Battery Ventures is a investment firm that focuses on technology. It invests in potentially, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure technologies, consumer-internet and mobile services, and industrial technologies.

Battery Ventures

Baker Capital is a New York-based private equity firm that is looking to capitalize on the opportunity in the communications industry created by deregulation, new technology, and growth of the internet.  Baker Capital makes investments primarily in communications equipment, services and applications providers, and invests in both European and American companies.

Baker Capital

Polaris Partners invests in healthcare and biotechnology companies. Their healthcare portfolio companies' care delivery models include digital health, consumer-centric businesses, patient-provider solutions, data science, and analytics. Their life sciences and biotechnology portfolio companies focus on molecules and platforms, therapeutics, and genomics.

Polaris Partners

TCW is a global asset management firm with more than four decades of investment experience and a broad range of products across fixed-income, equities, emerging markets, and alternative investments. Through the TCW, MetWest, and TCW Alternative Fund Families, TCW manages one of the large mutual fund complexes in the U.S. TCW’s clients include many of the world’s large corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments, and foundations, as well as financial advisors and high net worth individuals. TCW is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

The TCW Group

Akamai Technologies

Generating, collecting, and analyzing enterprise data will never be the same.

Edge Computing

Edgegap is a Canadian edge computing company focused on enhancing the online gaming experience by reducing latency.Edgegap specializes in reducing online gaming latency through its edge computing solutions. The company's main product, Arbitrium, optimizes server selection to minimize lag, a critical innovation for the gaming industry. Edgegap's services include orchestration &amp; hosting, matchmaker &amp; lobbies, fleets &amp; sessions, and distributed relays, catering to game developers and the broader enterprise market, indicating potential uses beyond gaming.Edgegap offers its infrastructure through 615+ edge locations across the globe (as of February 2024).Key customers and partnershipsIts users include several gaming studios including Ubisoft, Triple Hill Interactive, and Alderon Games. The company also noted that it worked with two AAA game studios and reduced their latency by about 91% by decreasing data transfer times (time taken for information to reach its destination and return) by 47%.Edgegap has partnerships with notable cloud companies, including DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and OVHcloud.Funding and financialsEdgegap raised USD 7 million in Series A funding led by Konvoy Ventures, in November 2021. The company intended to use the funding for product development, expanding its team, and broadening its global reach and locations.

Macrometa offers a platform for developers to build and run databases, apps, and application programming interfaces (APIs), using a globally distributed edge and cloud network (across 175 regions). Its “Global Data Network” (GDN) lets users combine distributed NoSQL databases, stream data processing engines (letting users query a continuous stream of data and detect conditions quickly), and search functionalities, on a serverless infrastructure.The company claims it can process requests in 50 milliseconds, which is 50-100x faster than cloud database platforms such as DynamoDB and MongoDB. Macrometa further claims that it can reduce cloud database and server costs by over 70%.In October 2023, Macrometa launched PhotonIQ, a suite of SaaS services aiming to revolutionize website and API performance by leveraging AI. Built on the success of its Global Data Network, PhotonIQ addresses key cloud-based challenges with solutions like dynamic performance enhancement, edge-based API hosting, and site protection services.Macrometa distinguishes its offering by enabling developers to be vendor-neutral, allowing them to utilize data stored with any (or multiple) cloud providers.Key customers and partnershipsIn September 2022, Macrometa partnered with DevCycle, a software feature management platform, to support the launch of “Edge Flags,” an edge storage engine for feature management. The solution provides software development kits (SDK) and APIs to enable users to save user data to the edge and utilize it for feature targeting.Macrometa entered into a partnership with Akamai (along with a funding round) in November 2022, through which the companies are integrating three infrastructure solutions into one platform: 1) Akamai’s edge network 2) Linode cloud hosting service and 3) Macrometa’s Global Data Network (GDN) and edge platform. Accordingly, developers can build apps and APIs on Macrometa and deploy them on Akamai.Funding and financialsMacrometa <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14447?industryIds=33">received an undisclosed amount of funding</a> in November 2022, led by <a href="https://sp-edge.com/companies/484">Akamai</a>, to invest in developer education, community development, event marketing, and joint customer sales.

