We’re nearing the halfway point of Round 2 of the “Hot Storage Startups to Watch” competition. The top 20 startups in the online voting competition will move on to Round 3, while the bottom 19 will be eliminated.
Thus far, more than 1,650 votes have been cast.
Reduxio and FileCloud are in a tight battle for the top spot, while Rubrik and Wasabi Tech are within striking distance. These four startups all have weighted scores over 1,000 (startups earn 5 points for a first-place vote, 2 for second, and 3 for third).
Datera (#5) and Datrium (#6) both have scores over 700 and could easily surge if the top 4 slack off.
The top 6 represents the startups mounting the most impressive social-media-amplification campaigns. I’ve seen them on Twitter; I’ve Retweeted their posts; I’ve noticed a couple on LinkedIn, and they’ve all been pointing their supporters to the vote.
Keep up the good work!
Vote for your favorite storage startups here!
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As of 11:15 AM PT, this is where we stand. Remember, the top 20 will move on the round 3, while the remaining 19 will be eliminated.
I’m only listing the top 27. These startups all have a weighted score over 120 and, thus, still have a decent shot at making the list of 20 finalists.
Weighted Score*
1. Reduxio 1646
2. FileCloud 1633
3. Rubrik 1255
4. Wasabi Tech 1140
5. Datera 724
6. Datrium 703
7. Vexata 484
8. Storj Labs 454
9. ClearSky Data 379
10. Morro Data 369
11. Cloudian 358
12. WekaIO 314
13. Snowflake 279
14. Zippboxx 261
15. Hedvig 252
16. E8 Storage 249
17. Excelero 225
18. Cohesity 218
19. Trilio 208
20. Cloudistics 175
21. Kasten 149
22. Elastifile 143
23. CATALOG 140
24. CNEX Labs 129
25. Infinite.io 128
26. SoftNAS 123
27. Igneous Sys 121
*(5 points for 1st-place vote, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd)
