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    Akamai

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesFounded 1998
    www.akamai.comLinkedIn
    CybersecurityInfrastructure & CloudEnterprise Software

    Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is a public cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While not a dedicated investment firm, Akamai makes strategic growth-stage and late-stage investments and acquisitions in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software companies.

    57% of their portfolio is in Cybersecurity. Average disclosed round size is $16.8M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    7

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    MF

    Melanie Francis

    VP, Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO

    DT

    Dr. Tom Leighton

    Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

    AA

    Aaron Ahola

    EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

    AK

    Adam Karon

    Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Cloud Technology Group

    AW

    Anthony Williams

    EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

    DR

    Dr. Robert Blumofe

    EVP and Chief Technology Officer

    EM

    Ed McGowan

    EVP, Chief Financial Officer

    KS

    Kim Salem-Jackson

    EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

    MS

    Mani Sundaram

    EVP and General Manager, Security Technology Group

    PJ

    Paul Joseph

    EVP, Global Sales and Services

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Hush Security Ltd. logoHush Security Ltd.Unknown$30MJan 2026
    Rad Security logoRad SecuritySeries A$14MFeb 2025
    BBastionZeroSeed$6MJan 2022
    Trusona logoTrusonaSeries C$20MJan 2020
    CClearSky DataSeries B$27MJan 2015
    Infosum logoInfosumSeries A$15.1M—
    Hushmesh logoHushmeshUnknown$5.2M—

    Top Co-Investors

    Kleiner Perkins1 shared
    M121 shared
    OurCrowd1 shared
    Seven Peaks Ventures1 shared
    Georgian Partners1 shared
    Experian Ventures1 shared
    Upfront Ventures1 shared
    IA Capital Group1 shared
    Forgepoint Capital1 shared
    Cheyenne Ventures1 shared
    .406 Ventures1 shared
    Gula Tech Adventures1 shared
    Lytical Ventures1 shared
    Battery Ventures1 shared
    Paladin Capital Group1 shared
    Underscore VC1 shared
    Dell Technologies Capital1 shared
    General Catalyst1 shared
    Polaris Partners1 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026