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Scality has raised $139.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Scality has raised $139.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Scality is a San Francisco-based technology company specializing in software-defined storage (SDS) solutions, particularly scale-out file and object storage for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.[1][2][3] It builds products like RING (unified file and object storage for petabyte-to-exabyte scale, supporting AWS S3 API, NFS, SMB, with geo-redundant protection and self-healing) and ARTESCA (S3-compatible object storage focused on immutable backups, AI workloads, and cyber resilience).[2][3][5][6] Scality serves global enterprises, government, healthcare, media, banks, cloud providers, and research labs, solving challenges like unpredictable data growth, ransomware threats, performance demands for AI/big data, and hybrid cloud management—delivering infinite scalability, 100% uptime, cost savings (e.g., 59% reduced TCO), and end-to-end cyber protection via patented MultiScale Architecture and CORE5 technology.[1][3][4][5][6] With recognition as an 8-time Gartner Magic Quadrant leader and adoption by over 1,000 enterprises managing exabytes for 700M+ users, Scality shows strong growth in data-intensive sectors.[2][6]
Scality was founded in 2009 in San Francisco (with development in Paris) by five internet infrastructure veterans: Jerome Lecat (current CEO), Giorgio Regni (CTO), Brad King, Serge Dugas, and Daniel Binsfeld, from companies like UUnet, Software.com, Sun Microsystems, and Bizanga.[2][7] They launched amid the "fourth industrial revolution," recognizing enterprises needed new data management for competitiveness as data became central to value creation—moving beyond traditional storage to software-defined solutions for hybrid/multi-cloud realities.[2][4] Early traction came with RING's 2010 release, a multitiered platform scaling to exabytes under one namespace; distributed via partners like HPE and Cisco, it open-sourced AWS S3 API implementation, validating 60+ ISVs and establishing leadership per Gartner/IDC.[2][7] Pivotal moments include evolving to cyber-resilient offerings like ARTESCA for AI/backup, powering mission-critical workloads globally.[3][5][6]
Scality rides the explosive growth of unstructured data, AI/ML workloads, hybrid/multi-cloud adoption, and rising cyber threats, where traditional storage fails on scalability, cost, and resilience.[3][4][6] Timing aligns with post-2020 data surges (e.g., AI training needing petabytes) and regulations pushing on-premises control, favoring software-defined over hardware lock-in.[2][4][8] Market forces like ransomware (targeting backups) and cloud economics (e.g., S3 costs) boost Scality's edge in providing exabyte-scale, S3-compatible alternatives with better TCO and speed.[3][5] It influences the ecosystem by open-sourcing S3 APIs, partnering with HPE/Cisco/Veeam, and enabling sectors like healthcare (imaging archives), media (content delivery), and finance (analytics)—pioneering "shared-nothing" SDS for sustainable, future-proof infrastructure.[2][5][6][8]
Scality is poised to dominate cyber-resilient storage for AI-driven data lakes, with expansions in ARTESCA for immutable backups and RING's performance gains targeting massive workloads.[3][5] Trends like AI exascale needs, zero-trust security, and edge computing will amplify demand, especially as regulations tighten data sovereignty. Its influence may grow via deeper integrations (e.g., more ISVs) and global expansion, solidifying leadership in a market shifting to software-defined freedom—empowering data creators amid unpredictable growth, just as its founders envisioned.[2][4][6]
Scality has raised $139.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Scality's investors include David Ibnale, Canaan Partners, Operator Collective, Cynthia Ringo, Eric Ver Ploeg, Iris Capital.
Scality has raised $139.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $60.0M Series E in April 2018.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2018 | $60.0M Series E | David Ibnale, Canaan Partners, Operator Collective, Cynthia Ringo, Eric Ver Ploeg | |
| Aug 1, 2015 | $57.0M Series D | David Ibnale, Canaan Partners, Iris Capital, Operator Collective, Cynthia Ringo, Eric Ver Ploeg | |
| Jul 1, 2013 | $22.0M Series C | David Ibnale, Canaan Partners, Iris Capital, Operator Collective, Cynthia Ringo, Eric Ver Ploeg |
