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Veza is the data security platform that helps users use and share their data safely. It makes it easy to understand, manage, and control who can and should take what action on what data. It organizes authorization metadata across identity providers, data systems, cloud service providers, and applications, all to address the toughest data security challenges of the modern era. The company is funded by top-tier investors including Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Blackstone, GV, Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures.

TrustLogix streamlines digital transformation by simplifying enterprise data security and privacy. Its unified platform centralizes observability and facilitates fine-grained access control enforcement across diverse clouds and data platforms.

MotherDuck is a company that specializes in data infrastructure and analytics, providing a serverless platform designed for both small and large datasets. By integrating the efficiency of DuckDB with cloud capabilities, MotherDuck delivers a user-friendly analytics solution that supports hybrid execution. Its platform utilizes an embedded database to facilitate the analysis of big data, enabling businesses to prototype with both local and remote data seamlessly. This integrated environment allows organizations to effectively analyze their data, enhancing collaboration and maximizing profitability.

WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enables unprecedented performance at scale by transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines, facilitating faster and more efficient execution of enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform ensures seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Targeting a diverse range of industries, including life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government, WEKA helps organizations manage their data effectively, enabling them to overcome complex data challenges and achieve insights more rapidly. The company serves hundreds of leading enterprises and research organizations, including a significant portion of the Fortune 50.

Founded in 2021, Turso is an open-source Edge database that brings the developer experience of SQLite closer to users. It specializes in bringing data to multiple locations simultaneously, enhancing application personalization and scalability.

Noyo facilitates modern insurance through API-based data exchange. Founded by experts in benefits, insurance, and API technology, it's the first company to digitally transform the benefits industry infrastructure. Noyo enables instant access to crucial benefits data across platforms, unlocking new possibilities for benefits design and delivery.

Harness is a software company that provides a continuous delivery-as-a-service platform designed to automate and streamline the end‑to‑end software development lifecycle. Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform offers AI‑driven pipeline automation, real‑time delivery analytics, automated verification, intelligent testing, security orchestration, and cloud cost management. It supports modern cloud environments, containers, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Amazon ECS, enabling engineering and DevOps teams to accelerate deployment cycles, reduce manual effort, and improve software reliability. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on simplifying the process of moving code from artifact to production.

Celona, Inc. is a technology company based in Cupertino, California, that specializes in developing a cloud-based networking platform to enhance the integration of 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019, Celona focuses on accelerating the adoption of LTE and 5G wireless technology in the enterprise sector by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum in the United States. The company's AI-powered solution simplifies the deployment of cellular wireless networks, allowing enterprise IT organizations and managed service providers to automate and integrate wireless capabilities with existing IT systems. Celona's technology combines 5G radio technology, edge computing, and machine learning software to address the connectivity demands of edge-compute applications, ultimately facilitating digital transformation and enhancing operational efficiency for businesses. The founding team brings extensive experience from leading companies in the telecommunications and networking sectors.

Sedai offers an AI-powered platform for optimizing cloud costs and performance tuning. It empowers DevOps and SRE teams to maximize savings, enhance customer experience, and seamlessly scale with minimal human intervention.

Ermetic Ltd. is a company focused on cloud infrastructure security, offering a comprehensive platform designed to protect enterprises from access-related risks and misconfigurations. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Ermetic provides solutions that enhance visibility into identities, their entitlements, and data usage. The platform combines advanced analytics with detailed insights, enabling organizations to enforce least privilege access across complex cloud environments. This functionality supports the detection of identity and access-based threats, policy enforcement, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring. Led by experienced technology entrepreneurs, Ermetic has garnered funding from notable investors, including Glilot Capital Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.

TrustLogix streamlines digital transformation by simplifying enterprise data security and privacy. Its unified platform centralizes observability and facilitates fine-grained access control enforcement across diverse clouds and data platforms.

Uptycs, Inc. is a security analytics company that specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for monitoring and diagnosing infrastructure issues across various environments, including software as a service, enterprise, and data centers. Founded in 2016 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Uptycs offers a cloud-based solution that integrates osquery, an open-source universal agent, with advanced security analytics. This platform delivers essential capabilities such as endpoint detection and response, file integrity management, incident investigation, vulnerability monitoring, and compliance tracking. Uptycs is designed to enhance security visibility and operational efficiency for IT administrators, compliance officers, and incident response teams by providing insights into workload vulnerabilities and security incidents across cloud environments, containers, and software pipelines. The platform is trusted by major enterprises to secure critical workloads and streamline security operations from a unified console.

VAST Data, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative data storage solutions. Headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Jose, California, the company offers a universal storage platform that utilizes Intel’s Optane SSDs as a cache for data stored on quad-level cell (QLC) SSDs. VAST Data's solutions cater to various sectors, including animation and visual effects, deep learning, life sciences, media and broadcasting, and enterprise backup and recovery. The platform is designed to enhance productivity, streamline data management, and accelerate time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications, making it particularly valuable for AI-driven organizations. Founded in 2016, VAST Data has rapidly established itself as a leading player in the data infrastructure market.