Nearby Computing is a Spanish edge computing and orchestration solution provider. It is a spin-off of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).The company offers fully agnostic, cross-domain orchestration across infrastructure, network, and applications, seamlessly integrating all network tiers. Its flagship product, the NearbyOne platform, addresses the needs of latency-sensitive, data-intensive, and mission-critical applications by providing a robust, cloud-agnostic solution.Key customers and partnershipsNearby Computing's customer base includes enterprises across telecommunications, energy and utilities, smart cities, energy, transportation, and entertainment industries. Notable customers include Intel, Etisalat, Cisco, Red Hat, and Saguna.The company partnered with Lenovo to develop 5G network transformation and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) solutions, utilizing Lenovo’s edge servers and Intel’s Converged Edge Reference Architecture (CERA). Additionally, partnerships with Telefónica, Orange, and Telenor aim to enhance customer experiences and support the rollout of Telco Edge services using Nearby Computing’s orchestration platform, Nearby One.Nearby Computing has also teamed up with Red Hat and VMware to deliver integrated solutions for multi-cloud environments, leveraging Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform and VMware’s virtualization technologies to provide scalable and efficient edge computing services.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/29545">May 2024</a>, Nearby partnered with Alea, a public safety communications platform, to simplify and increase efficiency in deploying Alea's MCXPTT (Mission Critical Communications Push-to-Talk) application through the NearbyOne platform.It also <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/29819">teamed up with Kyndryl</a> in May 2024, to provide joint edge computing services. Kyndryl will use Nearby Computing's NearbyOne platform to streamline launching business apps at the edge, tailoring pre-integrated apps for various industries.

New data privacy regulations have opened up space for a new wave of compliance-focused startups.

Digital Privacy Tools

InfoSum provides infrastructure to enable organizations to run analytics and get insights from personal information without compromising underlying data privacy. The platform also provides the ability to share data securely by using a federated infrastructure model, enabling users to collaborate using first-party data sources without physically moving the data.Key customer and partnershipsThe company caters to organizations in the retail media, media and advertising, gaming, financial services, and healthcare sectors. As of September 2024, notable customers included Domino’s Pizza, Sony, Samsung Ads, CNN, Experian, The Telegraph, Deliveroo, Disney Ad Sales, and TripAdvisor.

Inrupt is a UK-based startup that provides a privacy-centric platform that gives users control over their data. In November 2020, Inrupt launched the open-source “Solid” platform that provides an advanced storage solution for personal data to organizations, where ultimate control over this personal data is retained by the end user. Developers can build applications over the Solid platform to take advantage of personal data securely. Inrupt is the brainchild of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsThe company has inked contracts with the governments of Sweden, the UK, and Flanders and counts major organizations such as the BBC and the National Health Service (NHS) among its customers in the UK. The NHS has used the Solid platform to build an application that stores patient data in a secure “silo,” where only the individual can control access to doctors or family with respect to the use of their health data.

AI-based solutions for evolving digital threats

Next-gen Cybersecurity

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 Valence Security provides a zero-trust security platform to protect SaaS and self-hosted applications interconnected by APIs, SaaS platforms, and third-party applications such as Workato and Zapier. Valence continuously alerts businesses on potential vulnerabilities by providing actionable insights and enforcing policy controls such as least privilege to protect business applications against supply chain attacks, misconfigurations, anomalous activities, data exposure, over-provisioned privileges, and unauthorized access.
 
