Instart was an American multinational computer technology corporation, headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

[9] On February 27, 2020, Akamai announced that it had acquired Instart's customers and select intellectual property.

[10][11][12] In 2010, the company was founded in an attempt to improve the speed of downloading and updating video games.

[13] In the fall of 2014, the company started a US$100 million contract buyout program for Akamai customers.

Notable clients included Neiman Marcus,[16] Cafe Media, Edmunds, Bonnier, Ziff Davis, CBS, Tronc, TUI Group, Telstra and Kate Spade.