Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999. It backs startups across seed, early, and growth stages and manages funds totaling about $4 billion. Headquartered in California, United States, Redpoint focuses on technology-driven opportunities in software, internet, enterprise IT, AI, cybersecurity, big data, fintech, healthcare, and related areas, with a global footprint that includes Redpoint China Ventures for early-stage investments in China. The firm partners with founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones, offering strategic guidance and capital to help portfolio companies scale.

Kwesi Acquay

Principal

Alex Bard

Managing Director

Urvashi Barooah

Investor

Logan Bartlett

Managing Director

Erica Brescia

Managing Director

Past deals in Storage Services

DragonflyDB

Seed Round in 2023
DragonflyDB is the fastest memory store in the universe.

vesoft

Series A in 2022
VEsoft Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source and distributed graph database solutions. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, with an additional office in Beijing, VEsoft offers its primary product, NebulaGraph, which facilitates back-end storage, data calculation, and graph management using vertices and edges. This innovative database solution is designed to help businesses efficiently analyze and derive insights from large, interconnected datasets, particularly in sectors such as social networking, finance, and payments. With its advanced architecture, NebulaGraph delivers high throughput and low latency, enabling organizations to effectively scale their database operations.

Flexe

Series D in 2022
Flexe, Inc. operates a cloud-based warehousing services marketplace that connects organizations needing additional warehousing and fulfillment services with those that have excess capacity. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, the company specializes in omnichannel logistics, providing solutions for eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity. By integrating technology with an open logistics network, Flexe enables retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and logistics companies to optimize their operations, address inventory overflow, and streamline material handling. This approach allows clients to enhance their distribution networks by accessing affordable warehouse spaces, thereby maximizing revenue potential while maintaining operational efficiency.

Flexe

Series C in 2020
Flexe, Inc. operates a cloud-based warehousing services marketplace that connects organizations needing additional warehousing and fulfillment services with those that have excess capacity. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, the company specializes in omnichannel logistics, providing solutions for eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity. By integrating technology with an open logistics network, Flexe enables retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and logistics companies to optimize their operations, address inventory overflow, and streamline material handling. This approach allows clients to enhance their distribution networks by accessing affordable warehouse spaces, thereby maximizing revenue potential while maintaining operational efficiency.

vesoft

Series A in 2020
VEsoft Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source and distributed graph database solutions. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, with an additional office in Beijing, VEsoft offers its primary product, NebulaGraph, which facilitates back-end storage, data calculation, and graph management using vertices and edges. This innovative database solution is designed to help businesses efficiently analyze and derive insights from large, interconnected datasets, particularly in sectors such as social networking, finance, and payments. With its advanced architecture, NebulaGraph delivers high throughput and low latency, enabling organizations to effectively scale their database operations.

Snowflake

Series G in 2020
Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform that enables businesses to consolidate and analyze data from various sources, build data-driven applications, and share insights securely. Its platform offers the flexibility of big data platforms and the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions.

Flexe

Series B in 2019
Flexe, Inc. operates a cloud-based warehousing services marketplace that connects organizations needing additional warehousing and fulfillment services with those that have excess capacity. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, the company specializes in omnichannel logistics, providing solutions for eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity. By integrating technology with an open logistics network, Flexe enables retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and logistics companies to optimize their operations, address inventory overflow, and streamline material handling. This approach allows clients to enhance their distribution networks by accessing affordable warehouse spaces, thereby maximizing revenue potential while maintaining operational efficiency.

Snowflake

Series F in 2018
Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform that enables businesses to consolidate and analyze data from various sources, build data-driven applications, and share insights securely. Its platform offers the flexibility of big data platforms and the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions.

XSKY Data Technology

Series C in 2018
XSKY Data Technology, based in Beijing, specializes in software-defined infrastructure products and services. It offers a range of storage solutions, including XCBS (cloud), XEBS (block), XEUS (unified), XEOS (object), and XEDP (unified data platform), catering to diverse sectors such as finance, telecom, energy, and government. XSKY is a significant contributor to the open-source Ceph storage system, ranking top 3 globally. It partners with leading tech companies like Intel and Samsung, providing scalable, cost-effective storage solutions tailored for enterprise needs.

