Kloudless is a company.
Kloudless has raised $6.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Kloudless.
Kloudless was founded by Eliot Sun (Co-founder & CEO) and Vinod Chandru (CTO and Co-Founder).
Kloudless has raised $6.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Key people at Kloudless.
Kloudless is a portfolio company that builds a Unified API platform to simplify integrations across hundreds of SaaS applications, such as Salesforce, Box, Dropbox, G Suite, and Slack.[1][2][3] It serves product teams and SaaS companies by abstracting API differences, enabling easy connections without the cost of building bespoke integrations, thus solving the problem of resource-intensive, complicated API management.[1][3] The company started with a focus on file and storage access but evolved to connect the broader business software stack, raising $6M in 2018 from investors like Aspect Ventures, Alibaba, Vivek Ranadive, David Sacks, and Tim Draper.[2][3][4]
Founded around 2011 in Berkeley, California, Kloudless began as a B2C service providing users an access portal to online files, email, and personal information across storage platforms.[5][6][7] CEO and co-founder Eliot Sun led the pivot to B2D (business-to-developer), addressing the growing complexity of storage and SaaS APIs, with the mission to make integrations non-resource-intensive.[1][2][5] Early traction included joining Heavybit Industries and securing top-tier backing, culminating in a 2018 funding round to expand its enterprise connectivity focus.[2][3][4]
Kloudless rode the explosion of SaaS proliferation, where organizations juggle hundreds of apps but face API fragmentation hindering digital transformation.[3][7] Its timing aligned with rising demands for integration platforms amid cloud adoption, favoring market forces like SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) and compliance needs (e.g., NIST, HIPAA).[7] The company's API expertise influenced the ecosystem by enabling unified visibility and security; its acquisition by Netskope integrated this into SSPM (SaaS Security Posture Management), enhancing risk detection, misconfiguration remediation, and API-enabled protection across SaaS deployments.[7]
Post-acquisition by Netskope, Kloudless's technology now drives SSPM features like custom rules, guided remediation, and continuous monitoring, positioning it at the core of cloud security.[7] Trends like SASE adoption, rising SaaS threats, and regulatory pressures will amplify its role, evolving from pure integrations to embedded security intelligence. Expect deeper AI-driven risk prediction and expanded app coverage, solidifying Netskope's edge in enterprise security—tying back to Kloudless's founding vision of effortless SaaS connectivity now fortified against modern risks.[7]
Kloudless was founded by Eliot Sun (Co-founder & CEO) and Vinod Chandru (CTO and Co-Founder).
Kloudless has raised $6.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Kloudless's investors include Acrew Capital, Balderton Capital, Bob, Bow Capital, Craft Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Galaxy Digital, Greenfield Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, Redpoint eventures, Ben Davenport, Brock Pierce.
Kloudless has raised $6.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $6.0M Series A in March 2018.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2018 | $6.0M Series A | Acrew Capital, Balderton Capital, Bob, Bow Capital, Craft Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Galaxy Digital, Greenfield Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, Redpoint eventures, Ben Davenport, Brock Pierce, Eric Hahn, Moshe Lichtman, Rafi Gidron |
