Lightspeed Israel, established in 2006, is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It invests in seed, early, and later-stage companies across the information technology and TMT sectors. The firm focuses on supporting innovative Israeli startups, providing capital and strategic guidance to accelerate their growth. Lightspeed Israel typically invests between $2 million to $25 million per company, with a particular interest in enterprise, health, fintech, and consumer sectors. It manages multiple funds, including Lightspeed Venture Partners IX and Lightspeed India Partners I & II, to support its investment activities in Israel and India.
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Shaurya Aggarwal
Partner
Vaibhav Agrawal
Venture Partner
James Alcorn
Partner
Saqib Awan
Partner
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner and Head of Gaming
Mercedes Bent
Partner
Luke Beseda
Partner
Akshay Bhushan
Partner
Taggart Bonham
Partner
Guru Chahal
Partner
Yoni Cheifetz
Partner
Yoni Cheifetz
Partner
Sun Daniel
Partner
Amish Desai
Partner
Sebastian Duesterhoeft
Partner
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder and Partner
Sam Eisler
Partner
James Ephrati
Partner
Jack Fowler
Partner
Aaron Frank
Venture Partner
Adam Goldberg
Venture Partner
Globin Guo
Executive Director
Gaurav Gupta
Partner
David Gussarsky
Partner
Herry Han
Co-Founder and Partner
Lisa Han
Partner
Rob Horton JD
COO
Galym Imanbayev
Partner
Galym Imanbayev MD
Partner
Nnamdi Iregbulem
Partner
Raviraj Jain
Partner
Arif Janmohamed
Partner
Julie Kainz
Partner
Ansaf Kareem
Partner
Alex Kayyal
Partner
Dev Khare
Partner
Issac Kim
Partner
Will Kohler
Partner
Harsha Kumar
Associate Partner
Pinn Lawjindakul
Partner
Pachara Lawjindakul
Partner
Pachara Lawjindakul
Partner
Will Leas
Partner
Jeremy Liew
Partner
Connor Love
Partner
John Luongo
Venture Partner
Natalie Luu
Partner
Naveed Matinfar
Partner
Ravi Mhatre
Co-Founder and Partner
James Mi
Founding Partner
Andrew Moley
Operating Partner and CFO
Tal Morgenstern
Partner
Peter Nieh
Partner and Co-Founder
Justin Overdorff
Partner
Zac Pan
Associate Partner
Apoorva Pandhi
Associate
Krish Parikh
Partner of Business Services
Nicole Quinn
Partner
Adrian Nicholas Radu
Partner
Christopher Schaepe
Co-Founder
Alexander Schmitt
Partner
Shan Shan
Partner
Justin Shen
Partner
Justin Shen
Partner
Shuvi Shrivastava
Partner
Ishaan Preet Singh
Investor
Adam Smith
Partner
Bejul Somaia
Partner
Rahul Taneja
Partner
Alex Taussig
Partner
John Thompson
Venture Partner
Anoushka Vaswani
Partner
Rytis Vitkauskas
Partner
Jason Wang
Vice President
Nathan Wang
Vice President
Nathan Wu
Partner, Growth
Mark Xu
Partner
Cici Yang
Vice President
Jerry Ye
Partner, Data Platform
Haowei Zhai
Vice President
Issac Zhang
Vice President
Ju Zhang
Executive Director
Gavin Zhu
Partner
Hu Peipei
Investment Manager
Past deals in Storage Services
Grafana Labs
Series D in 2024
Grafana Labs is a company that specializes in providing an open and composable monitoring and observability stack centered around its flagship product, Grafana, an open-source technology for dashboards and data visualization. With over 3,000 customers, including major corporations like Bloomberg, Citigroup, and Salesforce, the company serves a global user base exceeding 20 million. Grafana Labs offers solutions that help organizations manage their observability strategies through its LGTM Stack, which can be deployed as a fully managed service via Grafana Cloud or as a self-managed option with Grafana Enterprise. Their offerings include scalable metrics management through Grafana Mimir, log aggregation with Grafana Loki, and distributed tracing via Grafana Tempo. These tools enable firms to unify data from various sources, enhancing their monitoring capabilities while avoiding vendor lock-in and high costs associated with proprietary solutions.