Harness is a software company that provides a continuous delivery-as-a-service platform designed to automate and streamline the end‑to‑end software development lifecycle. Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform offers AI‑driven pipeline automation, real‑time delivery analytics, automated verification, intelligent testing, security orchestration, and cloud cost management. It supports modern cloud environments, containers, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Amazon ECS, enabling engineering and DevOps teams to accelerate deployment cycles, reduce manual effort, and improve software reliability. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on simplifying the process of moving code from artifact to production.

Ermetic Ltd. is a company focused on cloud infrastructure security, offering a comprehensive platform designed to protect enterprises from access-related risks and misconfigurations. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Ermetic provides solutions that enhance visibility into identities, their entitlements, and data usage. The platform combines advanced analytics with detailed insights, enabling organizations to enforce least privilege access across complex cloud environments. This functionality supports the detection of identity and access-based threats, policy enforcement, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring. Led by experienced technology entrepreneurs, Ermetic has garnered funding from notable investors, including Glilot Capital Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.

Ermetic Ltd. is a company focused on cloud infrastructure security, offering a comprehensive platform designed to protect enterprises from access-related risks and misconfigurations. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Ermetic provides solutions that enhance visibility into identities, their entitlements, and data usage. The platform combines advanced analytics with detailed insights, enabling organizations to enforce least privilege access across complex cloud environments. This functionality supports the detection of identity and access-based threats, policy enforcement, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring. Led by experienced technology entrepreneurs, Ermetic has garnered funding from notable investors, including Glilot Capital Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.

VAST Data, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative data storage solutions. Headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Jose, California, the company offers a universal storage platform that utilizes Intel’s Optane SSDs as a cache for data stored on quad-level cell (QLC) SSDs. VAST Data's solutions cater to various sectors, including animation and visual effects, deep learning, life sciences, media and broadcasting, and enterprise backup and recovery. The platform is designed to enhance productivity, streamline data management, and accelerate time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications, making it particularly valuable for AI-driven organizations. Founded in 2016, VAST Data has rapidly established itself as a leading player in the data infrastructure market.

Celona, Inc. is a technology company based in Cupertino, California, that specializes in developing a cloud-based networking platform to enhance the integration of 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019, Celona focuses on accelerating the adoption of LTE and 5G wireless technology in the enterprise sector by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum in the United States. The company's AI-powered solution simplifies the deployment of cellular wireless networks, allowing enterprise IT organizations and managed service providers to automate and integrate wireless capabilities with existing IT systems. Celona's technology combines 5G radio technology, edge computing, and machine learning software to address the connectivity demands of edge-compute applications, ultimately facilitating digital transformation and enhancing operational efficiency for businesses. The founding team brings extensive experience from leading companies in the telecommunications and networking sectors.

Boost Insurance USA, Inc. specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for insurtech startups in the property and casualty insurance sector. Established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, Boost offers an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that simplifies the creation and management of insurance products. The platform enables technology companies and emerging startups to seamlessly embed insurance offerings into their existing systems, significantly reducing costs associated with operational, compliance, and capital requirements through straightforward API integration. Boost automates essential processes such as policy administration, claims management, and regulatory compliance, allowing partners to concentrate on enhancing customer experiences and innovating their insurance products. The company is licensed to produce both commercial and personal lines of insurance across all 50 states, delivering modern, 'A'-rated insurance solutions that are backed by leading industry players.

Celona, Inc. is a technology company based in Cupertino, California, that specializes in developing a cloud-based networking platform to enhance the integration of 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019, Celona focuses on accelerating the adoption of LTE and 5G wireless technology in the enterprise sector by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum in the United States. The company's AI-powered solution simplifies the deployment of cellular wireless networks, allowing enterprise IT organizations and managed service providers to automate and integrate wireless capabilities with existing IT systems. Celona's technology combines 5G radio technology, edge computing, and machine learning software to address the connectivity demands of edge-compute applications, ultimately facilitating digital transformation and enhancing operational efficiency for businesses. The founding team brings extensive experience from leading companies in the telecommunications and networking sectors.

VAST Data, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative data storage solutions. Headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Jose, California, the company offers a universal storage platform that utilizes Intel’s Optane SSDs as a cache for data stored on quad-level cell (QLC) SSDs. VAST Data's solutions cater to various sectors, including animation and visual effects, deep learning, life sciences, media and broadcasting, and enterprise backup and recovery. The platform is designed to enhance productivity, streamline data management, and accelerate time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications, making it particularly valuable for AI-driven organizations. Founded in 2016, VAST Data has rapidly established itself as a leading player in the data infrastructure market.

