Akamai Technologies, the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, has launched the Akamai One Startup Program in Asia Pacific and Japan. The Akamai One program is designed to empower start-ups to focus on growing their businesses without worrying about the complexity of delivering fast, reliable and secure online experiences for their users.
The program makes available Akamai’s Web and Mobile Performance solutions to startups in sectors such as travel, eCommerce, high tech and digital media. Under the program, independent startups and accelerators can leverage Akamai’s services and technologies for a year with no integration or recurring costs.
According to Akamai, the expanding startup landscape in Asia Pacific and Japan has captured US$9.4 billion in venture capital funding across a total of 436 investments in the first quarter of 2015 – signaling a need for a secure, reliable and productive cloud environment.
Akamai has partnered with incubators such as BlueChilli in Australia, SparkLabs in Korea, and TLabs in India to help startups succeed by providing products and resources that allow the startups to focus on their core business goals.
Sanjay Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan, Akamai Technologie
Startups need to focus on innovating and bringing their product to market as quickly as possible in order to succeed and continue to secure funding to expand and grow. With Akamai’s solutions built into our globally-distributed platform, startups can scale their Internet operations rapidly without having to invest in infrastructure.