Zhejiang Lanneng
Venture Round in 2023
Zhejiang Lanneng is a proficient manufacturer of gas storage and transportation equipment combining R&D, production, sales, servicing, and system integration.
CommandK
Seed Round in 2023
CommandK offers a configuration management platform aimed at preventing data leaks and enhancing governance for businesses. The platform provides a unified control center that allows companies to manage configurations across diverse environments efficiently. It features a robust change management process that enables users to utilize a command line application for version control, facilitating updates, rollbacks, and formalized approvals. By focusing on the protection of sensitive data, CommandK supports organizations in maintaining compliance and security in their operations.
Grafana Labs
Series D in 2022
Grafana Labs is a company that specializes in providing an open and composable monitoring and observability stack centered around its flagship product, Grafana, an open-source technology for dashboards and data visualization. With over 3,000 customers, including major corporations like Bloomberg, Citigroup, and Salesforce, the company serves a global user base exceeding 20 million. Grafana Labs offers solutions that help organizations manage their observability strategies through its LGTM Stack, which can be deployed as a fully managed service via Grafana Cloud or as a self-managed option with Grafana Enterprise. Their offerings include scalable metrics management through Grafana Mimir, log aggregation with Grafana Loki, and distributed tracing via Grafana Tempo. These tools enable firms to unify data from various sources, enhancing their monitoring capabilities while avoiding vendor lock-in and high costs associated with proprietary solutions.
Grafana Labs
Series C in 2021
Grafana Labs is a company that specializes in providing an open and composable monitoring and observability stack centered around its flagship product, Grafana, an open-source technology for dashboards and data visualization. With over 3,000 customers, including major corporations like Bloomberg, Citigroup, and Salesforce, the company serves a global user base exceeding 20 million. Grafana Labs offers solutions that help organizations manage their observability strategies through its LGTM Stack, which can be deployed as a fully managed service via Grafana Cloud or as a self-managed option with Grafana Enterprise. Their offerings include scalable metrics management through Grafana Mimir, log aggregation with Grafana Loki, and distributed tracing via Grafana Tempo. These tools enable firms to unify data from various sources, enhancing their monitoring capabilities while avoiding vendor lock-in and high costs associated with proprietary solutions.
Grafana Labs
Series B in 2020
Grafana Labs is a company that specializes in providing an open and composable monitoring and observability stack centered around its flagship product, Grafana, an open-source technology for dashboards and data visualization. With over 3,000 customers, including major corporations like Bloomberg, Citigroup, and Salesforce, the company serves a global user base exceeding 20 million. Grafana Labs offers solutions that help organizations manage their observability strategies through its LGTM Stack, which can be deployed as a fully managed service via Grafana Cloud or as a self-managed option with Grafana Enterprise. Their offerings include scalable metrics management through Grafana Mimir, log aggregation with Grafana Loki, and distributed tracing via Grafana Tempo. These tools enable firms to unify data from various sources, enhancing their monitoring capabilities while avoiding vendor lock-in and high costs associated with proprietary solutions.
Grafana Labs
Series A in 2019
Grafana Labs is a company that specializes in providing an open and composable monitoring and observability stack centered around its flagship product, Grafana, an open-source technology for dashboards and data visualization. With over 3,000 customers, including major corporations like Bloomberg, Citigroup, and Salesforce, the company serves a global user base exceeding 20 million. Grafana Labs offers solutions that help organizations manage their observability strategies through its LGTM Stack, which can be deployed as a fully managed service via Grafana Cloud or as a self-managed option with Grafana Enterprise. Their offerings include scalable metrics management through Grafana Mimir, log aggregation with Grafana Loki, and distributed tracing via Grafana Tempo. These tools enable firms to unify data from various sources, enhancing their monitoring capabilities while avoiding vendor lock-in and high costs associated with proprietary solutions.
M3O
Seed Round in 2019
M3O is a cloud-native development platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaboration on microservices for developers. Founded in 1979 and based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the company aims to streamline the development process, allowing developers to concentrate on product innovation rather than infrastructure concerns. M3O's platform provides tools that simplify the complexities associated with microservices architecture, enabling teams to enhance their productivity and efficiency in building applications.
