CDNetworks
Category: AI Infrastructure
APAC-leading edge services and network provider offering CDN, cloud security, and edge computing solutions, now expanding into AI infrastructure acceleration. CDNetworks was founded in 2000. The company is led by Simon Lee. Based in Singapore, Singapore. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $96.5M. Latest round: Private Equity. Key investors include Oak Investment Partners, Shinhan Private Equity, Goldman Sachs International, KDDI (acquired 85.5% in 2011), Wangsu Science & Technology (acquired 100% in 2017).
- Founded
- 2000
- Headquarters
- Singapore, Singapore
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $96.5M
Value proposition
Global edge network of 3,000+ PoPs across 90+ countries providing integrated acceleration and security for content delivery, web applications, and AI inference workloads.
Products and solutions
Global CDN (static & dynamic content), Edge Computing, Cloud Security 2.0 (AI-powered WAAP, DDoS, WAF, Bot Manager), Managed DNS with cloud load balancing, Media Acceleration, Multi-Model AI Acceleration and Security Solution (launched June 2026)
Unique value
APAC's largest independent edge network with deep presence in emerging markets (China, Russia, India, Southeast Asia, South America) combined with AI-powered edge security and multi-model AI platform acceleration.
Target customer
Enterprises in e-commerce, media/gaming, adtech, software, and AI platform providers needing global content delivery, edge security, and AI inference acceleration.
Industries served
E-commerce, Media & Gaming, Ad Technology, Software, Enterprise, AI/Multi-Model AI Platforms
Technology advantage
3,000+ PoPs across 90+ countries; strong presence in China, Russia, India, and emerging markets; AI-powered Cloud Security 2.0 platform; intelligent routing for AI inference; HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket support; hardware-based transcoding; 70% latency reduction for AI platforms
How they differentiate
Deep network presence in hard-to-reach emerging markets (China, Russia, India); 3,000+ PoPs; AI-native security platform; newly launched multi-model AI acceleration solution reducing cross-region latency by 70%; owned infrastructure rather than peering-dependent.
Main competitors
Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly
Key partnerships
Wangsu Science & Technology (parent company, acquired 2017), KDDI (former parent, 2011-2017)
Notable customers
Forbes, Samsung, Hyundai
Major milestones
2000: Founded by Samuel Ko, 2007: Raised $96.5M from Oak Investment Partners, Shinhan, Goldman Sachs, 2009: Acquired Panther Express, 2011: Acquired by KDDI for $167M, 2017: Acquired by Wangsu Science & Technology for $185.72M, 2018: HQ relocated to Singapore, 2024: Launched AI-powered Cloud Security 2.0, 2025: Expanded network capacity 4x, 2026: Launched Multi-Model AI Acceleration and Security Solution
Growth metrics
52% net profit increase reported in FY2022; 27% growth in security services; 70% latency reduction for AI platform deployments; 60% origin server bandwidth reduction
Market positioning
APAC-leading edge services provider competing with global CDN giants by specializing in emerging markets and offering integrated edge security. Positioned as a mid-tier global CDN with strong regional dominance in Asia-Pacific.
Geographic focus
APAC (primary); Emerging markets (China, Russia, India, Southeast Asia, South America, Middle East, Africa)
About Simon Lee
Ex-Samsung Electronics Sr. Staff (2000-2006); University of Colorado Boulder
Official website: https://www.cdnetworks.com