Inktomi was founded in September 1996 by UC Berkeley professor Eric Brewer with Harvard Business School classmate Paul Gauthier and graduate student Michael Aagaard. It was funded by Doug Carlston and Broderbund founder and venture capitalists. In December 1998 the company went public, and in July 1999 Yahoo acquired a 10b% interest. In March 2001 Yahoo acquired the remaining publicly traded shares of Inktomi.

Mission

Inktomi’s mission was to empower the world’s leading companies to capitalize on the rapidly evolving Internet by providing advanced technology solutions that would enable them to manage their businesses more effectively.

Vision

Inktomi’s vision was to be the highest-value, customer-focused provider of comprehensive software and services for Internet businesses.

Key Team

Robert Ehlers (Founder)

Recognition and Awards

Inktomi was twice named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 Best Small Companies and by Deloitte Consulting as one of the 50 fastest-growing networking and communications companies. Inktomi also received numerous industry awards, including a PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award and a Network Magazine Product of the Year Award.

References

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Leadership team

Robert Ehlers (Founder)

Products/ Services

Internet, Software

Number of Employees

1,000 - 20,000

Headquarters

Foster City, California, United States

Established

1996

Company Registration

SEC CIK number: 0001840229

Traded as

NASDAQ:INKT

Social Media

URL

www.inktomi.com/

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Inktomi Corporation

Table of content

Summary

History

Mission

Vision

Key Team

Recognition and Awards

References