Zenlayer provides on-demand edge cloud services and networking with over 220 points of presence (PoPs) globally, focused on fast-growing emerging markets such as China, India, the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia. The company offers ultra-low-latency compute and networking services and recently launched a PaaS product, Zenlayer Global Accelerator (ZGA), to move up the stack. It has expanded its global infrastructure and workforce by 25% in the past six months and operates 16 interconnected PoPs in Indonesia plus about 150 PoPs across APAC. Zenlayer has a dedicated sales and support team headquartered in Singapore to deepen its presence in Southeast Asia. Businesses utilize the platform to instantly improve real-time digital experiences. Financially, the company closed a supplemental C+ financing that brings its Series C round to $62 million. Zenlayer provides on-demand edge cloud and PaaS solutions that let organizations deploy compute closer to end users without building infrastructure. The company operates 180+ PoPs across 37 countries and says it can reach over 85% of the world’s internet population within 25 milliseconds. Its network includes 1,000+ peers, 230+ private lines and 20+ Tbps of backbone, and it has filed or been granted 32 patents related to SDN routing, orchestration, and edge traffic management. Zenlayer highlights customer wins including accelerating top global mobile games and social apps, and was recognized by the Pacific Telecommunications Council for networking innovation in 2019. Management plans to use new capital to enhance its edge cloud technology, expand global network coverage, and accelerate adoption of its PaaS solutions with a focus on emerging markets such as Southeast Asia and South America. The company reported over 40% revenue CAGR from 2017–2020 and has raised $90 million in total financing since inception. Zenlayer is an edge cloud services provider that offers on-demand bare metal cloud, cloud networking, SD‑WAN, and managed services. It operates in more than 120 data centers across six continents and has offices in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou and Shenzhen. The company is led by CEO and founder Joe Zhu and is based in Los Angeles and Shanghai. Zenlayer intends to use new funding to expand globally, with an emphasis on emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Brazil. It will also increase research and development in its bare metal cloud, cloud networking, and SD‑WAN products. The company recently raised capital in a Series B to support these initiatives. Zenlayer provides a global connection platform of bare metal cloud, SD-WAN and edge computing services, enabling clients to deploy and manage IT resources worldwide within minutes. Led by CEO and founder Joe Zhu, the company operates a network of 60+ global data centers. It is based in Shanghai and Los Angeles and also maintains offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Singapore. Zenlayer recently closed a $10M Series A financing to accelerate development of its software-defined global connection platform. The company plans to use the capital to expand its data-center footprint and further develop its platform offerings.

Total raised

$90M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

May 2021