Datrium
Series D in 2018
Datrium, Inc. develops and manufactures server flash storage systems, focusing on simplifying the multi-cloud data lifecycle for enterprises. The company's flagship product, the Datrium DVX system, integrates hyperconverged infrastructure with advanced data management capabilities, including built-in cloud backup and disaster recovery orchestration. Datrium also offers a range of products such as Data Cloud for data management, Blanket Encryption for secure private cloud storage, and DVX Rackscale systems which allow for flexible configurations with third-party compute nodes. The company's solutions enhance performance and security while facilitating administration of hybrid cloud infrastructures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Datrium operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc. as of July 2020.
Elastifile
Series C in 2017
Elastifile specializes in innovative data storage and management solutions that cater to the needs of enterprises operating in cloud and hybrid cloud environments. The company offers a distributed file system designed for scalability and high performance, which integrates object tiering to facilitate unified access to global data. By eliminating traditional storage silos, Elastifile empowers organizations to move applications seamlessly across various cloud platforms, enabling them to fully utilize cloud infrastructure for diverse data-driven workflows, such as analytics, DevOps, and high-performance computing. Its technology combines elements of cloud services, virtualization, and data communications to create a cohesive storage solution, helping clients adapt to and thrive in the evolving cloud landscape.
Avere Systems
Series E in 2017
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.
Datrium
Series C in 2016
Datrium, Inc. develops and manufactures server flash storage systems, focusing on simplifying the multi-cloud data lifecycle for enterprises. The company's flagship product, the Datrium DVX system, integrates hyperconverged infrastructure with advanced data management capabilities, including built-in cloud backup and disaster recovery orchestration. Datrium also offers a range of products such as Data Cloud for data management, Blanket Encryption for secure private cloud storage, and DVX Rackscale systems which allow for flexible configurations with third-party compute nodes. The company's solutions enhance performance and security while facilitating administration of hybrid cloud infrastructures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Datrium operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc. as of July 2020.
FangCloud
Series A in 2016
FangCloud Technology specializes in providing cloud-based enterprise file management services. The company's platform enables secure and convenient access, sharing, and collaboration on corporate files, facilitating seamless connections between employers, employees, and data. Key features include large file storage, multi-level user access control, and robust data security measures. By focusing on these aspects, FangCloud aims to help enterprises maximize the value of their core digital assets. The founding team has prior experience with a leading enterprise cloud storage provider, underscoring their commitment to delivering professional file management solutions.
Alooma
Series A in 2016
Alooma Ltd. is a data platform provider that enables users to build and manage data pipelines efficiently. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in California, the company allows data teams to integrate various data sources into a centralized data warehouse in real-time, primarily facilitating migration to Google Cloud services. Alooma supports numerous popular data sources and features a fault-tolerant, distributed architecture, providing users with visibility into their data pipelines, including monitoring of throughput, latency, and error rates. The platform also offers web and email notifications to alert users of any issues within their data pipelines, enhancing the overall data management and migration experience. As of March 2019, Alooma operates as a subsidiary of Google LLC.
Elastifile
Series B in 2016
Elastifile specializes in innovative data storage and management solutions that cater to the needs of enterprises operating in cloud and hybrid cloud environments. The company offers a distributed file system designed for scalability and high performance, which integrates object tiering to facilitate unified access to global data. By eliminating traditional storage silos, Elastifile empowers organizations to move applications seamlessly across various cloud platforms, enabling them to fully utilize cloud infrastructure for diverse data-driven workflows, such as analytics, DevOps, and high-performance computing. Its technology combines elements of cloud services, virtualization, and data communications to create a cohesive storage solution, helping clients adapt to and thrive in the evolving cloud landscape.
Datos IO
Series A in 2015
Datos IO is a developer of a cloud-scale, application-centric data management platform that simplifies data management across private, hybrid, and public cloud environments. The company's flagship product, RecoverX, offers scalable versioning and reliable recovery solutions to safeguard next-generation applications and distributed databases. By enabling organizations to protect, mobilize, and monetize their application data effectively, Datos IO addresses the complexities associated with hybrid cloud infrastructures. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has received recognition from notable industry leaders, including being featured in Gartner's 2016 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies and receiving the 2016 Product of the Year award from Storage Magazine. Datos IO is supported by notable venture capital firms, including Lightspeed Venture Partners and True Ventures.
