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3DR, also known as 3D Robotics, is an American company located in Berkeley, California that produces enterprise drone software for construction, engineering and mining firms, as well as government agencies. Prior to 2016, the company designed and marketed commercial and recreational unmanned aerial vehicles including consumer drones, ready-to-fly quadcopters for aerial photography and mapping, and fixed-wing UAVs based on the Ardupilot platform. However, as of September 2016, 3DR and the major open source Ardupilot development community separated due to disagreements over the license of the open source code on which 3DR products are based. The company was co-founded as 3D Robotics in 2009 by Chris Anderson and Jordi Muñoz. The pair met online through the DIY Drones community, which Anderson originally started for aerial vehicle enthusiasts.

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3D Robotics (3DR), once poised to challenge DJI in consumer drones, successfully pivoted to enterprise software surviving brutal hardware competition that killed most Western drone manufacturers. The company now provides Site Scan software for construction, mining, and infrastructure inspection, processing aerial imagery from DJI and other drones into actionable data for project management. CEO Chris Anderson's pivot from hardware manufacturing to SaaS platform enabled 3DR's survival when Solo drone failed commercially against DJI's superior products, manufacturing scale, and aggressive pricing. The transformation reflects broader lesson about hardware/software integration and competing against vertically-integrated Chinese manufacturers with cost advantages.

3D Robotics Survives as Enterprise Drone Software Company

3D Robotics pivoted from consumer drones to enterprise software after DJI competition, now serves construction/mining industries

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Chris Anderson & Jordi Muñoz found 3D Robotics from DIY Drones community.

Raises $30M led by Foundry Group. Aims to compete with DJI in consumer drones.

Launches Solo 'smart drone' at $1,000. Poor sales against DJI Phantom. Massive losses.

Lays off 150 employees (majority of workforce). Exits consumer hardware, pivots to enterprise software.

Launches Site Scan software for construction/mining. SaaS model, works with any drone hardware.

Sony invests in 3DR for enterprise drone solutions. Focus on infrastructure and industrial applications.

Site Scan serves construction, mining, energy sectors. Hardware lessons: don't compete with DJI directly.

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Akamai MFA is a new secure multi-factor authenticator that significantly improves your organization's security and account logins.

Akamai MFA takes phone-based multi-factor authentication to the next

Working together across the world, fueling each other's ideas, trusting capabilities, and embracing diversity of thought

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Valuing each other and celebrating success while respecting diverse backgrounds to unlock the potential of the internet

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Akamai Technologies is a global provider of content delivery network (CDN), cloud computing, and cybersecurity solutions, operating one of the world's most distributed edge platforms with 365,000+ servers across 135+ countries.

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Akamai Technologies, Inc. is an American company specializing in content delivery network, cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, and cloud services. It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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American content delivery network, cybersecurity, and cloud service company

Akamai's flagship CDN services deliver, optimize, and accelerate content and applications globally through the world's most distributed edge platform with 365,000+ servers across 135+ countries.

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Comprehensive cybersecurity services including DDoS mitigation, web application firewall, API security (via Noname acquisition), and Zero Trust solutions. Security revenue exceeded $2 billion in 2024, becoming the majority of company revenue.

Cloud Security Solutions

Distributed cloud computing platform integrating compute, content delivery, and security services, built on the Linode infrastructure acquisition. Offers GPU-powered compute and edge computing for AI/ML workloads.

Akamai Connected Cloud

Low-latency edge computing solutions for real-time enterprise applications, AI/ML workloads, and distributed applications requiring proximity to end users.

Edge Computing Services

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings including virtual machines, object storage, and Kubernetes, growing 30% year-over-year with $630 million in revenue in 2024.

Cloud Infrastructure Services

Akamai Technologies reported Q2 2025 revenue of $1.043 billion, marking a 7% year-over-year increase, with non-GAAP earnings per share reaching $1.73, up 9% from the previous year. Cloud Infrastructure Services grew 30% year-over-year.

Akamai Reports Strong Q2 2025 Results with 7% Revenue Growth

Akamai delivered solid Q4 2024 results with revenue of $1.020 billion, a 3% increase over Q4 2023. Full-year 2024 revenue reached $3.99 billion, up 5% year-over-year, with security revenue growing 11% to $552 million in Q4.

Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Akamai was selected as the strategic cloud computing provider by one of the world's largest technology companies, with a multi-year commitment to spend over $100 million on cloud infrastructure services, validating Akamai's cloud expansion strategy.

Akamai Chosen as Strategic Cloud Provider by Major Tech Company

Akamai acquired Fermyon, a Function-as-a-Service company that combines WebAssembly with Akamai's globally distributed platform. The acquisition is expected to have no material impact on 2025 financial guidance and brings key talent to the Cloud Technology Group.

Akamai Acquires Fermyon to Boost Edge Computing

In 2025, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences granted CEO Tom Leighton an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Technology & Engineering for pioneering content delivery technologies that transformed internet infrastructure.

Akamai Receives Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Technology

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World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee posed a challenge at MIT to invent a fundamentally new way to deliver internet content and solve the growing problem of web congestion known as the 'World Wide Wait.'

Tim Berners-Lee Issues Challenge at MIT

MIT Professor Tom Leighton and graduate student Danny Lewin incorporated Akamai Technologies on August 20, 1998, after developing mathematical algorithms to intelligently route and replicate content over distributed servers.

Akamai Technologies Founded

Akamai delivered its first live traffic in February 1999, followed by major visibility in March when it enabled delivery of March Madness for ESPN and a Star Wars trailer for Entertainment Tonight.

First Live Traffic Delivery

Akamai went public on the NASDAQ Stock Market on October 29, 1999, raising over $200 million in a highly successful initial public offering.

IPO on NASDAQ

Akamai paid $200 million in cash and stock to acquire Network24 Communications Inc., a streaming media company, followed by a $2.8 billion stock deal to acquire InterVU Inc.

Acquisition of Network24 Communications

Co-founder Danny Lewin tragically died on September 11, 2001, aboard American Airlines Flight 11 that was hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center. Despite this devastating loss, the company continued to honor his legacy through innovation.

Loss of Co-Founder Danny Lewin

Akamai launched EdgeSuite, a new product targeting large companies interested in establishing a significant web presence, marking a strategic shift toward enterprise customers.

Launch of EdgeSuite

Akamai was added to the S&P 500 index in July 2007, recognizing the company's growth and market significance as a major technology infrastructure provider.

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Co-founder Dr. Tom Leighton was elected Chief Executive Officer in 2013, replacing Paul Sagan and returning to operational leadership of the company he founded.

Tom Leighton Becomes CEO

On February 9, 2021, Akamai announced a reorganization into two internal groups – Security Technology and Edge Technology – reflecting the company's strategic transformation beyond CDN.

Reorganization into Security and Edge Technology Groups

Akamai acquired Linode, a cloud hosting provider, for $900 million, marking a significant expansion into cloud computing and infrastructure services.

Acquisition of Linode

Akamai acquired Noname Security, an API security platform, for $450 million, strengthening its cybersecurity portfolio and API protection capabilities.

Acquisition of Noname Security

Akamai acquired Fermyon, a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) company specializing in WebAssembly, to enhance edge computing capabilities and developer experience.

Acquisition of Fermyon

Akamai was chosen as the strategic cloud computing provider by one of the world's largest technology companies, with a multi-year commitment to spend over $100 million on cloud infrastructure services.

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