Boost Insurance USA, Inc. specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for insurtech startups in the property and casualty insurance sector. Established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, Boost offers an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that simplifies the creation and management of insurance products. The platform enables technology companies and emerging startups to seamlessly embed insurance offerings into their existing systems, significantly reducing costs associated with operational, compliance, and capital requirements through straightforward API integration. Boost automates essential processes such as policy administration, claims management, and regulatory compliance, allowing partners to concentrate on enhancing customer experiences and innovating their insurance products. The company is licensed to produce both commercial and personal lines of insurance across all 50 states, delivering modern, 'A'-rated insurance solutions that are backed by leading industry players.

VAST Data, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative data storage solutions. Headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Jose, California, the company offers a universal storage platform that utilizes Intel’s Optane SSDs as a cache for data stored on quad-level cell (QLC) SSDs. VAST Data's solutions cater to various sectors, including animation and visual effects, deep learning, life sciences, media and broadcasting, and enterprise backup and recovery. The platform is designed to enhance productivity, streamline data management, and accelerate time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications, making it particularly valuable for AI-driven organizations. Founded in 2016, VAST Data has rapidly established itself as a leading player in the data infrastructure market.

Boost Insurance USA, Inc. specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for insurtech startups in the property and casualty insurance sector. Established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, Boost offers an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that simplifies the creation and management of insurance products. The platform enables technology companies and emerging startups to seamlessly embed insurance offerings into their existing systems, significantly reducing costs associated with operational, compliance, and capital requirements through straightforward API integration. Boost automates essential processes such as policy administration, claims management, and regulatory compliance, allowing partners to concentrate on enhancing customer experiences and innovating their insurance products. The company is licensed to produce both commercial and personal lines of insurance across all 50 states, delivering modern, 'A'-rated insurance solutions that are backed by leading industry players.

Avere Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud file storage infrastructure based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in innovative storage solutions that allow enterprises to manage data more efficiently and economically. Avere's product offerings include Virtual FXT Edge filers, which serve as network-attached storage in the cloud, and CloudFusion, a cloud-based file system that streamlines storage management. The company also offers FXT Edge Filers for NAS optimization, as well as software solutions like FlashMove for data migration and FlashMirror for data protection. Avere's cloud enablement solutions facilitate various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS integration. Its client base spans multiple industries, including government, finance, media, entertainment, life sciences, and oil and gas. Avere Systems operates globally and has been a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure since 2018.

SnapRoute, Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Clara, California, that specializes in developing an open-source network stack tailored for enterprises. Founded in 2015 and now part of Infoblox Inc., SnapRoute offers a cloud-native network operating system (CN-NOS) built on a microservice architecture with embedded Kubernetes. This innovative approach enables enterprises to utilize commoditized networking hardware with various open Linux operating systems, significantly reducing costs compared to traditional vendor systems. The company's platform allows for full visibility and modularity of network components, facilitating continuous updates and installations without disrupting business operations. By leveraging cloud-native technologies, SnapRoute enhances application deployment speed, improves security and compliance, and simplifies network operations, thereby addressing long-standing challenges in the networking industry.

Velostrata Ltd. is a cloud workload mobility company founded in 2014 and based in Netanya, Israel. The company specializes in designing and developing software that facilitates the migration of enterprise workloads between on-premises data centers and public cloud environments. Its Velostrata platform enables organizations to create a dynamic, multi-vendor hybrid cloud, allowing IT managers to move workloads rapidly, often within minutes. By leveraging Velostrata's technology, businesses can efficiently utilize public cloud resources for applications such as capacity on demand, accelerated development and testing, and comprehensive migration solutions. The platform is designed to enhance cloud migration processes with a focus on speed, scale, simplicity, and safety.

WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enables unprecedented performance at scale by transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines, facilitating faster and more efficient execution of enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform ensures seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Targeting a diverse range of industries, including life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government, WEKA helps organizations manage their data effectively, enabling them to overcome complex data challenges and achieve insights more rapidly. The company serves hundreds of leading enterprises and research organizations, including a significant portion of the Fortune 50.

VAST Data, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative data storage solutions. Headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Jose, California, the company offers a universal storage platform that utilizes Intel’s Optane SSDs as a cache for data stored on quad-level cell (QLC) SSDs. VAST Data's solutions cater to various sectors, including animation and visual effects, deep learning, life sciences, media and broadcasting, and enterprise backup and recovery. The platform is designed to enhance productivity, streamline data management, and accelerate time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications, making it particularly valuable for AI-driven organizations. Founded in 2016, VAST Data has rapidly established itself as a leading player in the data infrastructure market.

Bracket Computing, based in Mountain View, California, develops software designed to enhance workload isolation and security for enterprises operating in hybrid cloud environments. The company's solution includes crypto-enforced micro-segmentation with always-on encryption of data at rest and in motion, utilizing customer-controlled keys. Additionally, it offers data and runtime integrity monitoring, along with auditability and forensic capabilities that capture memory during breaches. Founded in 2011, Bracket Computing aims to reimagine enterprise computing through radical innovation, providing a secure platform that empowers IT departments to maintain speed and agility while protecting against malware, malicious insiders, and operational errors.