 
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Threat Prevention Toolchain

Valence Security is a cybersecurity company that provides solutions for securing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and infrastructure. Founded in 2021, the company offers a SaaS Security Platform that combines SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) capabilities with advanced risk remediation and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) features. Valence's platform is designed to address the growing security challenges posed by the widespread adoption of SaaS applications in enterprises.
The company's technology focuses on identifying and mitigating risks associated with SaaS applications, including misconfigurations, identity management issues, data protection concerns, and SaaS-to-SaaS integration vulnerabilities. Valence's platform provides visibility into an organization's SaaS environment, allowing security teams to detect and remediate potential security gaps. It offers capabilities such as shadow SaaS discovery, strong authentication enforcement, identity management for both human and non-human users, and management of SaaS misconfigurations.
Valence's approach emphasizes collaboration with business users to ensure that security measures are implemented without impeding SaaS adoption and usage. The platform enables automated and decentralized remediation workflows, allowing organizations to address SaaS security risks efficiently. As of August 2024, Valence was recognized as a "Leader" and "Fast Mover" in GigaOm's first annual report for SaaS Security Posture Management, highlighting its comprehensive range of capabilities and strong automated remediation features.
Key customers and partnerships
Valence Security has established partnerships with several prominent technology companies. The company is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and has integrated its platform with Microsoft security products, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Sentinel. This integration enhances customers' capabilities to manage SaaS risks and respond to SaaS breaches.
In March 2024, Valence announced its participation in the Partner Private Preview of Microsoft Copilot for Security, collaborating with Microsoft to shape the development of this AI-powered security tool. The company also partners with Orca Security to provide a comprehensive view of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environments for their mutual customers.
Valence's platform is available for purchase through the Azure Marketplace, further expanding its reach to potential customers.

Ensuring the right people access the right resources at the right time

Identity & Access Management

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 Trusona provides passwordless identity authentication for enterprises and digital businesses. Its core offering, Trusona Authentication Cloud, is an authentication-as-a-service solution that enables users to authenticate without passwords using their smartphones, laptops, or desktop computers. Leveraging the FIDO and WebAuthn standards, Trusona Authentication Cloud delivers a simple &quot;tap and go&quot; sign-in experience designed to improve business growth and profitability.
 
 
 Trusona Authentication Cloud features a low-code, cloud-based architecture that integrates into customer environments. It also provides visibility into all authentication traffic metrics.
 
 
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 In January 2022, Trusona raised USD 20 million in a Series C funding round led by Georgian Partners with participation from Kleiner Perkins, M12, and OurCrowd, among others. The funds were earmarked for development efforts and to increase business reach.
 
 
 
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NearbyComputing commercializes NearbyOne, an Edge IT fabrics orchestration platform that seamlessly manages the lifecycle of infrastructure, the VNFs and the applications, controlling their deployment and associated resources. NearbyOne addresses all these orchestration issues in a holistic and intertwined way. Applications and VNFs provided by third party ISVs are onboarded to create a rich ecosystem of pre-integrated services, that get deployed in one-click. Service assurance and KPI monitoring are natively integrated into the platform to automatically control service SLAs. Infratructure, Network, Apps and KPIs are managed from a single pane of glass, and smart placement and configuration policies dynamically adjust service levels.

Hushmesh provides automated cryptography for employees, partners, and customers.

Macrometa is an information technology company. Macrometa helps enterprise developers build real-time apps and APIs in minutes - not months. It delivers a global data mesh with multi-model data store, a complex event processing engine, and compute runtimes across more than 175 worldwide edge data centers. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Valence enables security teams to find and fix SaaS risks. As SaaS complexity and distributed management present security challenges, the Valence SaaS security platform provides unparalleled and actionable insights into configuration, identity, data, SaaS-to-SaaS integration, and GenAI risks. The Valence platform offers comprehensive SaaS security posture management (SSPM), risk remediation, and identity threat detection and response (ITDR). Valence’s unique remediation by choice capabilities allow security teams to leverage manual remediation, automated workflows and business user collaboration to scale their risk reduction and proactively secure their SaaS. Leading organizations leverage Valence to empower their business to securely adopt SaaS.

BastionZero  is developing technology to allow traders to maintain custody of their coins while trading at a cryptocurrency exchange. Their technology ensures that no one, even a compromised or hacked exchange, has the power to take custody of a trader’s digital assets. Instead, traders can keep their coins securely housed in their wallet or custodial service, even as they trade.Their technology is compatible with top cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and ZCash.

Inrupt is delivering Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s original vision of a web of shared benefit, for everyone. We are a worldwide team of inventors, investors, entrepreneurs, developers and academics who believe in Sir Tim’s vision for the web. Inrupt’s technology puts individuals in control of their data, gives organizations new opportunities to create value for customers, and allows developers to thrive in an open marketplace of innovation.

Software development company specialized in Edge Computing infrastructures. Developed unique solutions to monetize use cases like video games.