Snowflake

Series D in 2017
Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform that enables businesses to consolidate and analyze data from various sources, build data-driven applications, and share insights securely. Its platform offers the flexibility of big data platforms and the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions.

XSKY Data Technology

Series B in 2017
XSKY Data Technology, based in Beijing, specializes in software-defined infrastructure products and services. It offers a range of storage solutions, including XCBS (cloud), XEBS (block), XEUS (unified), XEOS (object), and XEDP (unified data platform), catering to diverse sectors such as finance, telecom, energy, and government. XSKY is a significant contributor to the open-source Ceph storage system, ranking top 3 globally. It partners with leading tech companies like Intel and Samsung, providing scalable, cost-effective storage solutions tailored for enterprise needs.

Flexe

Series A in 2016
Flexe, Inc. operates a cloud-based warehousing services marketplace that connects organizations needing additional warehousing and fulfillment services with those that have excess capacity. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, the company specializes in omnichannel logistics, providing solutions for eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity. By integrating technology with an open logistics network, Flexe enables retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and logistics companies to optimize their operations, address inventory overflow, and streamline material handling. This approach allows clients to enhance their distribution networks by accessing affordable warehouse spaces, thereby maximizing revenue potential while maintaining operational efficiency.

XSKY Data Technology

Series A in 2016
XSKY Data Technology, based in Beijing, specializes in software-defined infrastructure products and services. It offers a range of storage solutions, including XCBS (cloud), XEBS (block), XEUS (unified), XEOS (object), and XEDP (unified data platform), catering to diverse sectors such as finance, telecom, energy, and government. XSKY is a significant contributor to the open-source Ceph storage system, ranking top 3 globally. It partners with leading tech companies like Intel and Samsung, providing scalable, cost-effective storage solutions tailored for enterprise needs.

Qwilt

Series D in 2015
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Snowflake

Series C in 2015
Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform that enables businesses to consolidate and analyze data from various sources, build data-driven applications, and share insights securely. Its platform offers the flexibility of big data platforms and the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions.

Springpath

Venture Round in 2015
Springpath is a provider of a hyperconverged software solution designed for enterprise storage and data management. The company has developed the industry’s first software-defined data platform that utilizes its patent-pending Hardware Agnostic Log-structure Objects architecture. This platform is engineered to deliver elastic scaling, autonomous management, and a comprehensive enterprise-grade feature set while operating on standard servers. By eliminating the need for traditional network storage, Springpath's data platform seamlessly integrates with existing management tools, enhancing operational efficiency. This approach allows enterprises to independently manage compute, caching, or capacity resources, enabling them to adapt to changing business needs and maintain agility in a silo-free environment.

Snowflake

Series B in 2014
Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform that enables businesses to consolidate and analyze data from various sources, build data-driven applications, and share insights securely. Its platform offers the flexibility of big data platforms and the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions.

Pure Storage

Series F in 2014
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Pure Storage

Series E in 2013
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Qwilt

Series C in 2013
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Hedvig

Series A in 2013
Hedvig, Inc. is a cloud-based software-defined storage company based in Santa Clara, California, and was incorporated in 2012. Formerly known as Quexascale, Hedvig specializes in modernizing storage solutions for enterprise computing environments at any scale. The company’s platform uniquely combines block, file, and object storage into a single software solution that operates seamlessly across both private and public clouds. This innovative approach allows enterprises to streamline their storage infrastructure, reducing costs by up to 60% while enhancing the speed and efficiency of application migration to the cloud. Hedvig's technology is designed to improve the economics of data management, enabling businesses to create a virtualized storage pool that provisions storage with minimal effort and effectively scales to meet growing data demands. As a subsidiary of Commvault Systems, Hedvig continues to advance the capabilities of software-defined storage, making it a key player in the evolution of data management solutions.

