DigitalOcean
Cloud Computing
New York, NY
Top Software Company of 2020Profile
Headquartered in New York with datacenters spread out across the globe, DigitalOcean provides cloud services to scale and deploy applications across many computers simultaneously. The third-largest hosting company in the world, they recently closed $50 million in a Series C funding round from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Access Industries, bringing their valuation up to $1.15 billion.
The company serves more than 500,000 customers worldwide, two-thirds of which are located outside the U.S. They cater specifically to small businesses and entrepreneurs who may find other market options to be too cost-prohibitive. This niche market brings in $300 million in recurring revenue.
As their infrastructure expanded, crossing borders and continents, DigitalOcean encountered scalability, reliability, and performance issues relating to their Layer 2 routing model. They have since switched to Layer 3, to ensure no data is dropped during rerouting. The transition will continue throughout most of 2020.
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