	77/100
6th	Fastly 2011, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of edge cloud platform services for building and delivering applications	$224M	August Capital, Amplify Partners & 23 others	76/100
7th	AppOmni 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of SaaS security posture management and AI security solutions	$123M	Thoma Bravo, TSG & 10 others	69/100
8th	TVU Networks 2005, Mountain View (United States), Series B	Provider of IP-based video solutions for live media production workflows	$13.6M	SBVA, NAV.VC & 5 others	69/100
9th	Xunlei 2003, Shanghai (China), Public	Content distribution and delivery network	$340M	IDG Capital, Xiaomi & 8 others	66/100
10th	Velocix 2002, Cambridge (Canada), Acquired	CDN solutions	$79M	3i Group, Amadeus Capital & 4 others	65/100

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Akamai has made 21 investments in companies including hush.security and Hydrolix. Akamai has also acquired 34 companies including LayerX and Fermyon.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 28, 2026	Investments	hush.security	2023	Tel Aviv (Israel)
May 14, 2026	Acquisition	LayerX	2021	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Dec 01, 2025	Acquisition	Fermyon	2021	Modesto (United States)