Profile · company · Internet infrastructure
Cloudflare.
CDN, security, and edge platform.
Typecompany
CategoryInternet infrastructure
Founded2009
Based inSan Francisco
By Anish· Founder · Vedwix
·Story
Cloudflare was founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn. The company started as a CDN + DDoS protection service and has expanded into edge compute, zero-trust security, AI inference, and developer platforms. By 2026, Cloudflare powers a huge fraction of the internet and has become one of the dominant edge platforms. NYSE: NET.
What they built
Cloudflare CDN, Workers, Pages, R2, KV, D1, Workers AI, Zero Trust.
Notable facts
- Founded 2009
- IPO 2019
- Powers ~20% of the web
- Workers AI, R2, KV, D1 expand the platform
- Major 2024-25 push into AI inference at the edge
Design / brand lessons
Free tier as growth engine. Enterprise deals fund expansion.
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