Zerostack has raised $22.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Zerostack's investors include Accelerator Ventures, Bain Capital, Battery Ventures, Cervin Ventures, Foundation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Anshu Sharma, Bob Pasker.
ZeroStack is a technology company that builds a private cloud platform designed to simplify building and managing private clouds for enterprises. It provides compute, storage, networking, and management software built on OpenStack, removing complexity while reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) through cloud automation.[1][2][3][4] The platform targets enterprises seeking control over private clouds without the operational burdens of public cloud alternatives, serving IT teams in sectors like software, IT services, and consulting; it has raised $21.6 million in funding, generated around $14-15 million in annual revenue, and employs about 10 people as of recent data.[1]
ZeroStack was founded in 2014 in Mountain View, California, emerging from the need to make private cloud deployment simple, elegant, and cost-effective.[1][2] The company came out of stealth mode around 2016-2018, highlighting its OpenStack-based platform to help enterprises regain control over cloud infrastructure amid rising public cloud costs and complexity.[4][3] Early traction focused on automation innovations, positioning ZeroStack as a leader in streamlining cloud management, with key figures like Arvind Pandey in technical leadership roles.[1]
ZeroStack rides the hybrid and private cloud trend, capitalizing on enterprises' pushback against public cloud vendor lock-in, escalating costs, and data sovereignty needs post-2010s cloud boom.[2][4] Timing aligns with OpenStack's maturity and rising demand for on-premises control amid AI-driven data growth and regulatory pressures. Market forces like TCO optimization and automation favor it, influencing the ecosystem by enabling faster private cloud adoption for IT-intensive firms, competing with players like DNAstack in cloud services.[1][3]
ZeroStack's lean operation and funding position it for growth in enterprise private cloud niches, potentially expanding via partnerships or AI integrations on OpenStack. Trends like edge computing and sovereign clouds will shape its path, evolving its influence toward broader hybrid ecosystems. As private cloud demand surges, ZeroStack could scale impact by simplifying what remains a complex market for controlled, cost-effective infrastructure.[1][2][4]
Zerostack has raised $22.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $16.0M Series B in October 2015.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2015 | $16.0M Series B | Accelerator Ventures, Bain Capital, Battery Ventures, Cervin Ventures, Foundation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Anshu Sharma, Bob Pasker | |
| Aug 1, 2015 | $6.0M Series A | Foundation Capital |