Zenlayer Raises $50MM in Series C Financing to Boost Its Lead in Edge Cloud Services

Zenlayer announced the closing of its $50 million Series C financing today. The round was led by a group including Anatole Investment and Prospect Avenue Capital, and included existing investor Volcanics Venture. These investors join F&G Venture, NSFOCUS, and Forebright Capital to bring Zenlayer’s total financing to $90 million since inception.

Zenlayer will allocate the new financing toward enhancing its edge cloud technology and expanding global network coverage.

“I am excited to announce that we have successfully raised $50 million in Series C,” said Joe Zhu, Zenlayer’s Founder & CEO. “We’ll accelerate the development and adoption of our PaaS solutions, and continue to focus on emerging markets, helping our customers to capture the explosive growth of regions like Southeast Asia and South America. This capital will bring us one step closer to realizing our mission of improving digital experiences for every organization and person, anywhere in the world.”

With its unique edge cloud offerings, Zenlayer enables organizations to instantly deploy compute closer to end users and accelerate their networks to deliver the best digital experience possible. Today, Zenlayer can help organizations reach over 85% of the world’s internet population in just 25 milliseconds or less. By using Zenlayer’s PaaS solutions, organizations can achieve this without deploying any infrastructure.

“With over 700 million active Internet users in India, Zenlayer recognizes the need for better connectivity and reduced data latency.” Said Amit Singh, Managing Director at Zenlayer India. “Zenlayer is committed to improving the digital experience for customers and their users through our Edge Cloud services.