Primary Data builds the DataSphere platform, an enterprise metadata engine that combines metadata management and machine learning to move the right data to the right place across a global namespace. Its software makes heterogeneous data stores simultaneously available to all applications, enabling enterprises operating at petabyte scale to manage billions of files, automate data migration, integrate the cloud, and scale out NAS performance. The company is led by CEO Lance Smith and Chief Scientist Officer Steve Wozniak. Primary Data plans to use the new funding to drive continued sales growth and to support the 2.0 release of DataSphere. DataSphere 2.0 is now available from Primary Data and its reseller partners in a number of deployment options. The company has expanded market reach through partnerships with Amazon Web Services, Cloudian, Google, Scality, NetApp, and VMware. Primary Data develops software to enable enterprises to manage rapidly growing unstructured data stores with improved performance and scalability. The company positions itself as an emerging leader in the next evolution of software-defined data center technologies. Its solutions target the operational challenges of Big Data and increasing data volumes. Primary Data was founded by former Fusion-io founders David Flynn and Rick White. The company recently increased the size of its Series B and closed on $60M in financing. Investors in the round include Mercato Partners, Accel Partners, Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Pelion Venture Partners.

Total raised

$100M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Aug 2017