Company snapshot
| Category | Instart Logic | Teleport |
|---|---|---|
| Status | defunct | defunct |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
| Website | — | — |
| Docs | — | — |
Overview
Instart Logic was a content delivery network (CDN) provider that specialized in accelerating web and mobile application performance through endpoint-aware technology. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, it served clients like Neiman Marcus and Kate Spade, focusing on optimizing content delivery and online advertising. The company was acquired by Akamai in February 2020, and its operations have since been fully integrated, rendering Instart Logic defunct as a standalone entity.
Teleport was a Solana-based decentralized ridesharing application that leveraged blockchain technology to provide a CDN-like infrastructure for transparent, intermediary-free data delivery. Launched publicly in 2024, it aimed to disrupt traditional ridesharing with smart contracts and crypto payments but ceased operations in 2025 due to insufficient market readiness. The service is now defunct, with no active operations or infrastructure support.
Network & Architecture
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Instart Logic | Teleport |
|---|---|---|
waf | ✓ | ✗ |
bot_mitigation | ✓ | ✗ |
ddos | ✓ | ✗ |
rate_limit | ✗ | ✗ |
http3_quic | ✗ | ✗ |
tls13 | ✗ | ✗ |
tiered_cache | ✗ | ✗ |
origin_shield | ✗ | ✗ |
instant_purge | ✓ | ✓ |
stale_while_revalidate | ✗ | ✗ |
stale_if_error | ✗ | ✗ |
image_optimization | ✓ | ✗ |
video_vod | ✗ | ✗ |
video_live | ✗ | ✗ |
drm | ✗ | ✗ |
hls_dash_packaging | ✗ | ✗ |
websockets | ✗ | ✗ |
signed_urls | ✗ | ✗ |
edge_compute | ✗ | ✗ |
functions | ✗ | ✗ |
kv_storage | ✗ | ✗ |
api_first | ✓ | ✓ |
realtime_logs | ✓ | ✓ |
log_push | ✗ | ✗ |
terraform | ✗ | ✗ |
Legend: ✓ = Supported, ✗ = Not supported, — = Not listed
Pricing
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Integrations & DevEx
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When it fits
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When it doesn’t
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History & Notes
Instart Logic was a notable CDN player, raising $167 million across multiple funding rounds from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins. Its Digital Experience Cloud used AI and machine learning to optimize content delivery, particularly for e-commerce and media companies. The 2020 acquisition by Akamai included customer contracts and IP, primarily to enhance Akamai’s page integrity solutions. No official EOL notice remains publicly accessible, but Akamai’s press release confirms the transition (https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/press-release/akamai-technologies-acquires-customers-and-select-intellectual-property-from-instart).
Teleport aimed to create a cost-effective, transparent ridesharing ecosystem using Solana’s blockchain but struggled with low adoption and regulatory uncertainties around crypto payments. The complexity of onboarding mainstream users to a blockchain-based system was a significant barrier. No evidence suggests a revival or successor service as of August 16, 2025.