What is Cloudian?
Cloudian is a recognized leader in hybrid object storage solutions, providing enterprises and service providers with reliable, scalable, and cost-effective on-premises storage. Its flagship product, Cloudian HyperStore, offers a 100% native S3 interface, ensuring guaranteed compatibility with the vast ecosystem of applications utilizing the Amazon S3 API. This architectural approach allows organizations to scale storage capacity from terabytes to hundreds of petabytes, effectively bridging the gap between private data centers and public cloud services like Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Platform. By offering flexible deployment models—ranging from dedicated appliances to software-defined configurations—Cloudian enables data center managers to protect their existing software investments while modernizing their storage infrastructure.
How much funding has Cloudian raised?
Cloudian has raised a total of $225.1M across 9 funding rounds:
Series B
$5.1M
Series C
$24M
Series D
$41M
Private Equity
$25M
Series E
$94M
Debt
$2M
Debt
$2M
Other Financing Round
$23M
Series B (2013): $5.1M led by Intel Capital
Series C (2014): $24M supported by Intel Capital and INCJ
Series D (2016): $41M featuring Epsilon Venture Partners, City National Bank, Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, INCJ, Lenovo, and Eight Roads
Private Equity (2018): $25M backed by Digital Alpha
Series E (2018): $94M with participation from Goldman Sachs, WS Investments, Fidelity Eight Roads, INCJ, Japan Post Investment Corporation, Digital Alpha, and NTT DOCOMO Ventures
Debt (2020): $2M led by PPP
Debt (2021): $2M supported by PPP
Other Financing Round (2024): $23M featuring Morgan Stanley
Key Investors in Cloudian
Goldman Sachs
A leading global investment banking and securities firm that provides comprehensive financial services, including strategic advisory and capital market support to institutional clients.
INCJ
A public-private partnership between the Japanese government and major corporations, focused on boosting industrial competitiveness through open innovation and strategic capital support.
Intel Capital
The venture capital division of Intel, specializing in early-stage and growth-stage investments across the datacenter, cloud, and next-generation compute technology sectors.
What's next for Cloudian?
With the successful closure of this major strategic investment, Cloudian is well-positioned to accelerate its product development and expand its market footprint. The company is expected to leverage this capital to further enhance its hybrid cloud integration capabilities and deepen its penetration into high-growth sectors requiring massive-scale data management. As the demand for S3-compatible, on-premises storage continues to rise, Cloudian's strategic focus will likely remain on optimizing its software-defined storage stack and strengthening its partnerships with global technology vendors. This infusion of resources provides the necessary runway to navigate the evolving cloud infrastructure market, ensuring that Cloudian remains at the forefront of the transition toward unified, software-defined storage environments.
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