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Zak Boca and Dan Ushman co-founded SingleHop in 2006. SingleHop headquartered in [[Chicago]] with data centers in [[Arizona]] and [[Illinois]].
Zak Boca and Dan Ushman co-founded SingleHop in 2006. SingleHop headquartered in [[Chicago]] with data centers in [[Arizona]] and [[Illinois]].


[[Inc. Magazine]] named SingleHop the 25th fastest-growing U.S. company in 2011. In 2012, the company raised $27.5 million in venture funding from Battery Ventures. <ref>/</ref>
[[Inc. Magazine]] named SingleHop the 25th fastest-growing U.S. company in 2011. In 2012, the company raised $27.5 million in venture funding from Battery Ventures.
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==History==

Boca and Ushman sold their previous business, midPhase, to UK-2 in December 2007 and began to focus full-time on SingleHop, which they had started as a side project in 2006. {{cite web
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|title =IaaS funding resurfaces as SingleHop raises $27.5M
|title =IaaS funding resurfaces as SingleHop raises $27.5M
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==History==

Boca and Ushman sold their previous business, midPhase, to UK-2 in December 2007 and began to focus full-time on SingleHop, which they had started as a side project in 2006.
{{cite web
|url =http://www.inc.com/magazine/201109/inc-500-zak-boca-dan-ushman-singlehop.html
|title =Our Story: Zak Boca and Dan Ushman of SingleHop
|last =Lapowsky
|first =Issie
|date =September 2011
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|publisher =Inc. Magazine
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By 2008, the company generated $2.8 million in revenue.In 2011, SingleHop’s revenue jumped to $22 million.
By 2008, the company generated $2.8 million in revenue.In 2011, SingleHop’s revenue jumped to $22 million.


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'''LEAP''', the company’s management platform, allows clients to manage web infrastructure from a single platform.
'''LEAP''', the company’s management platform, allows clients to manage web infrastructure from a single platform.
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|url =http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/25/singlehop-funding/
|title =Fast-growing cloud infrastructure startup SingleHop grabs $27.5M from Battery
|last =Ludwig
|first =Sean
|date =April 25, 2012
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==Awards and Recognition==
==Awards and Recognition==


Inc. Magazine named SingleHop as one of the fastest growing U.S.-based companies in 2010, 2011 and 2012.<ref>http://www.inc.com/profile/singlehop</ref>
Inc. Magazine named SingleHop as one of the fastest growing U.S.-based companies in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
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In 2012, the company was ranked #25 on Inc’s list of IT Services Companies and the 25th fastest-growing company in the Chicago Metro Area.
In 2012, the company was ranked #25 on Inc’s list of IT Services Companies and the 25th fastest-growing company in the Chicago Metro Area.
==External Links==
==External Links==


*[http://www.singlehop.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.singlehop.com/ Official website]

==References==
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Revision as of 07:35, 6 February 2013

This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template. SingleHop is an infrastructure-as-a-service provider.The company provides webhosting services to small business. Hendershot, Steve (October 18, 2011). "Silicon City: How Chicago's SingleHop made the leap to the Inc. 500".


Zak Boca and Dan Ushman co-founded SingleHop in 2006. SingleHop headquartered in Chicago with data centers in Arizona and Illinois.

Inc. Magazine named SingleHop the 25th fastest-growing U.S. company in 2011. In 2012, the company raised $27.5 million in venture funding from Battery Ventures. Harris, Derrick (April 25, 2012). "IaaS funding resurfaces as SingleHop raises $27.5M".


History

Boca and Ushman sold their previous business, midPhase, to UK-2 in December 2007 and began to focus full-time on SingleHop, which they had started as a side project in 2006. Lapowsky, Issie (September 2011). "Our Story: Zak Boca and Dan Ushman of SingleHop". Inc. Magazine. By 2008, the company generated $2.8 million in revenue.In 2011, SingleHop’s revenue jumped to $22 million.

In 2012, the company raised $27.5 million from Boston-based Battery Ventures. As of April 2012, the company had 80 employees and clients in 114 countries.

Product

SingleHop operates on an infrastructure-as-a-service business model. The company provides dedicated servers, cloud servers, and managed hosting services to small businesses.

LEAP, the company’s management platform, allows clients to manage web infrastructure from a single platform. Ludwig, Sean (April 25, 2012). "Fast-growing cloud infrastructure startup SingleHop grabs $27.5M from Battery".

Awards and Recognition

Inc. Magazine named SingleHop as one of the fastest growing U.S.-based companies in 2010, 2011 and 2012. "SingleHop". In 2012, the company was ranked #25 on Inc’s list of IT Services Companies and the 25th fastest-growing company in the Chicago Metro Area.