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Nasuni

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Overview

Nasuni offers a scalable enterprise data platform that simplifies file data management and delivers scale in hybrid cloud environments. The platform increases storage access and performance, enables control at the network edge, and prepares data to be insight- and AI-ready. Its file recovery capabilities protect customers from cyber threats, remove the need for specialised backup and disaster recovery, and can cut infrastructure costs by up to 65%. Nasuni is used by over 850 companies across 70 countries, including large enterprises in manufacturing, consumer goods, and energy. Led by CEO Paul Flanagan and based in Boston, the company recently received a majority investment led by Vista Equity Partners that valued it at approximately $1.2 billion; the deal amount was not disclosed. Nasuni plans to use the funds to accelerate product innovation and commercial expansion in the global hybrid cloud market. Nasuni delivers cloud file services that serve as a replacement for traditional network attached storage (NAS) and legacy file backup and disaster-recovery systems, simplifying IT administration. The company enables global file access and sharing for users in the office, at home, or on the road. Nasuni serves customers across manufacturing, construction, creative services, technology, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, oil and gas, financial services, and public sector agencies. It delivers services in over 70 countries worldwide. Under CEO Paul Flanagan, the company is investing to expand and modernize its File Data Services offering. The firm plans continued innovation, international expansion, and potential strategic acquisitions funded by the new raise. Nasuni is a cloud-based file storage company that consolidates network attached storage (NAS) and file server silos into cloud storage, offering infinite scale, built-in backup, global file sharing and local file server performance. Its software platform is deployed in more than 70 countries and serves sectors including manufacturing, construction, creative services, technology, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, oil and gas, financial services and public sector agencies. Companies use Nasuni to share and collaborate on files across multiple sites, enhance workforce productivity, reduce IT cost and complexity, and maximize the business value of their file data. The company is led by president and CEO Paul Flanagan and is based in Boston, MA. Nasuni said it will use the newly raised capital to continue to expand operations and its business reach. Financially, the company completed a $40M financing and has raised more than $100M in the past three years. Nasuni offers a cloud-scale software platform that merges on-premise network-attached file storage (NAS) with public cloud object storage providers such as AWS, Microsoft and Google. The platform also integrates with high-performance on-premise solutions from IBM, Dell EMC and Hitachi to provide multi-cloud optionality. Nasuni packages NAS, backup, archive, remote-office replication and disaster recovery into a single platform for global file sharing and collaboration. Customers named in the article include AECOM, Cushman & Wakefield, Jabil, TBWA and Ulta Beauty. Led by president and CEO Paul Flanagan, the company recently opened a new office in Durham, N.C. It intends to use the new funding to accelerate its go-to-market strategy and expand into new markets. Nasuni provides a cloud-native global file system and on-premises caching appliances that enable enterprises to store, protect, share, and manage unstructured file data. Its solutions are delivered as a subscription-based cloud service and integrated with cloud object storage. The company is led by founder and CEO Andres Rodriguez and President Paul Flanagan. Nasuni will use the funds from the recent financing to expand research and development, customer success, and go-to-market efforts. The company has now raised approximately $120M in total. The investment strengthened its balance sheet to support continued product and commercial expansion.

Total raised
$241M
Funding rounds
12
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Mar 2022

Industries

  • Cloud Data Services
  • Data Storage
  • Enterprise Software
  • File Sharing
  • Information Technology
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Mar 2022

    $60M

  2. Equity

    Jul 2020

    $25M

  3. Equity

    Feb 2019

    $25M

  4. Equity

    Sep 2017

    $38M

  5. Series E

    Dec 2016

    $18M

Team

  • Paul Flanagan

    President & CEO

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  • Andres Rodriguez

    Founder & CTO

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  • Kathleen Parrish

    Chief People Officer

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  • Anne Blanchard

    Senior Director of Product and Customer Marketing