# Edgio

> Edgio was a global provider of content delivery, web application performance, cybersecurity, and streaming services, formed under that name when Limelight Networks acquired Edgecast in 2022. It filed for Chapter 11 in September 2024; Akamai acquired selected customer contracts and patent licenses, and its former streaming platform Uplynk became an independent company owned by Lynrock Lake in July 2025.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Phoenix, United States
- **Founders:** Nathan F. Raciborski (Limelight Networks co-founder; former CTO), Michael M. Gordon (Limelight Networks co-founder; former Chief Strategy Officer), Allan M. Kaplan (Limelight Networks co-founder; former chairman), William H. Rinehart (Limelight Networks co-founder; founding CEO)
- **Products:** Content delivery network, Edgio Applications v7, Cloud security, Uplynk, Expert and managed services
- **Notable:** Combined Limelight, Layer0, and Edgecast capabilities into an edge delivery, application, security, and video portfolio., Launched Applications v7 in April 2023., Won Best Application Security Solution at the 2024 SC Awards for Attack Surface Management, announced September 17, 2024.

## Products & services

- **Content delivery network** — Historical global delivery of video, downloads, websites, and other digital content; the Edgio CDN business wound down following the asset sales.
- **Edgio Applications v7** — Launched April 2023, combining application deployment, edge caching, serverless compute, performance analytics, and web security in a unified workflow. Historical offering.
- **Cloud security** — Historical DDoS mitigation, web application firewall, bot protection, and related security services for web properties and APIs.
- **Uplynk** — Cloud video ingest, processing, streaming, ad insertion, analytics, and managed operations. Former Edgio business; independent under Lynrock Lake ownership since July 2025.
- **Expert and managed services** — Historical onboarding, solution architecture, live-event management, and operational support for application and streaming customers.

## Achievements

- Combined Limelight, Layer0, and Edgecast capabilities into an edge delivery, application, security, and video portfolio.
- Launched Applications v7 in April 2023.
- Won Best Application Security Solution at the 2024 SC Awards for Attack Surface Management, announced September 17, 2024.
- Established a multi-vendor streaming workflow alliance in 2023.
- Uplynk continued independently after the restructuring, under Lynrock Lake ownership in July 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Edgio and certain subsidiaries filed Chapter 11 petitions on September 9 to pursue sales of businesses and assets.
- **2024-12** — Akamai completed its purchase of selected customer contracts and non-exclusive patent licenses on December 13; personnel, technology, and Edgio network assets were excluded.
- **2025-01** — Microsoft records January 15 as the retirement date of Azure CDN from Edgio.
- **2025-07** — Uplynk announced independent private ownership by Lynrock Lake and Eric Black as CEO.
- **2026-09** — Successor-business update: Uplynk announced Elemental Orchestration, with a proof of concept at IBC 2026 and general availability expected in early 2027. This is an Uplynk announcement, not an Edgio relaunch.

## Links

- Website: https://edg.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edgio/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/edgioinc
- GitHub: https://github.com/Edgio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Edgio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edgioinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edgioinc

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Last updated: 2026-10-23