Pure Storage

Series D in 2012
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Hedvig

Seed Round in 2012
Hedvig, Inc. is a cloud-based software-defined storage company based in Santa Clara, California, and was incorporated in 2012. Formerly known as Quexascale, Hedvig specializes in modernizing storage solutions for enterprise computing environments at any scale. The company’s platform uniquely combines block, file, and object storage into a single software solution that operates seamlessly across both private and public clouds. This innovative approach allows enterprises to streamline their storage infrastructure, reducing costs by up to 60% while enhancing the speed and efficiency of application migration to the cloud. Hedvig's technology is designed to improve the economics of data management, enabling businesses to create a virtualized storage pool that provisions storage with minimal effort and effectively scales to meet growing data demands. As a subsidiary of Commvault Systems, Hedvig continues to advance the capabilities of software-defined storage, making it a key player in the evolution of data management solutions.

Qwilt

Series B in 2011
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Pure Storage

Series C in 2011
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

StorSimple

Series C in 2011
StorSimple is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in hybrid cloud storage solutions tailored for enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Exchange, Windows User Files, and Virtual Machines. The company's innovative storage appliance integrates cloud capabilities with existing on-premises infrastructures, enabling organizations to optimize storage performance while simplifying data protection. By leveraging this technology, businesses can achieve significant cost savings, potentially reducing storage expenses by up to 90 percent compared to traditional enterprise storage methods. StorSimple's focus on application-specific optimization positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of cloud storage solutions for enterprises.

Qwilt

Series A in 2010
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

StorSimple

Series B in 2010
StorSimple is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in hybrid cloud storage solutions tailored for enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Exchange, Windows User Files, and Virtual Machines. The company's innovative storage appliance integrates cloud capabilities with existing on-premises infrastructures, enabling organizations to optimize storage performance while simplifying data protection. By leveraging this technology, businesses can achieve significant cost savings, potentially reducing storage expenses by up to 90 percent compared to traditional enterprise storage methods. StorSimple's focus on application-specific optimization positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of cloud storage solutions for enterprises.

Schooner Information Technology

Series B in 2009
Schooner Information Technology develops and markets two software products: SchoonerSQL™, a high-availability high-performance SQL database, 100% compatible with standard MySQL and InnoDB, for demanding mission-critical applications; and Membrain™, a 100% memcached-compatible flash-optimized software cache and NoSQL key-value store. SchoonerSQL and Membrain provide industry-leading 99.999% availability with auto fail-over, guarantee no data loss and no stale data”, deliver industry-leading performance and scalability on commodity servers and storage, radically simplify administration, and minimize your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Schooner, based in Sunnyvale, CA, is funded by CMEA Capital (Jim Watson), Redpoint Ventures (John Walecka), and Menlo Ventures (Mark Siegel). Learn more at www.schoonerinfotech.com.

StorSimple

Series A in 2009
StorSimple is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in hybrid cloud storage solutions tailored for enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Exchange, Windows User Files, and Virtual Machines. The company's innovative storage appliance integrates cloud capabilities with existing on-premises infrastructures, enabling organizations to optimize storage performance while simplifying data protection. By leveraging this technology, businesses can achieve significant cost savings, potentially reducing storage expenses by up to 90 percent compared to traditional enterprise storage methods. StorSimple's focus on application-specific optimization positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of cloud storage solutions for enterprises.

Kazeon

Series F in 2009
Kazeon Systems, Inc. is a provider of electronic discovery solutions based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2003, the company offers a range of services including litigation support, information security, governance, and risk and compliance solutions. It also provides support and educational services for remote devices across various network types. Kazeon's Information Center assists clients in transforming their data centers into information centers, while its Information Server software automates the eDiscovery process, covering functions from identification and collection to analysis and review. Additionally, the company offers storage optimization solutions, including data consolidation, migration, archival, and backup search. As of 2009, Kazeon operates as a subsidiary of EMC Corporation.

Schooner Information Technology

Series A in 2008
Schooner Information Technology develops and markets two software products: SchoonerSQL™, a high-availability high-performance SQL database, 100% compatible with standard MySQL and InnoDB, for demanding mission-critical applications; and Membrain™, a 100% memcached-compatible flash-optimized software cache and NoSQL key-value store. SchoonerSQL and Membrain provide industry-leading 99.999% availability with auto fail-over, guarantee no data loss and no stale data”, deliver industry-leading performance and scalability on commodity servers and storage, radically simplify administration, and minimize your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Schooner, based in Sunnyvale, CA, is funded by CMEA Capital (Jim Watson), Redpoint Ventures (John Walecka), and Menlo Ventures (Mark Siegel). Learn more at www.schoonerinfotech.com.