Appnomic is a technology company based in Cupertino, California, that specializes in autonomous IT operations for digital enterprises. Its innovative software employs machine learning and predictive analytics to identify and resolve potential IT issues before they impact operations. The company’s patented cognitive capabilities include predictive anomaly detection and automated healing triggers, which effectively navigate the relationships between applications, transactions, and IT infrastructure across various environments, including public and private clouds. By simplifying the complexities of IT management, Appnomic enhances digital user experiences and optimizes resource utilization, enabling uninterrupted operations for its clients.

Exablox Corporation is a provider of innovative data storage solutions designed for commercial use. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company develops OneBlox, a hybrid converged storage appliance that utilizes an object storage architecture, offering a blend of scale-out expansion and cloud integration. Alongside OneBlox, Exablox offers OneSystem, a cloud-based storage management service that enhances ease of use. The company's solutions feature inline deduplication, continuous data protection, disaster recovery, and effective data management for various sectors, including higher education, healthcare, insurance, and legal services, as well as Fortune 500 companies. With a focus on addressing storage costs and data management challenges, Exablox serves a diverse clientele, including top-tier corporations, research institutions, and government entities. As of early 2017, Exablox operates as a subsidiary of StorageCraft Technology Corporation.

Velostrata Ltd. is a cloud workload mobility company founded in 2014 and based in Netanya, Israel. The company specializes in designing and developing software that facilitates the migration of enterprise workloads between on-premises data centers and public cloud environments. Its Velostrata platform enables organizations to create a dynamic, multi-vendor hybrid cloud, allowing IT managers to move workloads rapidly, often within minutes. By leveraging Velostrata's technology, businesses can efficiently utilize public cloud resources for applications such as capacity on demand, accelerated development and testing, and comprehensive migration solutions. The platform is designed to enhance cloud migration processes with a focus on speed, scale, simplicity, and safety.

Ravello Systems Inc. is a provider of cloud-based virtualization software solutions, specializing in nested virtualization technology. Founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, Ravello allows enterprises to encapsulate multi-VM applications and run them seamlessly across various environments, including on-premises and public clouds, without requiring modifications. Its offerings include the ability to develop and test VMware and KVM applications with complex networking on platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, as well as virtual training solutions for deploying multi-VM application environments. Additionally, the company provides on-demand OpenStack labs for development and testing, as well as VMware ESXi lab environments for demos and proofs of concept. This flexibility empowers developers, DevOps teams, and IT professionals to leverage the extensive resources of the public cloud for their application development and testing needs. As of March 2016, Ravello Systems operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.

Avere Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud file storage infrastructure based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in innovative storage solutions that allow enterprises to manage data more efficiently and economically. Avere's product offerings include Virtual FXT Edge filers, which serve as network-attached storage in the cloud, and CloudFusion, a cloud-based file system that streamlines storage management. The company also offers FXT Edge Filers for NAS optimization, as well as software solutions like FlashMove for data migration and FlashMirror for data protection. Avere's cloud enablement solutions facilitate various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS integration. Its client base spans multiple industries, including government, finance, media, entertainment, life sciences, and oil and gas. Avere Systems operates globally and has been a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure since 2018.

WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enables unprecedented performance at scale by transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines, facilitating faster and more efficient execution of enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform ensures seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Targeting a diverse range of industries, including life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government, WEKA helps organizations manage their data effectively, enabling them to overcome complex data challenges and achieve insights more rapidly. The company serves hundreds of leading enterprises and research organizations, including a significant portion of the Fortune 50.

Bracket Computing, based in Mountain View, California, develops software designed to enhance workload isolation and security for enterprises operating in hybrid cloud environments. The company's solution includes crypto-enforced micro-segmentation with always-on encryption of data at rest and in motion, utilizing customer-controlled keys. Additionally, it offers data and runtime integrity monitoring, along with auditability and forensic capabilities that capture memory during breaches. Founded in 2011, Bracket Computing aims to reimagine enterprise computing through radical innovation, providing a secure platform that empowers IT departments to maintain speed and agility while protecting against malware, malicious insiders, and operational errors.

Pertino, Inc. is a cloud networking software company based in Los Gatos, California, specializing in solutions for distributed enterprises both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2011, Pertino enables IT teams to create and manage cloud-based virtual overlay networks that securely connect remote workers, devices, and workloads. Its Cloud Network Engine platform facilitates a network-as-a-service offering, combining cloud power with network virtualization and Software-Defined Networking. Pertino's product suite includes AppScape, a platform for managing network functions as virtual services; SecurityPolicy, which allows for the enforcement of access control policies; and ADConnect, which extends Active Directory services to remote devices. Additionally, Pertino provides tools such as UsageMonitor for bandwidth tracking and GeoView for device location visualization. With a customer base exceeding 5,000 and a presence in over 70 countries, Pertino is positioned as an innovative alternative to traditional WAN solutions, empowering organizations with enhanced visibility, security, and control over their networks.