Tintri
Series F in 2015
Tintri is an American information technology company that specializes in providing an enterprise cloud platform designed to integrate public cloud capabilities within private data centers. The platform combines cloud management software, web services, and all-flash storage systems, enabling organizations and cloud service providers to effectively manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Tintri's architecture allows customers to guarantee application performance, automate IT tasks through Open APIs, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues. This flexibility and scalability make it a trusted choice for leading enterprises and cloud service providers, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare, as they seek to modernize their data center operations.
Plexistor
Series A in 2014
Plexistor Ltd. specializes in Software Defined Memory (SDM), a technology that combines memory and storage to deliver high-speed data processing for in-memory applications. Founded in 2013 and based in Herzliya, Israel, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California, Plexistor's SDM platform enhances both on-premise and cloud-based infrastructures. It supports a variety of applications, including relational databases, NoSQL, and Big Data analytics, by providing persistent high-capacity storage that operates at near-memory speeds. This innovation addresses the limitations of traditional memory technologies, such as low capacity and volatility, allowing enterprises to efficiently manage large data sets and respond quickly to customer needs. Plexistor operates as a subsidiary of NetApp, Inc. since June 2017.
PernixData
Series C in 2014
PernixData is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on transforming storage design and operations in virtual data centers. Its primary product, PernixData FVP software, virtualizes server-side flash and RAM, allowing for enhanced storage performance that operates independently of storage capacity. This innovative approach requires no modifications to virtual machines, servers, or primary storage, ensuring optimal performance for all virtualized applications in a seamless, scalable, and cost-effective manner. Founded by industry experts Poojan Kumar and Satyam Vaghani, PernixData has garnered support from prominent venture capital firms and leaders in enterprise software.
Alooma
Seed Round in 2014
Alooma Ltd. is a data platform provider that enables users to build and manage data pipelines efficiently. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in California, the company allows data teams to integrate various data sources into a centralized data warehouse in real-time, primarily facilitating migration to Google Cloud services. Alooma supports numerous popular data sources and features a fault-tolerant, distributed architecture, providing users with visibility into their data pipelines, including monitoring of throughput, latency, and error rates. The platform also offers web and email notifications to alert users of any issues within their data pipelines, enhancing the overall data management and migration experience. As of March 2019, Alooma operates as a subsidiary of Google LLC.
Pivot3
Series E in 2014
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
Avere Systems
Series D in 2014
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.
Tintri
Series E in 2014
Tintri is an American information technology company that specializes in providing an enterprise cloud platform designed to integrate public cloud capabilities within private data centers. The platform combines cloud management software, web services, and all-flash storage systems, enabling organizations and cloud service providers to effectively manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Tintri's architecture allows customers to guarantee application performance, automate IT tasks through Open APIs, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues. This flexibility and scalability make it a trusted choice for leading enterprises and cloud service providers, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare, as they seek to modernize their data center operations.
Primary Data
Series B in 2014
Primary Data, founded in 2013 and based in Sandy, Utah, specializes in intelligence and automation software for enterprise data management, facilitating seamless integration between on-premises IT infrastructure and cloud environments. The company's flagship platform, DataSphere, utilizes metadata management and machine learning to optimize data movement within a global namespace. It enables organizations managing large data volumes to efficiently handle billions of files, automate data migration processes, and improve cloud integration while enhancing network-attached storage (NAS) performance. By ensuring that the right data is accessible to the right applications at the right time, Primary Data helps enterprises maximize the value of their infrastructure investments.
Nutanix
Series D in 2014
Nutanix, established in 2009, is a leading provider of cloud software. Its core offering, the Nutanix Cloud Platform, enables organizations to build and manage a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, running applications and managing data consistently across core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds. This platform supports various hypervisors and container platforms, providing a unified, agile solution. Nutanix also offers Beam, a multi-cloud optimization service that delivers deep visibility into cloud consumption patterns, automates cost optimization, and ensures security compliance. The company serves a wide range of industries and operates on a subscription-based business model, with key revenue generated from the United States.
