Kaminario builds a composable data platform and software-defined cloud storage that delivers agility, scalability, and performance for modern datacenters. Its core product supports NVMe/NVMf and is certified to run on Western Digital’s Ultrastar NVMe and SAS platforms. The company sells software via a partnership with Tech Data, enabling on-demand delivery of an industry-standard hardware stack. Kaminario reported topline software growth of more than 55% in the first nine months of 2018 versus the same period in 2017 and said it was cash-flow positive for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2018. Future plans focus on advancing software composable infrastructure (SCI) and software-defined solutions in collaboration with Western Digital. Kaminario targets cloud-scale datacenter operators, SaaS, consumer internet and cloud service providers, and emphasizes real-time analytics, datacenter automation, and assured data access. Kaminario develops all-flash storage arrays aimed primarily at cloud and SaaS vendors that need predictable performance, scalability and cost efficiency. The company launched in 2010 and is based near Boston. Kaminario bet early on all-flash architectures and a cloud-focused go-to-market, positioning it against legacy storage incumbents and other flash players. CEO Dani Golan said flash prices have fallen and demand from public and private cloud customers has increased. The company currently employs about 275 people and has raised a total of $218 million to date. Kaminario plans to use the new funding to expand internationally, develop new products, and pursue strategic acquisitions if suitable targets arise. Kaminario builds an all‑flash storage array it says is lower cost than hybrid solutions and uniquely able to both scale up (add storage capacity) and scale out (add compute capacity). The company has prioritized product development over marketing until recently and says it is deployed with hundreds of customers, though no exact customer count was shared. Dani Golan is the founder and CEO. Kaminario positions itself against competitors like Pure Storage and emphasizes cost and scalability as its differentiators. The startup is preparing to increase its market presence now that it has additional funding. The article does not disclose revenue or other operating metrics beyond customer deployment claims. Kaminario is a Newton, MA-based provider of high-performance all-solid-state (SSD) SAN storage solutions. Led by CEO Dani Golan, the company offers the Kaminario K2 family of all-solid-state SAN storage. The K2 systems are designed to eliminate I/O bottlenecks and reduce latency to accelerate critical business applications. Kaminario said it will use the new funding to expand into new markets. Recent financing activity includes a strategic investment from Mitsui & Co. Global Investment and a recently closed $25m D round. Financial details of the strategic investment were not disclosed. Kaminario builds high-performance all-solid-state (SSD) SAN storage arrays centered on its Kaminario K2 product. The K2, introduced in 2010, is described as the first all-solid-state storage array to offer enterprise-grade high availability and data protection within a single system, with a scale-out architecture and end-to-end, self-healing DataProtect features. The product delivers ultra-low latency, high throughput (tens of GBs) and millions of IOPS for performance-sensitive applications. Kaminario reports significant revenue growth and a global customer base across financial services, web media, telecommunications, government and academia. The company was founded by storage veterans from EMC, NetApp and IBM and has a global partner network that includes Dell as a reseller. Kaminario says it will use additional funding to broaden market reach and further advance the K2’s enterprise storage capabilities.

Total raised

$168M

Funding rounds

6

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jan 2017