
Akamai
Akamai is a cybersecurity company specializing in Network Security, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cambridge, United States. It has raised $43.3M in equity across 2 priced rounds, employs about 10,543 people, and is publicly traded.
updated Sep 12, 2026
Latest Akamai news and company activity
What Akamai did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Sep 2026Feature launchIntroducing AI Assistant for Akamai Web Security Analytics
- Sep 2026PartnershipAkamai and MuleSoft Unify Real-Time API Defense and AI Policy Control, Extending Governance Across Agent Fabric
- Aug 2026Exec changeAkamai Appoints Louis Tague as Regional Vice President and Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand
- May 2026Acquisition
Akamai Momentum score
50/ 100
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Akamai funding
Akamai has raised $43.3M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Series B in May 1999.
- Equity raised
- $43.3M2 priced rounds
- Last round
- Series BMay 1999
Akamai employees and hiring
Akamai has about 10,543 employees, with 191 open roles.
- Employees
- 10,543
- 30-day change
- 0%
- Open roles
- 191
Akamai competitors
Security professionals most often compare Akamai against Imperva, F5, and Illumio on cybersectools.com. 60 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
by search demand for comparison pages on cybersectools.com, 90 days
The other 440 data points.
- Funding historyevery round, every investor named
- Headcount growthvelocity, departments, seniority
- Open jobs191 live postings, role mix
- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security






