Panther Express
{{Infobox company |
name = Panther Express, Inc.|
type = Privately held company|
foundation = 2005|
location = New York, New York, United States|
industry = Internet software & Services|
homepage = [http://pantherexpress.net/ www.pantherexpress.net]|
}}
Panther Express is a content delivery network (CDN) based in New York City. The company was founded in August 2005 by Dwight Merriman, Kevin P. Ryan, Ryan Nitz and Pablo Mayrgundter. All the founders came from DoubleClick, a company co-founded by Dwight and headed by Kevin.
On February 25, 2009, Panther Express and CDNetworks merged.[http://www.pantherexpress.com/news/27/ CDNetworks Merges with Panther Express] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502171453/http://www.pantherexpress.com/news/27/ |date=2009-05-02 }}
Investors
- 2005 — Angel: Dwight Merriman and Kevin P. Ryan provide the undisclosed seed capital.
- 2006 — Series A: Greylock Partners[http://www.greylock.com/portfolio/portfolio/2/300/ Greylock Portfolio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305044329/http://www.greylock.com/portfolio/portfolio/2/300/ |date=2008-03-05 }} invests $6 million.[https://venturebeat.com/2006/07/24/video-is-hot-everyone-is-doing-it-panther-express-scores-6m-to-do-it-skype-founders-do-it Venture Beat - Video is hot, everyone is doing it: Panther Express scores $6M to do it]
- 2008 — Series B: Index Ventures,[http://www.indexventures.com/news/index/news_id/183 Index Ventures Press Release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302001520/http://www.indexventures.com/news/index/news_id/183 |date=2008-03-02 }} Gold Hill Capital and Grelock Partners invest $15.75 million.[http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/2/panther_express_closes_16_million_series_b Alley Insider - Panther Express Closes $16 Million Series B]
- 2009 — Merger with CDNetworks{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pantherexpress.net Panther Express home page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070922121108/http://gigaom.com/2007/08/06/cdn-price-wars/ Akamai & the CDN Price Wars]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303190502/http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/01/moes-pantherexpress_1.html Panther Express: CDNs for the little guy]
Category:Online companies of the United States
Category:Privately held companies based in New York (state)
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