Fastly - About the company
Fastly is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2011 by Simon Wistow. It operates as a Provider of edge cloud platform services for building and delivering applications. Fastly has raised $224M in funding from investors like August Capital, Amplify Partners and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. The company has 1780 active competitors, including 33 funded and 56 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like CloudFlare, Akamai and TVU Networks.
Company Details
Provider of edge cloud platform services for building and delivering applications. The platform enables creation of fast, secure, and scalable sites. It offers network services for secure networks with predictable pricing. The platform provides solutions for ecommerce, streaming media, travel, hospitality, and financial services.
- Website
- www.fastly.com/
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$224M in 9 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 1780 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
1,415 as on Jun 30, 2026
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Fastly
Fastly is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FASTLY LIMITED CIN: 8656087 , United Kingdom, Active | Aug 18, 2013 | £10M - £50M (As on Dec 31, 2023) | 95 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | |
Fastly, Inc. CIN: 220976096 , United States, Active | Dec 28, 2023 | - | - | - |
FASTLY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200MH2017FTC301653 , India, Active | Nov 10, 2017 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
FASTLY, INC. CIN: 1517413 , United States, Active | Mar 01, 2011 | $500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2025) | - | - |
FASTLY, INC CIN: 275411834 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 860 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Fastly's IPO details
Fastly got listed on May 17, 2019.
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Fastly's funding and investors
Fastly has raised a total funding of $224M over 9 rounds. Fastly has 25 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Fastly:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 03, 2021 | 2571664 | Post IPO | 6355519 | 2161329 | 5826307 | 5032194 |
Jul 16, 2018 | 9800342 | Series F | 3668145 | 8511946 | 9087320 | 2256360 |
May 22, 2017 | 7071027 | Series E | 7070054 | 6860296 | 6302021 |
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Fastly's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Fastly is Simon Wistow.
Here are the details of Fastly's key team members:
- Simon Wistow: Co-Founder. VP of Strategic Initiatives of Fastly.
- Artur Bergman: CEO of Fastly. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Fastly's employee count trend
Fastly has 1,415 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Fastly's employee count trend over the years:
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Fastly's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Fastly include CloudFlare, Akamai and TVU Networks. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fastly, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | CloudFlare 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development | $332M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Akamai 1998, Cambridge (United States), Public | Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services | $61.5M | 81/100 | |
3rd | Fastly 2011, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of edge cloud platform services for building and delivering applications | $224M | 76/100 | |
4th | TVU Networks 2005, Mountain View (United States), Series B | Provider of IP-based video solutions for live media production workflows | $13.6M | 69/100 | |
5th | VeriSign 1995, Mountain View (United States), Public | Attack traffic analysis and management based DDoS protection | - | 69/100 | |
6th | NetScout 1985, Westford (United States), Public | Provider of network performance, observability, cybersecurity, and DDoS solutions | $6M | 67/100 | |
7th | Content distribution and delivery network | $340M | 66/100 | ||
8th | CDN solutions | $79M | 65/100 | ||
9th | Corero 1997, Hudson (United States), Public | Provider of DDoS protection for enterprise | $14.5M | 64/100 | |
10th | CDNetworks 2000, Singapore (Singapore), Late Stage | Global provider of cloud-based content delivery network and security solutions | $96.5M | 62/100 |
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Fastly's Investments and acquisitions
Fastly has not made any investments yet. Fastly has made 7 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Aug 17, 2023 | Acquisition | 2008 | San Francisco (United States) | |
May 19, 2022 | Acquisition | 2000 | New York City (United States) | |
Apr 03, 2022 | Acquisition | 2011 | Mountain View (United States) |
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Reports related to Fastly
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News related to Fastly
Media has covered Fastly for a total of 44 events in the last 1 year, 19 of them have been about company updates and 5 about partnerships.
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Fastly raises 2026 revenue outlook to $732M-$746M while projecting Q3 EPS of $0.11-$0.13 (NASDAQ:FSLY)Seeking Alpha•Aug 06, 2026•Fastly
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Fastly, Inc. Insiders Accused of Breaching Fiduciary Duties to ShareholdersPR Newswire•Jul 29, 2026•Fastly, Halper Sadeh
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Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly Inc. - AI rules and API protection in one edge serviceAd Hoc News•Jun 23, 2026•Fastly
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Fastly Reports 30% Surge in AI Traffic on Its Network Over Five MonthsSecurityBrief•Jun 10, 2026•Fastly
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