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Affordable cloud object storage with predictable pricing and security.
Wasabi Technologies provides hot cloud object storage, delivering a single, high-performance tier for efficient data management. This core product allows organizations to store large volumes of data affordably and reliably, emphasizing rapid access and cost efficiency. Wasabi aims to be a powerful, straightforward solution for diverse cloud storage needs.
The company was co-founded in September 2015 by David Friend and Jeff Flowers. Their insight stemmed from the belief that existing cloud storage solutions were unnecessarily complex and costly. Leveraging their backgrounds in technology, they aimed to build a simpler, faster, and more economical alternative.
Wasabi serves various organizations requiring scalable and economical data storage. Its long-term vision is to store all the world's data by making cloud storage universally simple, predictable, and secure. The company strives to empower businesses to manage and leverage information effectively, free from prohibitive expenses.
Wasabi Technologies has raised $617.5M across 11 funding rounds.
Wasabi Technologies has raised $617.5M in total across 11 funding rounds.
Wasabi Technologies has raised $617.5M in total across 11 funding rounds.
Wasabi Technologies's investors include Kerstin Dittmar, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Krishna C. Gidwani, Azura, SiS Cloud Global Tech Fund 8, Prosperity7 Ventures, Jehan Chu, Sam Barnett, Forestay Capital, Western Digital Capital, Alumni Ventures, Anderson Angels.
Wasabi Technologies is a Boston-based cloud storage provider founded in 2017, specializing in hot cloud storage that is affordable, predictable, and secure, with no egress or API fees.[1][2][3][7] It serves businesses worldwide for use cases like data backup, disaster recovery, surveillance, AI/ML workflows, and media management, solving the problem of high costs and vendor lock-in from hyperscalers by enabling flexible, best-of-breed integrations.[1][3] The company achieved unicorn status in 2022 with over $500M raised at a $1.1B valuation and now operates 16 regions across 100+ countries, employing around 450 people while emphasizing a culture of Humility, Ownership, and Togetherness (H.O.T.).[2][7]
Wasabi was co-founded in September 2015 by David Friend and Jeff Flowers, serial entrepreneurs who previously built Carbonite, an online backup service, along with ventures like ARP Instruments (synthesizers for artists like Stevie Wonder), Computer Pictures (early computer graphics), Pilot Software (multidimensional databases), Faxnet (fax-to-email), and Sonexis (VoIP conferencing).[7] The idea emerged from their expertise in data management, launching the product in May 2017 from a single data center in Ashburn, Virginia, to disrupt opaque cloud storage pricing.[2][7] Early traction built quickly, expanding to 16 regions by 2025, hitting unicorn status via a $250M round in 2022, and earning recognition as one of the industry's fastest growers.[2][7]
Wasabi rides the exploding data storage demand from AI, video surveillance, and edge computing, where global data volumes are projected to exceed zettabytes amid hyperscaler dominance.[1][3][7] Its timing capitalizes on frustrations with AWS/Azure/GCP's hidden fees—up to 40% of bills—positioning Wasabi as a neutral, cost-efficient alternative that accelerates multi-cloud adoption.[1][3] Market tailwinds include regulatory pushes for data sovereignty and sustainability (e.g., ESG reporting), bolstered by Wasabi's low-carbon tools and efficient infrastructure.[7] It influences the ecosystem by empowering partners, reducing lock-in, and enabling startups/SMBs to scale data-intensive apps without budget constraints.[1][2]
Wasabi is primed for hypergrowth as AI data lakes and real-time analytics surge, potentially capturing share from incumbents through aggressive region expansion and partner integrations.[7] Trends like edge AI, sovereign clouds, and net-zero mandates will amplify its edge in cost-performance-sustainability, with innovations in carbon tracking setting ESG standards.[7] Influence may evolve toward infrastructure leadership, possibly via IPO or acquisition, solidifying its mission to store the world's data affordably—echoing the founders' track record of market disruption.[2][7]
Wasabi Technologies has raised $617.5M across 11 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $70.0M Other Equity in January 2026.