Exablox Corporation is a provider of innovative data storage solutions designed for commercial use. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company develops OneBlox, a hybrid converged storage appliance that utilizes an object storage architecture, offering a blend of scale-out expansion and cloud integration. Alongside OneBlox, Exablox offers OneSystem, a cloud-based storage management service that enhances ease of use. The company's solutions feature inline deduplication, continuous data protection, disaster recovery, and effective data management for various sectors, including higher education, healthcare, insurance, and legal services, as well as Fortune 500 companies. With a focus on addressing storage costs and data management challenges, Exablox serves a diverse clientele, including top-tier corporations, research institutions, and government entities. As of early 2017, Exablox operates as a subsidiary of StorageCraft Technology Corporation.

ScaleIO is a company specializing in elastic converged storage technology aimed at enhancing data center efficiency. Founded in early 2011 by experienced professionals from the storage industry, ScaleIO's flagship solution, ECS, allows data centers to significantly reduce storage costs by over 80% while simplifying storage operations. The technology converges storage and compute resources on application servers, enabling linear scaling of capacity and performance across thousands of servers. This innovative approach makes ScaleIO's solutions particularly suitable for multi-tenant cloud environments, and ECS is already being utilized in large data centers across the United States and Europe.

Ravello Systems Inc. is a provider of cloud-based virtualization software solutions, specializing in nested virtualization technology. Founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, Ravello allows enterprises to encapsulate multi-VM applications and run them seamlessly across various environments, including on-premises and public clouds, without requiring modifications. Its offerings include the ability to develop and test VMware and KVM applications with complex networking on platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, as well as virtual training solutions for deploying multi-VM application environments. Additionally, the company provides on-demand OpenStack labs for development and testing, as well as VMware ESXi lab environments for demos and proofs of concept. This flexibility empowers developers, DevOps teams, and IT professionals to leverage the extensive resources of the public cloud for their application development and testing needs. As of March 2016, Ravello Systems operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.

Avere Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud file storage infrastructure based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in innovative storage solutions that allow enterprises to manage data more efficiently and economically. Avere's product offerings include Virtual FXT Edge filers, which serve as network-attached storage in the cloud, and CloudFusion, a cloud-based file system that streamlines storage management. The company also offers FXT Edge Filers for NAS optimization, as well as software solutions like FlashMove for data migration and FlashMirror for data protection. Avere's cloud enablement solutions facilitate various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS integration. Its client base spans multiple industries, including government, finance, media, entertainment, life sciences, and oil and gas. Avere Systems operates globally and has been a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure since 2018.

Pertino, Inc. is a cloud networking software company based in Los Gatos, California, specializing in solutions for distributed enterprises both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2011, Pertino enables IT teams to create and manage cloud-based virtual overlay networks that securely connect remote workers, devices, and workloads. Its Cloud Network Engine platform facilitates a network-as-a-service offering, combining cloud power with network virtualization and Software-Defined Networking. Pertino's product suite includes AppScape, a platform for managing network functions as virtual services; SecurityPolicy, which allows for the enforcement of access control policies; and ADConnect, which extends Active Directory services to remote devices. Additionally, Pertino provides tools such as UsageMonitor for bandwidth tracking and GeoView for device location visualization. With a customer base exceeding 5,000 and a presence in over 70 countries, Pertino is positioned as an innovative alternative to traditional WAN solutions, empowering organizations with enhanced visibility, security, and control over their networks.

Ravello Systems Inc. is a provider of cloud-based virtualization software solutions, specializing in nested virtualization technology. Founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, Ravello allows enterprises to encapsulate multi-VM applications and run them seamlessly across various environments, including on-premises and public clouds, without requiring modifications. Its offerings include the ability to develop and test VMware and KVM applications with complex networking on platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, as well as virtual training solutions for deploying multi-VM application environments. Additionally, the company provides on-demand OpenStack labs for development and testing, as well as VMware ESXi lab environments for demos and proofs of concept. This flexibility empowers developers, DevOps teams, and IT professionals to leverage the extensive resources of the public cloud for their application development and testing needs. As of March 2016, Ravello Systems operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.

ConteXtream is a privately held software company based in Santa Clara, California, specializing in cloud-based network virtualization technology. It offers a pioneering framework that enables network operators to enhance the performance and profitability of their broadband networks through proven virtualization and grid technologies. The company's Service Delivery Grid is designed to deliver higher network performance at a lower cost per subscriber, allowing operators to customize applications for individual subscribers, thereby creating a highly personalized user experience. ConteXtream's carrier-grade network visualization technology is utilized by Tier-1 operators, facilitating the elastic connection of subscribers to services and enabling the virtualization of functions on standard server hardware, ultimately replacing traditional proprietary systems.

