Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, has announced a partnership with TLabs – one of the largest startup accelerators in India, under the Akamai One program. The Akamai One program empowers startups to overcome the challenges that come with delivering secure, high-performing online experiences during times of exponential growth.
India is the fastest growing and the third largest startup ecosystem globally. In the last two years, there has been a threefold increase in the number of startups in India and this number is expected to grow to 11,500 by 2020. Last year, research by NASSCOM listed 3,100 startups in the country[i]. The Akamai One Startup Program looks to align with the region’s mobile proliferation to help startups reduce the complexity of delivering high-performing web and mobile experiences with a robust and layered set of Akamai's proven CDN technologies.
With this partnership, startups in the TLabs portfolio will be able to leverage Akamai’s Web and Mobile Performance solutions, with no integration or recurring costs for the first year.
“In today’s world, Akamai supports the growth of businesses on Internet,” said Abhishek Gupta, Head of Accelerator, TLabs India. “Companies, large and small, trust Akamai to provide a secure online experience and the scale as business expands. We believe that our partnership with Akamai and its knowledge, expertise and leadership in this space will add tremendous value to startups.”
“TLabs has been extremely successful in mentoring and shaping startups that are part of its program, providing them the infrastructure and foundation that helps build successful businesses, while accelerating time to market. India has seen a considerable amount of growth with startups, and these companies are addressing market opportunities globally, with an online business model. With this partnership, we aim to help startups build their online businesses on top of our industry-leading platform and level the playing field,” said Sidharth Malik, VP and MD, Akamai Technologies, India.
For more information on this program and eligibility criteria, please email akamaione@akamai.com
About TLabs
TLabs is a startup accelerator and early stage seed-fund in India for internet and mobile technology startups which runs a structured and highly intensive four month mentoring program for these startups. Powered by a panel of 100+ mentors – that includes experienced entrepreneurs and domain experts, it offers a funding of $ 50,000 (INR 30 Lakhs), a working space and a host of other benefits from prominent tech partners to the startups it accepts in the program. It’s one of the most established Indian accelerators with 50+ companies in its portfolio and operating out of Delhi and Bangalore. For additional information, please visit www.tlabs.in.
About Akamai
As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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