Elastifile
Series A in 2014
Elastifile specializes in innovative data storage and management solutions that cater to the needs of enterprises operating in cloud and hybrid cloud environments. The company offers a distributed file system designed for scalability and high performance, which integrates object tiering to facilitate unified access to global data. By eliminating traditional storage silos, Elastifile empowers organizations to move applications seamlessly across various cloud platforms, enabling them to fully utilize cloud infrastructure for diverse data-driven workflows, such as analytics, DevOps, and high-performance computing. Its technology combines elements of cloud services, virtualization, and data communications to create a cohesive storage solution, helping clients adapt to and thrive in the evolving cloud landscape.
Infinio
Series B in 2013
Infinio Systems Inc. specializes in developing software solutions aimed at enhancing storage performance in virtual environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York, the company addresses a critical challenge faced by data center administrators: the need for improved storage performance rather than merely increasing hardware capacity. Infinio's software-only solution focuses on optimizing network-attached storage (NAS) performance, allowing businesses to improve their operational efficiency and customer experience without the high costs associated with additional storage hardware. The company is backed by prominent venture capital firms, which underscores its potential in the market.
Primary Data
Series B in 2013
Primary Data, founded in 2013 and based in Sandy, Utah, specializes in intelligence and automation software for enterprise data management, facilitating seamless integration between on-premises IT infrastructure and cloud environments. The company's flagship platform, DataSphere, utilizes metadata management and machine learning to optimize data movement within a global namespace. It enables organizations managing large data volumes to efficiently handle billions of files, automate data migration processes, and improve cloud integration while enhancing network-attached storage (NAS) performance. By ensuring that the right data is accessible to the right applications at the right time, Primary Data helps enterprises maximize the value of their infrastructure investments.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2013
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
PernixData
Series B in 2013
PernixData is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on transforming storage design and operations in virtual data centers. Its primary product, PernixData FVP software, virtualizes server-side flash and RAM, allowing for enhanced storage performance that operates independently of storage capacity. This innovative approach requires no modifications to virtual machines, servers, or primary storage, ensuring optimal performance for all virtualized applications in a seamless, scalable, and cost-effective manner. Founded by industry experts Poojan Kumar and Satyam Vaghani, PernixData has garnered support from prominent venture capital firms and leaders in enterprise software.
Nimble Storage
Series E in 2012
Nimble Storage, Inc. specializes in flash storage solutions, providing a range of products that include all-flash arrays, adaptive flash arrays, and multi-cloud storage services. The company's offerings are designed to enhance performance and simplify operations for various business applications, including databases, virtual servers, and data analytics. Nimble's patented Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture combines flash with high-capacity drives, enabling high performance at an affordable cost while improving disaster recovery and backup processes. Their predictive cloud platform, InfoSight, incorporates predictive analytics to optimize storage management across on-premises data centers and cloud environments. Nimble Cloud Volumes allow customers to run applications in leading cloud services like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The company distributes its products through a network of value-added resellers and integrators, serving diverse sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and technology. Founded in 2007 and based in San Jose, California, Nimble Storage operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
Nutanix
Series C in 2012
Nutanix, established in 2009, is a leading provider of cloud software. Its core offering, the Nutanix Cloud Platform, enables organizations to build and manage a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, running applications and managing data consistently across core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds. This platform supports various hypervisors and container platforms, providing a unified, agile solution. Nutanix also offers Beam, a multi-cloud optimization service that delivers deep visibility into cloud consumption patterns, automates cost optimization, and ensures security compliance. The company serves a wide range of industries and operates on a subscription-based business model, with key revenue generated from the United States.
Tintri
Series D in 2012
Tintri is an American information technology company that specializes in providing an enterprise cloud platform designed to integrate public cloud capabilities within private data centers. The platform combines cloud management software, web services, and all-flash storage systems, enabling organizations and cloud service providers to effectively manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Tintri's architecture allows customers to guarantee application performance, automate IT tasks through Open APIs, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues. This flexibility and scalability make it a trusted choice for leading enterprises and cloud service providers, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare, as they seek to modernize their data center operations.
Avere Systems
Series C in 2012
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2012
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
PernixData
Series A in 2012
PernixData is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on transforming storage design and operations in virtual data centers. Its primary product, PernixData FVP software, virtualizes server-side flash and RAM, allowing for enhanced storage performance that operates independently of storage capacity. This innovative approach requires no modifications to virtual machines, servers, or primary storage, ensuring optimal performance for all virtualized applications in a seamless, scalable, and cost-effective manner. Founded by industry experts Poojan Kumar and Satyam Vaghani, PernixData has garnered support from prominent venture capital firms and leaders in enterprise software.
