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Instart
Endpoint-aware application delivery / CDN startup — acquired by Akamai in 2020.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Instart is interesting
Early a16z infra bet on mobile web performance via nanovisor JS virtualization layer.
Key facts
- Series B (2013): $17M with a16z, Greylock, Kleiner Perkins — TechCrunch
- Series D (2016): $45M; a16z and Kleiner re-upped
- Exit (Feb 2020): Akamai acquired customer contracts and IP for ~$36.4M — Akamai IR
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Industries
Infrastructure & Cloud Enterprise SaaS
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FAQs about Instart
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Instart Logic provided CDN and application-delivery software that accelerated web and mobile apps using endpoint-aware optimization and its nanovisor JavaScript layer.
Public rounds list Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz), Greylock Partners (/fund/greylock-partners), and Kleiner Perkins (/fund/kleiner-perkins) among backers.
Instart raised through Series D before Akamai's February 2020 asset purchase of customer contracts and select intellectual property.
Instart's nanovisor and CDN tech targeted mobile-web performance and ad/viewability optimization — areas Akamai folded into page-integrity and edge delivery.
Instart was acquired by Akamai in February 2020; the standalone company ceased operations.
Last updated: 2026-07-24