Avere Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud file storage infrastructure based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in innovative storage solutions that allow enterprises to manage data more efficiently and economically. Avere's product offerings include Virtual FXT Edge filers, which serve as network-attached storage in the cloud, and CloudFusion, a cloud-based file system that streamlines storage management. The company also offers FXT Edge Filers for NAS optimization, as well as software solutions like FlashMove for data migration and FlashMirror for data protection. Avere's cloud enablement solutions facilitate various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS integration. Its client base spans multiple industries, including government, finance, media, entertainment, life sciences, and oil and gas. Avere Systems operates globally and has been a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure since 2018.

Cyan is a global provider of next-generation packet-optical transport solutions, specializing in multi-layer network planning and management. Founded in 2006 in Petaluma, California, the company offers a unique approach to metro and regional aggregation and transport of various services, including packet, TDM, and optical. Cyan's solutions are recognized for their modular support of Carrier Ethernet services and include advanced features such as connection-oriented Ethernet transport, SONET/SDH, OTN, DWDM, and ROADM functions. The company's innovative systems facilitate the efficient scaling and simplification of networks, enhancing service offerings while maintaining superior service level agreement support. By enabling the deployment of field-proven solutions for applications such as wireless backhaul and data center connectivity, Cyan has established itself as a leader in the industry, empowering communications service providers to transition their networks for high-bandwidth packet services. The leadership team at Cyan comprises industry veterans with extensive experience in communication transport and access networks globally.

Avere Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud file storage infrastructure based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in innovative storage solutions that allow enterprises to manage data more efficiently and economically. Avere's product offerings include Virtual FXT Edge filers, which serve as network-attached storage in the cloud, and CloudFusion, a cloud-based file system that streamlines storage management. The company also offers FXT Edge Filers for NAS optimization, as well as software solutions like FlashMove for data migration and FlashMirror for data protection. Avere's cloud enablement solutions facilitate various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS integration. Its client base spans multiple industries, including government, finance, media, entertainment, life sciences, and oil and gas. Avere Systems operates globally and has been a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure since 2018.

Cyan is a global provider of next-generation packet-optical transport solutions, specializing in multi-layer network planning and management. Founded in 2006 in Petaluma, California, the company offers a unique approach to metro and regional aggregation and transport of various services, including packet, TDM, and optical. Cyan's solutions are recognized for their modular support of Carrier Ethernet services and include advanced features such as connection-oriented Ethernet transport, SONET/SDH, OTN, DWDM, and ROADM functions. The company's innovative systems facilitate the efficient scaling and simplification of networks, enhancing service offerings while maintaining superior service level agreement support. By enabling the deployment of field-proven solutions for applications such as wireless backhaul and data center connectivity, Cyan has established itself as a leader in the industry, empowering communications service providers to transition their networks for high-bandwidth packet services. The leadership team at Cyan comprises industry veterans with extensive experience in communication transport and access networks globally.

ConteXtream is a privately held software company based in Santa Clara, California, specializing in cloud-based network virtualization technology. It offers a pioneering framework that enables network operators to enhance the performance and profitability of their broadband networks through proven virtualization and grid technologies. The company's Service Delivery Grid is designed to deliver higher network performance at a lower cost per subscriber, allowing operators to customize applications for individual subscribers, thereby creating a highly personalized user experience. ConteXtream's carrier-grade network visualization technology is utilized by Tier-1 operators, facilitating the elastic connection of subscribers to services and enabling the virtualization of functions on standard server hardware, ultimately replacing traditional proprietary systems.

Cyan is a global provider of next-generation packet-optical transport solutions, specializing in multi-layer network planning and management. Founded in 2006 in Petaluma, California, the company offers a unique approach to metro and regional aggregation and transport of various services, including packet, TDM, and optical. Cyan's solutions are recognized for their modular support of Carrier Ethernet services and include advanced features such as connection-oriented Ethernet transport, SONET/SDH, OTN, DWDM, and ROADM functions. The company's innovative systems facilitate the efficient scaling and simplification of networks, enhancing service offerings while maintaining superior service level agreement support. By enabling the deployment of field-proven solutions for applications such as wireless backhaul and data center connectivity, Cyan has established itself as a leader in the industry, empowering communications service providers to transition their networks for high-bandwidth packet services. The leadership team at Cyan comprises industry veterans with extensive experience in communication transport and access networks globally.

Reconnex specializes in providing organizations with comprehensive visibility into and protection over critical content across all ports and connection types through its appliance-based solutions. The company's technology safeguards all information assets regardless of storage, security measures, or communication methods, without requiring prior knowledge of what needs protection. This approach ensures that even unknown or unforeseen data is secured against both known and emerging threats. Reconnex serves over one million users, with notable clients including WebEx Communications, The George Washington University, SIRVA, and Maimonides Medical Center.