Infinio
Seed Round in 2012
Infinio Systems Inc. specializes in developing software solutions aimed at enhancing storage performance in virtual environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York, the company addresses a critical challenge faced by data center administrators: the need for improved storage performance rather than merely increasing hardware capacity. Infinio's software-only solution focuses on optimizing network-attached storage (NAS) performance, allowing businesses to improve their operational efficiency and customer experience without the high costs associated with additional storage hardware. The company is backed by prominent venture capital firms, which underscores its potential in the market.
XtremIO
Series B in 2011
XtremIO, based in Cupertino, California, and Herzelyia, Israel, specializes in developing next-generation storage solutions utilizing solid-state technology. The company offers all-flash, scale-out enterprise storage arrays that significantly enhance performance, accelerate applications, and manage higher workloads compared to traditional disk arrays. By deploying XtremIO’s systems in data centers, organizations can lower total ownership costs, reduce power consumption, and minimize physical space requirements. Their solutions simplify provisioning and eliminate the need for complex tuning across various applications, including virtual server and desktop infrastructure, database consolidation, and analytics. Founded in 2009, XtremIO has garnered support from several venture capital firms.
Nutanix
Series B in 2011
Nutanix, established in 2009, is a leading provider of cloud software. Its core offering, the Nutanix Cloud Platform, enables organizations to build and manage a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, running applications and managing data consistently across core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds. This platform supports various hypervisors and container platforms, providing a unified, agile solution. Nutanix also offers Beam, a multi-cloud optimization service that delivers deep visibility into cloud consumption patterns, automates cost optimization, and ensures security compliance. The company serves a wide range of industries and operates on a subscription-based business model, with key revenue generated from the United States.
Nimble Storage
Series D in 2011
Nimble Storage, Inc. specializes in flash storage solutions, providing a range of products that include all-flash arrays, adaptive flash arrays, and multi-cloud storage services. The company's offerings are designed to enhance performance and simplify operations for various business applications, including databases, virtual servers, and data analytics. Nimble's patented Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture combines flash with high-capacity drives, enabling high performance at an affordable cost while improving disaster recovery and backup processes. Their predictive cloud platform, InfoSight, incorporates predictive analytics to optimize storage management across on-premises data centers and cloud environments. Nimble Cloud Volumes allow customers to run applications in leading cloud services like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The company distributes its products through a network of value-added resellers and integrators, serving diverse sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and technology. Founded in 2007 and based in San Jose, California, Nimble Storage operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
Tintri
Series C in 2011
Tintri is an American information technology company that specializes in providing an enterprise cloud platform designed to integrate public cloud capabilities within private data centers. The platform combines cloud management software, web services, and all-flash storage systems, enabling organizations and cloud service providers to effectively manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Tintri's architecture allows customers to guarantee application performance, automate IT tasks through Open APIs, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues. This flexibility and scalability make it a trusted choice for leading enterprises and cloud service providers, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare, as they seek to modernize their data center operations.
Nutanix
Series A in 2011
Nutanix, established in 2009, is a leading provider of cloud software. Its core offering, the Nutanix Cloud Platform, enables organizations to build and manage a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, running applications and managing data consistently across core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds. This platform supports various hypervisors and container platforms, providing a unified, agile solution. Nutanix also offers Beam, a multi-cloud optimization service that delivers deep visibility into cloud consumption patterns, automates cost optimization, and ensures security compliance. The company serves a wide range of industries and operates on a subscription-based business model, with key revenue generated from the United States.
IO Turbine
Venture Round in 2011
IO Turbine, Inc. is an early-stage company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing innovative data storage software. The company aims to resolve input/output bottleneck issues by implementing Flash technology directly within VMware server environments. Through its software solution, IO Turbine enhances data processing efficiency, making it a valuable resource for organizations looking to optimize their storage systems and improve overall performance.