InfoSum has developed a decentralized platform designed to remove the trust barriers between progress and privacy. Its platform enables advertisers, media owners, data providers, and other advertising technology firms to collaborate across multiple data sources, without requiring the underlying data to be moved or pooled.  The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Trusona secures identity authentication, removes passwords from the user experience across the organization, and elevate login experience. The company develops the digital identity authentication solution where there are no passwords to be created, remembered, stolen, or compromised. Its solution is radically simple and relies on patented technology that uses the unique nature of every interaction to assure the true persona behind every digital interaction. Trusona was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

ASOCS provides virtual Radio Access Networks (vRAN) and NFV-compatible virtual base station solutions for in-building wireless and macro-networks. Its solution includes Cyrus that enables operators to deploy fully virtualized base stations on mobile edge clouds, ONAP that provides a platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of virtual network functions and enables carriers to achieve operational automation, for in-building wireless networks, and Internet of Things.  ASOCS serves retail, real estate, corporate offices, hospitality, hospitals, sports, and entertainment sector. Doron Solomon and Gilad Garon founded it in 2003, with its headquarters in Rosh Haayin in Israel with an additional office in Las Vegas in Nevada.

GO-NET is a new platform that leverages blockchain technology and Akamai's Intelligent Edge Platform. GO-NET aims to support various businesses in areas such as Payment, IoT, and healthcare as a social infrastructure.

The geometric growth of unstructured data is a reality, driven by increasing data resolution and new applications like IOT. When budgets are flat across many industries, It's no wonder that customers are aggressively considering Software Defined Storage (SDS) as a way to meet business needs. But many have learned that there's no free lunch, and although SDS provided up-front cost-savings, there's been little or no relief when it comes to the hidden costs of storage: long POCs, planful deployments, lengthy tuning processes, restrictive networking, forklift upgrades, and long learning curves.   It's no wonder the industry has coined the new term ''SDS-hangover''.   Public cloud storage is attractive for obvious reasons. They're instant-on, elastic up (and down!), there's no infrastructure management overhead, and they're pay-as-you-go. But there are hidden costs of public cloud; WAN performance penalties, governance risk, and non-deterministic billing with hidden costs.  Can’t they have the benefits of cloud without sacrificing security, control, and Opex consistency?  Noobaa's solution delivers the low-TCO attributes of public-cloud storage in a locally managed solution. NooBaa’s unique architecture dramatically reduces capex, opex, setup headaches, and lifecycle costs compared to existing file storage. Whereas existing NAS and object systems require extensive administration and monolithic infrastructure deployments, the Noobaa storage service is designed for minimal intervention, can be invoked in minutes, and can scale seamlessly over time into the multi-Petabyte range, using any compute resources available to the enterprise.

At Hermetic, we are building the foundations for keeping valuable assets easily accessible to their owners, yet out of reach of the most sophisticated hackers. Such assets include business/ personal documents, personal media files, crypto currencies, and user credentials.  Our mission is to help end users and service providers alike, protect sensitive assets, resist account takeover, and improve user experience. Hermetic can deliver on this promise via our ØK‑Vault technology which enables secure credential storage on any end device, unlike ever done before.   Hermetic's Turnkey Mobile Login product allows end customers skip password entry, without compromising security. Turnkey Mobile is the only available choice for service providers who seek: (1) Speedy login regardless of device type  (2) Enhanced security  (3) Simple in-app integration (4) No backend integration  Our customers are financial and healthcare service providers.

ClearSky Data’s global storage network simplifies the entire data lifecycle and delivers enterprise storage as a fully managed service. Its storage is designed for business agility. ClearSky simplifies enterprise storage by providing an SLA-based managed service across the global network. The company's patent-pending Smart Tiered Caching continually categorizes data and places it in the right cache layer (hot, warm, cold) based on evolving usage requirements and customer policies. Customers simply scale as needed, using the ClearSky dashboard to add unlimited capacity with a few clicks.   All data can be moved across the ClearSky network to meet a variety of use cases including data center migration, load balancing, expansion into new regions, or disaster recovery. ClearSky has partnered with major public clouds to place hot and warm cache copies at the cloud edge. The result: customers get low-latency access to cloud instances, providing a new cost-effective option to run their most demanding workloads. The total cost of ownership (TCO) of storing data using the ClearSky service is about 1/3 the cost of managing it in a company’s data center on physical storage arrays. By leveraging the architecture and building redundancy into all cache layers and network paths, ClearSky is able to provide an enterprise-class service with guaranteed high availability. Industry-leading security technologies and best practices ensure that customer data is always protected and isolated from the moment it enters the ClearSky network.  Customers simply plug into the ClearSky service to get the storage they need, when and where they need it, with the security, scalability, and resilience that a business depends on.

