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Impossible Cloud delivers sovereign S3 object storage, offering high-performance and available infrastructure, supporting AI workloads with bare metal GPUs. The platform provides seamless S3 integration and robust immutable storage, compliant with GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001. Its efficient erasure coding architecture provides transparent pricing without egress or API charges.
Dr. Kai Wawrzinek and Dr. Christian Kaul founded Impossible Cloud in 2021. Their insight was to meet the demand for businesses to control data, fair pricing, and consistent performance, a balance traditional providers lacked. The co-founders aimed to achieve this "impossible" balance, championing digital sovereignty within a unified European legal framework.
Managed service providers and enterprise IT departments utilize Impossible Cloud for critical functions like backup, disaster recovery, and archiving. The company’s vision is to provide superior cloud infrastructure, guaranteeing client data ownership and predictable costs, empowering businesses with an efficient, compliant solution.
Impossible Cloud has raised $41.5M across 2 funding rounds.
Impossible Cloud has raised $41.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Impossible Cloud is a European cloud-storage and decentralized cloud infrastructure company that offers S3‑compatible object storage with a focus on GDPR/European data‑sovereignty, compliance, and predictable pricing while also developing a decentralized cloud orchestration layer for enterprise-grade availability and cost efficiency.[3][2]
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Quick Take & Future Outlook
Quick take: Impossible Cloud addresses a clear enterprise need—European compliance, predictable pricing, and resilience—by offering S3‑compatible object storage and a decentralized orchestration vision; its near‑term success will hinge on maintaining certifications, broad partner integrations, and proving the operational reliability and cost advantages of its distributed model to large customers.[3][2][4]
Impossible Cloud has raised $41.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Impossible Cloud's investors include Ossi Tiainen, Christopher Heymann, Jan Miczaika, Gin Chao, Lacey-Ann Wisdom, HV Capital, Lasse Clausen, Cavalry Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Scott Sandell, Redalpine Venture Partners.
Impossible Cloud has raised $41.5M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $33.5M Other Equity in July 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | $33.5M Other Equity | Ossi Tiainen | Christopher Heymann, Jan Miczaika, Gin Chao, Lacey-Ann Wisdom |
| Dec 1, 2022 | $8.0M Seed | HV Capital, Lasse Clausen | Cavalry Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Scott Sandell, Redalpine Venture Partners, Speedinvest, Christian Vollmann, Erik Bovee, Henry Kravis, Michael Lynton, oliver holle, Sven Fund, Brad Holden, TS Ventures, very early Ventures |