Tintri
Series B in 2011
Tintri is an American information technology company that specializes in providing an enterprise cloud platform designed to integrate public cloud capabilities within private data centers. The platform combines cloud management software, web services, and all-flash storage systems, enabling organizations and cloud service providers to effectively manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Tintri's architecture allows customers to guarantee application performance, automate IT tasks through Open APIs, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues. This flexibility and scalability make it a trusted choice for leading enterprises and cloud service providers, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare, as they seek to modernize their data center operations.
Cirtas Systems
Series B in 2011
Cirtas solves the challenges associated with storing data in the cloud, making cloud storage work just like on-site enterprise storage arrays. Deployed in the data center, Cirtas Bluejet Cloud Storage Controllers simplify storage management and vastly reduce storage TCO for medium to large enterprises. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California and is backed by NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Amazon.
Nimble Storage
Series C in 2010
Nimble Storage, Inc. specializes in flash storage solutions, providing a range of products that include all-flash arrays, adaptive flash arrays, and multi-cloud storage services. The company's offerings are designed to enhance performance and simplify operations for various business applications, including databases, virtual servers, and data analytics. Nimble's patented Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture combines flash with high-capacity drives, enabling high performance at an affordable cost while improving disaster recovery and backup processes. Their predictive cloud platform, InfoSight, incorporates predictive analytics to optimize storage management across on-premises data centers and cloud environments. Nimble Cloud Volumes allow customers to run applications in leading cloud services like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The company distributes its products through a network of value-added resellers and integrators, serving diverse sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and technology. Founded in 2007 and based in San Jose, California, Nimble Storage operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
Cirtas Systems
Series A in 2010
Cirtas solves the challenges associated with storing data in the cloud, making cloud storage work just like on-site enterprise storage arrays. Deployed in the data center, Cirtas Bluejet Cloud Storage Controllers simplify storage management and vastly reduce storage TCO for medium to large enterprises. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California and is backed by NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Amazon.
Fusion-io
Series C in 2010
Fusion-io specializes in enterprise storage architecture and I/O solutions that enhance data processing speeds. The company's core offerings include the ioDrive, a non-volatile solid-state storage device utilizing NAND technology, and the ioMemory virtual storage layer, which serves as a flash-optimized operating system subsystem for the enterprise flash sector. Additionally, Fusion-io provides the ioSphere platform, a software management solution designed for server-attached storage-class memory. Their technology is employed by a diverse range of clients, including e-commerce companies, social media firms, and Fortune Global 500 enterprises, all of which leverage Fusion-io's solutions to improve the performance and efficiency of their data centers, thereby accelerating critical applications essential to the information economy.
Pivot3
Series D in 2010
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
Pliant Technology
Venture Round in 2010
Pliant Technology specializes in developing solid state drive storage devices tailored for the enterprise computing market, specifically through its Pliant Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs). These drives are engineered to enhance the performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership for enterprise data center storage systems. Pliant's EFDs cater to data-intensive applications such as financial transactions, video on demand, airline reservations, and e-commerce, providing significant improvements over traditional hard drives and consumer solid state devices. By allowing one EFD to replace over a hundred enterprise hard disk drives, the solution optimizes storage efficiency while reducing power consumption by up to 80%. The company's design incorporates advanced software architecture and proprietary ASIC technology, promoting a shift in storage system paradigms and supporting energy-efficient practices in data management. Founded by a team of industry veterans from leading companies like Fujitsu, Maxtor, and Seagate, Pliant Technology aims to redefine enterprise storage solutions.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2009
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
Unity Semiconductor
Series C in 2009
Unity Semiconductor specializes in the development and manufacturing of non-volatile storage-class memory products. The company utilizes multi-layer memory array architectures and advanced memory cell technology to create innovative data storage solutions. Its products, which are primarily based on NAND flash technology, are designed for various applications, including solid state drives (SSDs) for notebooks and netbooks, as well as high-performance enterprise SSDs. Unity Semiconductor also caters to manufacturers across a range of consumer electronics, such as digital media players, mobile phones, digital cameras, eBook readers, flash cards, USB drives, and embedded flash modules.