FireLayers enables IT to proactively protect the usage of cloud applications via rule-based policies while ensuring that they maintain the required security and compliance levels. They protect cloud application usage from initial user identification to the safe retrieval of data and request fulfillment. They add a layer of proactive protection and monitoring to any cloud application identifying all users, applications, and actions.

Soha Systems is the innovator of Enterprise Secure Access delivered as a service. Our service, Soha Cloud, creates a “cloud perimeter” to protect an organization’s infrastructure from Internet threats, including distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and botnets. Soha Cloud also minimizes a customer’s attack surface, hides applications from public exposure and grants authenticated users micro-granular access to specific applications.  Unlike stand-alone, legacy security tools and network access methods, Soha Cloud integrates data path protection, identity access, application security and management visibility into a single solution to create a cloud perimeter between a user organization’s infrastructure and the Internet.

Saguna Networks powers Smart Mobile Networks by bringing an open cloud computing platform deep into the 4G Radio Access Network. With field proven Saguna CODS cloud-RAN mobile operators can provide an incredibly fast user experience while improving network economics and reducing congestion. Saguna opens the mobile network enabling mobile operators to monetize their networks and differentiate their offering through new partnerships and revenue-generating services.

Rubicon Labs was founded with a mission to provide trust, identity, and security. The founders have a long and deep history of innovation and successful productization at Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Hewlett Packard, Broadcom and many successful startups. Inspired by the changing IoT landscape, the team has created a unique technology to provide security and identity seamlessly from the cloud to the billions of connected things. Rubicon Labs has its headquarters in San Francisco, California and a R&D center in Austin, Texas. The company is backed by Third Point Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, and Akamai.

MediaMath is an online advertising platform. This platform develops and delivers digital advertising media and data management technology solutions.

Immedia Semiconductor, Inc. develops and markets semiconductor-based ISP and video compression technology for consumer electronics applications. Staffed by a world-class team of video compression and ISP (Image Sensor Pipeline) technology experts, Immedia is the first company to completely eliminate the need for DRAM memory in ISP and Codec chip applications. Immedia’s industry-leading 3D noise reduction and NoDRAMtm technologies dramatically improve video quality while reducing system BOM costs. Immedia devices are targeted for high volume ISP and encoding camera applications.

SeminarSource.com is a provider of online meeting content and e-commerce solutions for the meetings industry.

In January 2002, OmniSky Corporation sold substantially all of its assets to EarthLink, Inc., including its subscriber base, all of its intellectual property rights, and key network assets, pursuant to its filing for Bankruptcy. The company prior to selling its assets was a global developer and provider of wireless data applications and services for users of mobile devices.

Virage is the leading provider of software products and application services that enable media and entertainment companies, enterprises, and consumers to publish, manage and distribute their video content over the Internet or intranets. Our products and services enable Internet users to find and use the video content they want, and then to interact with it in a way that is familiar and comfortable to them. Additionally, we increase the value of video to content owners by transforming their video assets into engaging web experiences that incorporate on-demand viewing, targeted advertising, community building and e-commerce.

eCitydeals is a business-to-business Internet company that creates a marketplace for city governments to do business online.  Targeted information, interaction and commercial opportunities make this site a major point at the intersection of public and private business practices. The site encourages members of the public and private sectors to meet, establish contacts with one and other, and turn those contacts into ongoing, online business relationships that save time and money.  eCitydeals is a vertical destination where public agencies can purchase, sell, and auction supplies and equipment, trade taxes, locate a qualified professional services firm, advertise a competitive public works project bid, or simply promote their community to the private sector by advertising economic and redevelopment opportunities.

