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StackPath, LLC.
Industry	Internet
Founded	2016
Founders	Lance Crosby (Chairman & CEO)
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas, 75201; USA
Products	Content Delivery Network
Website	stackpath.com

Overview

StackPath, LLC is an American company with headquarters in Dallas, Texas in the United States. They are a provider of cloud services including content delivery network (CDN) and web application firewall (WAF). The company was founded in 2015 by Dr. Lance Crosby, Esq., former founder and CEO of SoftLayer which was acquired by IBM in 2013 for $2 billion. StackPath announced they had 1 million customers on January 13, 2018, which range in size from early-stage enterprises to Fortune 100 organizations across multiple industries including media & entertainment, online gaming, advertising networks, and software companies.

Founders and Ownership

StackPath was founded May 5, 2015 by the following:

Lance Crosby, CEO & Chairman

Greg Bock, Steven Canale, Ryan Carter, Paul Drew, Kenji Fukasawa, Jason Gulledge, Andrew Higginbottom, James Leaverton, Andrew Maten, Dawn Mumm, Nick Nelson, and Josh Reece.

StackPath has nearly $180 million in private cybersecurity funding, $150 million of which comes from Boston-based private equity company, ABRY Partners.

Acquisitions

Since 2016, StackPath has acquired five companies to become a security-as-a-service platform and increase network of customers.

Highwinds, February 4, 2017

Staminus, July 25, 2016

MaxCDN, July 25, 2016

Cloak, April 29, 2016

Fireblade, July 25, 2016

Primary Domains

StackPath.com

Highwinds.com

MaxCDN.com

References

StackPath Press Kit. ^[1]

Ex-SoftLayer Chief Lance Crosby's New Startup Acquired Its Way To $200M In Revenue In 2 Years. ^[2]

StackPath Achieves Exceptional 18-month Growth. ^[3]

Comodo and StackPath collaborate on security platform.^[4]

Former SoftLayer chief Lance Crosby surfaces at stealthy security startup ^[5]

IBM SoftLayer Chief Reveals New Security Startup StackPath With $150 Million Already Raised.^[6]

Security-as-a-service startup StackPath nabs $180M, 4 acquisitions including MaxCDN ^[7]

Security Startup StackPath Buys Again. ^[8] StackPath Launches to Build the Path to a Secure Internet. ^[9]

StackPath Announces General Availability of Its Global Security Platform for Developers. ^[10]

StackPath Acquires MaxCDN, Fireblade, Staminus & Cloak, The Year of The Bloodbath And More in This Weeks News.^[11]

SoftLayer Founder Launches StackPath to Help Secure Internet.^[12]

^ StackPath Press Releases. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
^ Ex-SoftLayer Chief Lance Crosby's New Startup Acquired Its Way To $200M In Revenue In 2 Years, January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ StackPath Achieves Exceptional 18-month Growth, January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ Comodo and StackPath collaborate on security platform, September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Former SoftLayer chief Lance Crosby surfaces at stealthy security startup, October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ IBM SoftLayer Chief Reveals New Security Startup StackPath With $150 Million Already Raised, October 6, 2015. July 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Security-as-a-service startup StackPath nabs $180M, 4 acquisitions including MaxCDN, July 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Security Startup StackPath Buys Again, February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ StackPath Launches to Build the Path to a Secure Internet, February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
^ [ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/stackpath-announces-general-availability-its-global-security-platform-developers-2163720.htm http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/stackpath-announces-general-availability-its-global-security-platform-developers-2163720.htm], October 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ StackPath Acquires MaxCDN, Fireblade, Staminus & Cloak, The Year of The Bloodbath And More in This Weeks News, August 2, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ SoftLayer Founder Launches StackPath to Help Secure Internet, July 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

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[1] StackPath Press Releases. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[2] Ex-SoftLayer Chief Lance Crosby's New Startup Acquired Its Way To $200M In Revenue In 2 Years, January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[3] StackPath Achieves Exceptional 18-month Growth, January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[4] Comodo and StackPath collaborate on security platform, September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[5] Former SoftLayer chief Lance Crosby surfaces at stealthy security startup, October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[6] IBM SoftLayer Chief Reveals New Security Startup StackPath With $150 Million Already Raised, October 6, 2015. July 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[7] Security-as-a-service startup StackPath nabs $180M, 4 acquisitions including MaxCDN, July 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[8] Security Startup StackPath Buys Again, February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[9] StackPath Launches to Build the Path to a Secure Internet, February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.

[10] [ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/stackpath-announces-general-availability-its-global-security-platform-developers-2163720.htm http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/stackpath-announces-general-availability-its-global-security-platform-developers-2163720.htm], October 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[11] StackPath Acquires MaxCDN, Fireblade, Staminus & Cloak, The Year of The Bloodbath And More in This Weeks News, August 2, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[12] SoftLayer Founder Launches StackPath to Help Secure Internet, July 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

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