Elastifile

Company Overview

Snapshot

Founded in October 2013 by Roni Luxenburg, Shahar Frank, and Amir Aharoni, Elastifile operated with 11–50 employees. The company raised a total of $74 million across 4 funding rounds from 6 investors. A significant milestone was its acquisition by Google in July 2019.

Business overview

Elastifile provides enterprise-grade, scalable file storage solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructure, specifically designed for Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure. The company develops an all-flash solution that bridges existing and emerging data center architectures, offering the resiliency and functionality of enterprise storage with the agility and cost efficiency of web-scale architecture. Its distributed storage platform combines full-featured enterprise file and object capabilities with linearly scalable performance, interface flexibility, precision analytics, and robust management, serving the business software sector, particularly in IT, R&D, and Data Solutions.

Strategic signal

In July 2019, Google acquired Elastifile, integrating its enterprise cloud storage technology into Google Filestore. This acquisition validated Elastifile's distributed file system technology and signaled a strategic move by Google to enhance its cloud storage offerings, providing high-scale tier capabilities to enterprise customers and strengthening its competitive position in the cloud infrastructure market.

Company Intelligence Q&A

What was a key recognition Elastifile received?

In May 2017, Elastifile was recognized as a 'Cool Vendor' in Storage Technologies by the Gartner Research Group.

When was Elastifile acquired and by whom?

Elastifile was acquired by Google in July 2019, integrating its technology to enhance Google Filestore's high-scale tier.

Which investors participated in Elastifile's Series A funding round?

In January 2014, Elastifile received Series A funding from Dell Technologies Capital, Battery Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Which investors participated in Elastifile's Series B funding round in January 2016?

In January 2016, Elastifile secured Series B funding from Battery Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Which investors participated in Elastifile's Series C funding round?

In September 2017, Elastifile received Series C funding from Cisco Investments, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, Western Digital Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, and CE Ventures.