Nexenta

The Global Leader in Open Software-Defined Storage

Nexenta was founded in 2005, is headquartered in San Jose, United States, lists 201–500 employees, and has $73.0M in recorded funding across 6 rounds.

Employees
201–500
Founded
2005
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$73.0M
Last Round
$20.0M Corporate RoundNov 2017
Rounds
6

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About

Nexenta is the original market creator and leader in Open Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS) software solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise environments, 5G-driven telcos, and service providers. Founded in 2005 by Alex Aizman and Dmitry Yusupov, the company pioneered open-source storage by integrating Linux, ZFS, and OpenSolaris technologies, and today manages more than 2,000 petabytes of storage capacity across nearly 6,000 customers and 300 partners worldwide. Nexenta's 100% software-based portfolio can be deployed as a bare-metal appliance, virtual storage appliance, or as a multi-cloud SaaS offering, giving enterprises total freedom from proprietary hardware vendor lock-in. Nexenta was acquired by DataDirect Networks (DDN) and operates as Nexenta by DDN, Inc.

Summary

Nexenta is a SaaS company based in San Jose, United States, founded in 2005. It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $73.0M in total across 6 rounds, most recently a $20.0M Corporate Round in Nov 2017. Investors include SBVA, SoftBank and Four Rivers Group.

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Funding History

Corporate RoundCorporate RoundNov 2017
$20.0M

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