Provide digital media services that facilitate the distribution, promotion, and sale of media and entertainment for mobile and consumer electronics.

Akamai is the provider of cloud services for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. If you've ever shopped online, downloaded music, watched a web video or connected to work remotely, you've probably used Akamai's cloud platform. Akamai helps enterprises accelerate innovation in the hyperconnected world by removing the complexities of technology so you can focus on driving your business faster forward. We enable enterprises to capitalize on market opportunities presented by trends like mobile and cloud while overcoming the challenges presented by security threats and the need to reach users globally. The Akamai Intelligent Platform™ reaches globally and delivers locally, providing unmatched reliability, security and visibility into your online business.

<div> Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) is a cloud company that powers and protects life online. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai was founded in 1998 and has grown to become one of the world's largest content delivery networks (CDNs). Akamai operates a massively distributed edge and cloud platform called Akamai Connected Cloud, which spans over 4,100 locations across 134 countries. The company's offerings include: <ul> <li> Security solutions for protecting against cyber threats </li> <li> Content delivery services for faster web and media experiences </li> <li> Cloud computing services for building and running applications </li> <li> Edge computing capabilities for processing data closer to end users </li> </ul> Akamai has been expanding its cloud computing capabilities in recent years. In 2022, the company acquired Linode, a cloud infrastructure provider, for USD 900 million. Akamai has since been integrating Linode's services into its Akamai Connected Cloud platform. In 2023, Akamai acquired Ondat, a cloud storage technology company, to further enhance its cloud offerings. In Q1 2024, Akamai reported revenue of USD 987 million, an 8% year-over-year increase. The company's security and compute segments are driving growth, with combined revenue up 22% year-over-year and representing 64% of total revenue. Akamai serves thousands of enterprise customers globally, including major companies like Apple, BMW, and Microsoft, as well as government institutions. </div>

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Companies that provide software to enable users to run their applications at the edge.

Companies that produce hardware and infrastructure such as routers and servers that are not embedded on devices.

Companies that provide software that facilitates analytics, cyber security, and IoT at the edge.

Companies that produce embeddable hardware, including microchips, that allow devices to transmit and process data.

Companies that provide software used in data centers to carry out operations effectively.

Companies that offer datacenter infrastructure to facilitate edge computing, including micro data centers deployable to more strategic locations.

Companies that provide platforms and technologies to protect enterprise data and infrastructure in the cloud from internal and external threats.

Companies that provide next-generation solutions for enterprises to protect endpoint devices such as computers, mobile devices, servers, and other connected enterprise devices.

Companies that provide solutions to protect industrial internet of things (IIoT) and operational technology (OT) devices.

Companies that provide AI-based tools to monitor an organization’s entire infrastructure to identify threats, provide tools for incident investigations, and help automate remediation tasks.

Companies that support businesses with AI-based cybersecurity platforms and human resources for 24/7 threat monitoring and response.

Companies that offer solutions for the protection of enterprise APIs and web applications against external threats such as scripting, bots, denial of service attacks, skimming, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) harvesting, etc.

Companies which provide solutions for enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications and workloads, across the entire development lifecycle.

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<div>
 Akamai Technologies has completed the purchase of selected assets from Edgio, including specific customer contracts in the areas of content delivery and security as well as non-exclusive patent license rights, subsequent to Edgio's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
 The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the acquisition, which does not involve Edgio's personnel, technology, or network-related assets.
 Akamai plans to support several hundred former Edgio customers transition to its services before Edgio's network stops operating. It will provide access to its comprehensive suite of security and cloud solutions to ensure uninterrupted service.
 
</div> Analyst QuickTake: 
 Edgio's bankruptcy and Akamai's subsequent acquisition of its assets mirror StackPath's <a href="https: 
//www.streamingmediablog.com/2023/08/stackpath-exits-cdn.html"> exit from the CDN business </a> in 2023, which eventually led to StackPath <a href="https: 
//sp-edge.com/updates/31256"> shutting down </a> . Both cases highlight the challenges of sustaining profitability in the commoditized CDN market, where scaling infrastructure and meeting competitive pricing pressures are significant hurdles.&nbsp;

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