Yipes is a data communications services provider. It was acquired in 2007 by Indian telecommunications service provider Reliance Communications. Yipes delivers scalable business-to-business and business-to-Internet IP networking services. Their regional IP network Yipes MAN seamlessly extends your company's LAN to other business locations or to business partner locations. Their Yipes NET Internet service brings the Web to your LAN at breakaway speeds. Yipes NET customers can also take advantage of Yipes' industry-leading security offering Yipes WALL managed firewall service, to safeguard their private information from the dangers of the public Internet. Yipes NAN replaces private line and frame relay services with the simplicity of Ethernet. Yipes WEB offers a full portfolio of Internet management services. Yipes TOUGH enables customers to extend the redundancy on their customer premise to the Yipes Network.

Reconnex specializes in providing organizations with comprehensive visibility into and protection over critical content across all ports and connection types through its appliance-based solutions. The company's technology safeguards all information assets regardless of storage, security measures, or communication methods, without requiring prior knowledge of what needs protection. This approach ensures that even unknown or unforeseen data is secured against both known and emerging threats. Reconnex serves over one million users, with notable clients including WebEx Communications, The George Washington University, SIRVA, and Maimonides Medical Center.

Swan Labs Corp. specializes in enterprise wide area network optimization and application acceleration solutions. The company offers a range of products designed to enhance the performance of applications over wide area networks. Its flagship product, WANJet, accelerates various functions including file transfer, email, client-server applications, data replication, and custom applications. Additionally, Swan Labs provides a Web Accelerator that optimizes web application performance for mobile workers, extranet users, and business partners. The SL Appliances further enhance application acceleration, ensuring that users experience LAN-like performance for enterprise applications across remote locations and expansive networks.

Reconnex specializes in providing organizations with comprehensive visibility into and protection over critical content across all ports and connection types through its appliance-based solutions. The company's technology safeguards all information assets regardless of storage, security measures, or communication methods, without requiring prior knowledge of what needs protection. This approach ensures that even unknown or unforeseen data is secured against both known and emerging threats. Reconnex serves over one million users, with notable clients including WebEx Communications, The George Washington University, SIRVA, and Maimonides Medical Center.

Inkra Networks develops carrier systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services to internet data centers. Its virtual service architecture (VSA) offers network security, business continuity, and performance solutions. The company’s VSA virtualizes and integrates the functionality and management of multiple firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, load balancers, and other security and business continuity appliances on a single system. It develops and builds data communications equipment to support IP services deployment for internet service providers. The company’s solutions are commercially deployed in service provider, enterprise, and government networks worldwide. Inkra Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Fremont, California.

Yipes is a data communications services provider. It was acquired in 2007 by Indian telecommunications service provider Reliance Communications. Yipes delivers scalable business-to-business and business-to-Internet IP networking services. Their regional IP network Yipes MAN seamlessly extends your company's LAN to other business locations or to business partner locations. Their Yipes NET Internet service brings the Web to your LAN at breakaway speeds. Yipes NET customers can also take advantage of Yipes' industry-leading security offering Yipes WALL managed firewall service, to safeguard their private information from the dangers of the public Internet. Yipes NAN replaces private line and frame relay services with the simplicity of Ethernet. Yipes WEB offers a full portfolio of Internet management services. Yipes TOUGH enables customers to extend the redundancy on their customer premise to the Yipes Network.

Spinnaker Networks supplies scalable system architectures, distributed file systems and equipment, clustering technologies, and other communication equipment. It is an internet equipment provider that is developing highly engineered products to enable the delivery of emerging broadband services. Spinnaker Networks was founded in 1999 by six industry professionals with extensive network and file system experience. Spinnaker Networks is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of February 18, 2004, Spinnaker Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NetApp, Inc.

Inkra Networks develops carrier systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services to internet data centers. Its virtual service architecture (VSA) offers network security, business continuity, and performance solutions. The company’s VSA virtualizes and integrates the functionality and management of multiple firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, load balancers, and other security and business continuity appliances on a single system. It develops and builds data communications equipment to support IP services deployment for internet service providers. The company’s solutions are commercially deployed in service provider, enterprise, and government networks worldwide. Inkra Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Fremont, California.

ipVerse is a technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in the development of software-based switches for service providers. Founded in 1998, ipVerse offers the ControlSwitch platform, a carrier-class application that facilitates the delivery of both traditional and converged voice-data services over packet-based wireline and wireless networks. The company's innovative solutions enable service providers to efficiently transition between legacy voice networks and next-generation data networks, preserving quality and performance while accelerating the convergence of voice and data communications. By providing a robust infrastructure, ipVerse empowers its clients to rapidly deploy new, revenue-generating services that meet customer demands.

