The competition to earn a spot as one of Startup50-Network World’s 10 Hot Storage Startups to Watch began last week with 58 nominees. The first round eliminated 19 startups. (Please refer to our 3 Rounds to Find 10 Hot Startups post to learn more about our selection process).
Round 2: Online Voting
The 39 storage startups that made it into Round 2 range from high-risk/high-reward stealth-mode startups to more established startups with big-dollar VC rounds in their back pockets.
Each could be the next big thing in storage, and I need your help to narrow down the field! The 20 startups who earn the most votes in Round 2 will move on, while the bottom 19 will be eliminated.
Below is a thumbnail description of each of the 39 remaining startups. You may vote once per day, and only once per day! (Please read our Rules of Engagement post to learn more about voting rules.)
The vote opens at 9 AM PT on Tuesday, February 20, and closes at 5 PM PT on Thursday, February 22, 2018.
Round 2 Hot Storage Startup Lineup
CATALOG
What they do: DNA-based data storage
Year founded: 2016
Funding: $5.25M
ClearSky Data
What they do: Hybrid cloud storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $39M
CloudEndure
What they do: DR and live migration
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $18.2
Cloudian
What they do: Storage for capacity-intensive data
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $79.1M
Cloudistics
What they do: Cloud storage
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $15.7
CNex Labs
What they do: SSD controllers
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $62.7
Cohesity
What they do: Hyper-converged storage platform
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $160M
Datera
What they do: Software-defined storage
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $40M
Datrium
What they do: Open converged infrastructure for hybrid clouds
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $110M
Diamanti
What they do: Hyper-converged storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $43M
E8 Storage
What they do: NVMe storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $12M
Elastifile
What they do: Software-defined storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $74
Excelero Storage
What they do: Shared NVMe storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $30M
FileCloud
What they do: Hybrid file storage, sharing, and synch services
Year founded: 2012
Funding: Self-funded
Hedvig
What they do: Software-defined storage
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $52M
Igneous Systems
What they do: Hybrid storage cloud
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $41.6
Infinite.io
What they do: Network-based storage controllers
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $3.4M
ioFabric
What they do: Storage virtualization software
Year founded: 2013
Funding: Undisclosed seed funding
Kasten
What they do: Data storage management
Year founded: 2017
Funding: $3M
Morro Data
What they do: Hybrid cloud storage for SMBs
Year founded: 2014
Funding: Self-funded
NGD Systems
What they do: NVMe PCIe SSD
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $22.7
Nyriad
What they do: GPU-accelerated block storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $8.5M
What they do: NVMe-oF (Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabric) storage
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $21M
pCloud
What they do: Cloud storage
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $3M
Qumulo
What they do: Universal scale-out storage
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $129M
Quobyte
What they do: Distributed storage
Year founded: 2013
Funding: Undisclosed
Reduxio
What they do: Enterprise flash storage
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $60M
Rubrik
What they do: Cloud-based data and storage management
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $292M
Smart IOPS
What they do: NVMe SSDs
Year founded: 2013
Funding: Undisclosed
Snowflake Computing
What they do: Cloud-based data warehousing
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $210M
SoftNAS
What they do: Software-defined NAS
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $6.4
Storj Labs
What they do: Blockchain-based encrypted cloud storage
Year founded: 2015
Funding: $35.4
StorPool
What they do: Software-defined storage
Year founded: 2012
Funding: Undisclosed
Symply
What they do: Workflow storage
Year founded: 2015
Funding: Undisclosed
Trilio
What they do: Data storage, protection, and recovery for OpenStack
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $5M
Vexata
What they do: Storage and data management
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $54M
Wasabi Technologies
What they do: Cloud storage
Year founded: 2017
Funding: $19.7M
WekaIO
What they do: Cloud-based scalable file storage for data intensive applications
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $37M
Zippboxx
What they do: On-demand storage
Year founded: 2016
Funding: Self-funded
