Participated · Series A · Jan 2022

Graid Technology develops SupremeRAID™, a GPU-based RAID solution that optimizes NVMe SSD performance for enterprise customers. SupremeRAID is designed to deliver high speed, efficiency, and scalability for AI, machine learning, media, and high-performance computing workloads. The company partners with OEMs and global technology providers and maintains an R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan. Led by CEO and founder Leander Yu, Graid targets enterprise and OEM markets that require accelerated NVMe storage performance. The company intends to use its Series B proceeds to drive global expansion, product innovation, and strategic partnerships. Graid recently raised $30M in a Series B financing to fund these initiatives. GRAID Technology develops SupremeRAID™, an NVMe and NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMeoF) RAID card and software suite intended to disaggregate storage while preserving performance and low latency. The company positions SupremeRAID as foundational SCI technology for private and hybrid cloud solutions and to handle emerging data-center workloads. GRAID highlights SupremeRAID performance of a single card delivering up to 16 million IOPS and 110 GB/s of throughput. It targets OEM and enterprise customers with data protection products and has received recognition including CRN's Ten Hottest Data Storage Startups of 2021 and a CES 2022 Innovation Award. GRAID is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with an office in Ontario, CA and an R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan. The announced financing is intended to accelerate growth and continued delivery of its storage and data protection solutions.