Tarazi doesn’t see Packet competing directly with the hyperscale players. Customised cloud start - up Packet has raised $ 25 m in a series B funding round led by Third Point Ventures , and featuring Battery Ventures , JA Mitsui Leasing , Samsung Next , SoftBank and Dell Technologies . Packet has now raised more than $ 100 m . CTO Ihab Tarazi said the firm offered the most diverse hardware options and a range of software options to give customers any configuration they wanted . Rivals tended to use off - the - shelf software , he added . It has 100 locations worldwide , but plans to add 50 more .
Customised cloud start - up Packet has raised $ 25 m in a series B funding round led by Third Point Ventures , and featuring Battery Ventures , JA Mitsui Leasing , Samsung Next , SoftBank and Dell Technologies . Packet has now raised more than $ 100 m . CTO Ihab Tarazi said the firm offered the most diverse hardware options and a range of software options to give customers any configuration they wanted . Rivals tended to use off - the - shelf software , he added . It has 100 locations worldwide , but plans to add 50 more .