OuterBay Technologies

Series C in 2005
OuterBay Technologies, Inc. is a provider of information lifecycle management solutions focused on applications and databases. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company specializes in helping organizations monitor, forecast, and manage data growth within enterprise environments. Its offerings include application resource monitoring, data growth analysis and policy management, and database archiving for long-term data retention, governance, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, OuterBay provides enterprise database archiving and database subsetting services, along with tools for effective data growth monitoring. The company also maintains offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

Kazeon

Series B in 2005
Kazeon Systems, Inc. is a provider of electronic discovery solutions based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2003, the company offers a range of services including litigation support, information security, governance, and risk and compliance solutions. It also provides support and educational services for remote devices across various network types. Kazeon's Information Center assists clients in transforming their data centers into information centers, while its Information Server software automates the eDiscovery process, covering functions from identification and collection to analysis and review. Additionally, the company offers storage optimization solutions, including data consolidation, migration, archival, and backup search. As of 2009, Kazeon operates as a subsidiary of EMC Corporation.

Candera,Inc.

Venture Round in 2004
A Milipitas, Calif.-based provider of storage solutions for IT infrastructures

Confluence Networks

Series C in 2003
A Milpitas, Calif.-based data storage management network, came out of stealth mode

Topspin Communications

Series C in 2003
Topspin Communications is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in server networking equipment. Founded in 2000, it focuses on providing server fabric switches, a type of networking device that facilitates the connection of servers into a grid architecture. This technology supports grid and utility computing, clustered enterprise applications, and server virtualization. Additionally, Topspin offers solutions for virtualizing enterprise data centers, enabling dynamic matching of CPU, I/O, and storage resources to evolving business requirements. Their innovative approach allows for faster integration and deployment of data center resources compared to competitors.

OuterBay Technologies

Series B in 2003
OuterBay Technologies, Inc. is a provider of information lifecycle management solutions focused on applications and databases. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company specializes in helping organizations monitor, forecast, and manage data growth within enterprise environments. Its offerings include application resource monitoring, data growth analysis and policy management, and database archiving for long-term data retention, governance, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, OuterBay provides enterprise database archiving and database subsetting services, along with tools for effective data growth monitoring. The company also maintains offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

OuterBay Technologies

Series A in 2002
OuterBay Technologies, Inc. is a provider of information lifecycle management solutions focused on applications and databases. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company specializes in helping organizations monitor, forecast, and manage data growth within enterprise environments. Its offerings include application resource monitoring, data growth analysis and policy management, and database archiving for long-term data retention, governance, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, OuterBay provides enterprise database archiving and database subsetting services, along with tools for effective data growth monitoring. The company also maintains offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

OuterBay Technologies

Venture Round in 2002
OuterBay Technologies, Inc. is a provider of information lifecycle management solutions focused on applications and databases. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company specializes in helping organizations monitor, forecast, and manage data growth within enterprise environments. Its offerings include application resource monitoring, data growth analysis and policy management, and database archiving for long-term data retention, governance, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, OuterBay provides enterprise database archiving and database subsetting services, along with tools for effective data growth monitoring. The company also maintains offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

Topspin Communications

Series B in 2002
Topspin Communications is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in server networking equipment. Founded in 2000, it focuses on providing server fabric switches, a type of networking device that facilitates the connection of servers into a grid architecture. This technology supports grid and utility computing, clustered enterprise applications, and server virtualization. Additionally, Topspin offers solutions for virtualizing enterprise data centers, enabling dynamic matching of CPU, I/O, and storage resources to evolving business requirements. Their innovative approach allows for faster integration and deployment of data center resources compared to competitors.

Confluence Networks

Series B in 2002
A Milpitas, Calif.-based data storage management network, came out of stealth mode

StorageWay

Venture Round in 2000
StorageWay, Inc. provides storage utility services. Its services are offered by Internet infrastructure providers in Santa Clara, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, and Dallas; and Toronto, Canada.

Internet Generation Storage

Venture Round in 2000
Internet Generation Storage
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