WALTHAM, MA – Actifio, an enterprise Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) software provider, announced that it has raised $100 million in a financing round led by Crestline Investors and joined by North Bridge Venture Partners, 83North, Advanced Technology Ventures, Heritage Group, Andreessen Horowitz, and other existing investors.
The investment brings the company’s valuation to more than $1.3 billion, Actifio said in a statement.
Ash Ashutosh, Founder & CEO of Actifio, said, “Every day, we deliver on our mission of enabling global enterprises to accelerate their businesses by unlocking the strategic value of data – on-premises or across a multi-cloud architecture. Organizations worldwide use Actifio software to deliver Data-as-a-Service, making data the new infrastructure for security, DevOps, analytics, compliance and governance. Using the hardware and infrastructure of their choice, on-premises, in public cloud and hybrid multi-cloud. Crestline gets this. We are excited to partner with Crestline to further accelerate data-driven business transformation initiatives in the global market.”
Ash Ashutosh
Will Palmer, Managing Director at Crestline Investors, said, “Under the leadership of industry veteran Ash Ashutosh, Actifio is well positioned for continued success as the pioneer and innovator in the DaaS market. We have been impressed with the broad capabilities of Actifio’s software and the immense value proposition it delivers to its customer base across multiple vital use cases. We look forward to continued growth at the company.”
Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said, “Actifio has staked out a unique and incredibly powerful position in the marketplace. Being the first to recognize the power of enabling organizations to leverage their data assets anytime, anywhere for any reason has led them to a customer base of over 3,000 marquee names in a very short time. This funding should help them step on the gas pedal.”
Actifio enables thousands of users around the world to deliver their data just as they deliver their applications and infrastructure… as a service available instantly, anywhere. An enterprise-class software platform powered by patented Virtual Data Pipeline™ technology, Actifio frees data from traditional infrastructure to accelerate adoption of hybrid cloud, build higher quality applications faster, and improve business resiliency and availability.