Rendition Networks is a U.S.-based company founded in 1998 that specializes in network device automation technologies and network configuration control software. Its primary offering, the TrueControl solution, provides users with real-time insights into changing activities within their networks. The company was acquired by Opsware on December 2, 2004.

Rackspace Technology is a hybrid cloud services provider that offers end-to-end solutions for businesses to manage their workloads across public and private cloud environments. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, the company serves over 300,000 customers globally, including a significant portion of Fortune 100 companies. Rackspace specializes in various services, including application services, data management, colocation, managed hosting, professional services, and security and compliance. It is recognized for its expertise through its Fanatical Support service, which leverages technologies from leading platforms such as OpenStack, Microsoft, and VMware. Rackspace generates revenue through consumption-based contracts and professional services aimed at designing and building customized cloud solutions.

Wired Business is a facilities-based provider of broadband data communications services, specializing in high-speed Internet access for multi-tenant office buildings. By utilizing the existing copper infrastructure of these buildings, Wired Business offers a seamless conversion to high-bandwidth, all-digital communication services without the need for extensive construction or associated costs. This approach not only rejuvenates buildings for modern data and communication needs but also ensures that each building functions as its own point of presence for reliable service. Wired Business can activate high-speed Internet access in hours rather than weeks, allowing for quick deployment and the ability to tailor solutions to specific tenant requirements. Their focus on efficiency and quality positions Wired Business as a competitive provider in the broadband market.

Yipes is a data communications services provider. It was acquired in 2007 by Indian telecommunications service provider Reliance Communications. Yipes delivers scalable business-to-business and business-to-Internet IP networking services. Their regional IP network Yipes MAN seamlessly extends your company's LAN to other business locations or to business partner locations. Their Yipes NET Internet service brings the Web to your LAN at breakaway speeds. Yipes NET customers can also take advantage of Yipes' industry-leading security offering Yipes WALL managed firewall service, to safeguard their private information from the dangers of the public Internet. Yipes NAN replaces private line and frame relay services with the simplicity of Ethernet. Yipes WEB offers a full portfolio of Internet management services. Yipes TOUGH enables customers to extend the redundancy on their customer premise to the Yipes Network.

Yipes is a data communications services provider. It was acquired in 2007 by Indian telecommunications service provider Reliance Communications. Yipes delivers scalable business-to-business and business-to-Internet IP networking services. Their regional IP network Yipes MAN seamlessly extends your company's LAN to other business locations or to business partner locations. Their Yipes NET Internet service brings the Web to your LAN at breakaway speeds. Yipes NET customers can also take advantage of Yipes' industry-leading security offering Yipes WALL managed firewall service, to safeguard their private information from the dangers of the public Internet. Yipes NAN replaces private line and frame relay services with the simplicity of Ethernet. Yipes WEB offers a full portfolio of Internet management services. Yipes TOUGH enables customers to extend the redundancy on their customer premise to the Yipes Network.

Gold Wire Technology is a U.S.-based software company founded in 1997 that specializes in network configuration management tools for large data communication distributors. The company develops, sells, and supports infrastructure integrity assurance solutions tailored for enterprises operating in sectors where revenue or compliance is critical, including financial services, retail, automotive, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Gold Wire Technology focuses on providing software designed to control and manage the configuration of services for internet service providers, ensuring the reliability and integrity of their network operations. The company was acquired by Intelliden in 2004.

Spinnaker Networks supplies scalable system architectures, distributed file systems and equipment, clustering technologies, and other communication equipment. It is an internet equipment provider that is developing highly engineered products to enable the delivery of emerging broadband services. Spinnaker Networks was founded in 1999 by six industry professionals with extensive network and file system experience. Spinnaker Networks is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of February 18, 2004, Spinnaker Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NetApp, Inc.

ipVerse is a technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in the development of software-based switches for service providers. Founded in 1998, ipVerse offers the ControlSwitch platform, a carrier-class application that facilitates the delivery of both traditional and converged voice-data services over packet-based wireline and wireless networks. The company's innovative solutions enable service providers to efficiently transition between legacy voice networks and next-generation data networks, preserving quality and performance while accelerating the convergence of voice and data communications. By providing a robust infrastructure, ipVerse empowers its clients to rapidly deploy new, revenue-generating services that meet customer demands.

Founded in 1996, Extreme Networks specializes in designing, building, and installing advanced Ethernet solutions for complex network connectivity challenges.

Founded in 1996, Extreme Networks specializes in designing, building, and installing advanced Ethernet solutions for complex network connectivity challenges.

Veza is the data security platform that helps users use and share their data safely. It makes it easy to understand, manage, and control who can and should take what action on what data. It organizes authorization metadata across identity providers, data systems, cloud service providers, and applications, all to address the toughest data security challenges of the modern era. The company is funded by top-tier investors including Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Blackstone, GV, Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures.