[[Richard Yoo]], [[Dirk Elmendorf]] and [[Patrick Condon]] started Rackspace in 1998 after considering the needs of hosting solutions for users. The company received recognition in a very short time, and funding from [[Norwest Venture Partners]] and [[Sequoia Capital]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.nvp.com/Success%20Stories/Rackspace.aspx nvp]</ref> Today, it has more than 70,000 customers in more than 40 countries.<ref>[http://www.hostseek.com/listing/rackspace_managed_hosting.html hostseek]</ref> | [[Richard Yoo]], [[Dirk Elmendorf]] and [[Patrick Condon]] started Rackspace in 1998 after considering the needs of hosting solutions for users. The company received recognition in a very short time, and funding from [[Norwest Venture Partners]] and [[Sequoia Capital]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.nvp.com/Success%20Stories/Rackspace.aspx nvp]</ref> Today, it has more than 70,000 customers in more than 40 countries.<ref>[http://www.hostseek.com/listing/rackspace_managed_hosting.html hostseek]</ref> |