Fusion-io
Series B in 2009
Fusion-io specializes in enterprise storage architecture and I/O solutions that enhance data processing speeds. The company's core offerings include the ioDrive, a non-volatile solid-state storage device utilizing NAND technology, and the ioMemory virtual storage layer, which serves as a flash-optimized operating system subsystem for the enterprise flash sector. Additionally, Fusion-io provides the ioSphere platform, a software management solution designed for server-attached storage-class memory. Their technology is employed by a diverse range of clients, including e-commerce companies, social media firms, and Fortune Global 500 enterprises, all of which leverage Fusion-io's solutions to improve the performance and efficiency of their data centers, thereby accelerating critical applications essential to the information economy.
Pliant Technology
Series C in 2009
Pliant Technology specializes in developing solid state drive storage devices tailored for the enterprise computing market, specifically through its Pliant Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs). These drives are engineered to enhance the performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership for enterprise data center storage systems. Pliant's EFDs cater to data-intensive applications such as financial transactions, video on demand, airline reservations, and e-commerce, providing significant improvements over traditional hard drives and consumer solid state devices. By allowing one EFD to replace over a hundred enterprise hard disk drives, the solution optimizes storage efficiency while reducing power consumption by up to 80%. The company's design incorporates advanced software architecture and proprietary ASIC technology, promoting a shift in storage system paradigms and supporting energy-efficient practices in data management. Founded by a team of industry veterans from leading companies like Fujitsu, Maxtor, and Seagate, Pliant Technology aims to redefine enterprise storage solutions.
Pliant Technology
Series B in 2008
Pliant Technology specializes in developing solid state drive storage devices tailored for the enterprise computing market, specifically through its Pliant Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs). These drives are engineered to enhance the performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership for enterprise data center storage systems. Pliant's EFDs cater to data-intensive applications such as financial transactions, video on demand, airline reservations, and e-commerce, providing significant improvements over traditional hard drives and consumer solid state devices. By allowing one EFD to replace over a hundred enterprise hard disk drives, the solution optimizes storage efficiency while reducing power consumption by up to 80%. The company's design incorporates advanced software architecture and proprietary ASIC technology, promoting a shift in storage system paradigms and supporting energy-efficient practices in data management. Founded by a team of industry veterans from leading companies like Fujitsu, Maxtor, and Seagate, Pliant Technology aims to redefine enterprise storage solutions.
Pliant Technology
Series A in 2008
Pliant Technology specializes in developing solid state drive storage devices tailored for the enterprise computing market, specifically through its Pliant Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs). These drives are engineered to enhance the performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership for enterprise data center storage systems. Pliant's EFDs cater to data-intensive applications such as financial transactions, video on demand, airline reservations, and e-commerce, providing significant improvements over traditional hard drives and consumer solid state devices. By allowing one EFD to replace over a hundred enterprise hard disk drives, the solution optimizes storage efficiency while reducing power consumption by up to 80%. The company's design incorporates advanced software architecture and proprietary ASIC technology, promoting a shift in storage system paradigms and supporting energy-efficient practices in data management. Founded by a team of industry veterans from leading companies like Fujitsu, Maxtor, and Seagate, Pliant Technology aims to redefine enterprise storage solutions.
Pivot3
Series C in 2008
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2007
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
NeoScale Systems
Series F in 2007
As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.
MonoSphere
Series B in 2006
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.
MonoSphere
Venture Round in 2005
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.
NeoScale Systems
Series D in 2005
As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.
Pivot3
Series B in 2005
Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.
NeoScale Systems
Series C in 2004
As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.
MonoSphere
Series C in 2003
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.
NeoScale Systems
Series A in 2002
As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.
Storability Software
Series B in 2001
Storability Software specializes in enterprise storage resource management solutions designed to simplify and centralize the management of complex, multi-site, and multi-vendor storage infrastructures. Its flagship product, the Global Storage Manager, is an open standards-based solution that empowers customers to better understand, manage, and optimize their storage investments. By utilizing Storability Software's offerings, clients can achieve increased asset utilization, improved management efficiency, enhanced quality of service, and greater availability of their storage resources.
Storability Software
Series A in 2000
Storability Software specializes in enterprise storage resource management solutions designed to simplify and centralize the management of complex, multi-site, and multi-vendor storage infrastructures. Its flagship product, the Global Storage Manager, is an open standards-based solution that empowers customers to better understand, manage, and optimize their storage investments. By utilizing Storability Software's offerings, clients can achieve increased asset utilization, improved management efficiency, enhanced quality of service, and greater availability of their storage resources.
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