Autonomous optimization for modern applications. Our investment in Akamas
February 11th, 2025
We are leading Akamas’ $10 million funding round to support its mission of optimizing cost, performance, and reliability for enterprises navigating increasingly complex cloud and Kubernetes environments.
What drew us to Akamas is their approach to this problem. Traditional cloud-based software optimization is often manual and time-consuming or focuses too much on cutting costs—sometimes at the expense of performance. Akamas does things differently. Their AI-driven, full-stack optimization continuously fine-tunes cloud and Kubernetes configurations to balance performance, reliability, and cost.
Think of Akamas as an intelligent partner for IT teams. Instead of spending hours tweaking settings and trying to understand what works best, Akamas’ AI steps in to do the hard work. It analyzes workloads, automatically applies the optimal configurations, and ensures businesses get the performance they need without overspending on cloud resources.
Akamas didn’t get here overnight. Their technology is the product of more than six years of research and development, built on the expertise of Moviri, a performance engineering firm with over 20 years of experience. What used to be a specialized service is now a software solution that companies can quickly adopt to improve their operations at scale.
We believe Akamas is addressing a problem that will only grow, with market momentum driven by both cloud and AI. As cloud usage expands, businesses need solutions that help them manage costs without compromising reliability or performance. Akamas stands out thanks to its full-stack, application-aware AI. It’s a more intelligent, comprehensive solution ready to meet the rising demand for cloud optimization.
Behind Akamas is an exceptional team. CEO Luca Forni and CTO Stefano Doni bring more than 40 years of combined experience in performance engineering and IT optimization, and they’ve built a strong leadership team to support them. Together, they’ve taken the company from an idea to a fast-growing business with real traction in the market.
This $10 million investment will help Akamas take some big next steps. They’ll expand their presence in North America and EMEA, roll out new features like Kubernetes Insights (K8s Insight) and a SaaS version of their platform, and integrate with tools like Dynatrace, Datadog, and Grafana Labs. They’ll also grow their engineering, product, and marketing teams to meet demand.
What’s especially exciting is the momentum Akamas has already built. Between 2023 and 2024, they tripled their annual recurring revenue and signed their first seven-figure deals. Without even having an official U.S. subsidiary, they’ve already attracted major customers in the region. Their platform is now deployed across hundreds of Kubernetes clusters and thousands of cloud instances. It has delivered millions in cost savings for banking, telecom, retail, and more companies.
Akamas isn’t just another optimization tool. Unlike others focusing on cost visibility or infrastructure management, it takes a full-stack, application-aware approach. It’s about cutting costs and improving performance and reliability. For companies with strict security and compliance requirements, Akamas offers an on-premises option, which adds an extra layer of trust and flexibility.
We’re proud to partner with Akamas at this stage of their journey. As part of our investment, we’ll support their spin-off from Moviri – which again has been a trusted partner of technology excellence for us – help structure their operations, and work with them to scale their business. With five granted patents and endorsements from companies like Dynatrace, Facebook, and Netflix, Akamas is in an excellent position to redefine IT optimization for the long term.
We look forward to working closely with Luca, Stefano, and the entire team as they push the boundaries of what’s possible in cloud and IT optimization. Stay tuned for more updates as Akamas takes this next big step forward.
For more details, read the full press release (ENG–ITA).
