Eight Roads

Eight Roads Ventures is a global venture capital firm and the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited, with a history dating back to 1969. Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, it operates offices in the UK, China, India, Japan, and the US. The firm manages assets totaling approximately $11 billion and focuses its investments primarily in the healthcare and technology sectors. Over its 50-year history, Eight Roads has established partnerships with more than 500 companies, contributing to its extensive portfolio that includes notable names in various industries. The firm is committed to fostering innovation and growth through strategic investments across Asia, Europe, Israel, and the United States.

Alokik Advani

Managing Partner, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures

Daniel Auerbach

Senior Managing Partner, Asia

Vytautas Balsys

Partner, Portfolio Management and Business Operations

Virginia Bassano

Vice President

Shirish Belapure

Venture Partner

Shweta Bhatia

Partner and and Head of Technology, Consumer and Financial Services, India

Bhushan Bopardikar

Vice President

Betty Cai

Partner

Arvind Chari

Vice President

Ted Chua

Partner

Lucile Cornet

Partner

Raj Dugar

Managing Partner, Asia

Davor Hebel

Partner, Head of Europe Ventures

Tao Huang

Principal

Zang Jialun

Partner

Deepak Kanvinde

Venture Partner

Shinichiro Komoto

Partner

Kavish Kothari

Vice President

Rebecca Lin

Partner

Xin Liu

Partner

Chersy Miao

Senior Associate

Dan O'Toole

Vice President

Yosuke Ouchi

Principal

Eyal Rabinovich

Principal

Shawn Shen

Partner

Lei Shi Ph.D

Partner

Prakhar Singh

Vice President

Liena Suzuki

Vice President

Aditya Gurunath Systla

Principal

Michael Treskow

Partner

Jarlon Tsang

Managing Partner, Head of China

Ashish Venkataramani

Partner

Cody Yin Ph.D

Partner

Zhang Yixiao

Executive Director

Alston Zecha

FinTech and Enterprise Software and Director

Gordon Zhang

Vice President and Principal

Feng Zhao

Partner

Prem Pavoor

Partner

Weimin Liu Ph.D

Partner

Past deals in Storage Services

ScyllaDB

Series C in 2023
ScyllaDB is a developer of high-performance column store database software tailored for data-intensive applications that demand low latency and scalability. The company, based in Herzliya, Israel, offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its database, which can be deployed across various environments. Additionally, ScyllaDB provides a fully-managed Database as a Service (DBaaS) called ScyllaDB Cloud, available on platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. Its technology supports wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB has leveraged its expertise in unikernel technology to optimize performance and management for modern multi-core server infrastructures, enabling organizations to effectively scale their data operations.

Cloudian

Venture Round in 2023
Cloudian is a company that specializes in file and object storage, particularly focusing on S3 object storage within data centers. It offers a hybrid cloud data management platform that allows customers to optimize data access, meet data sovereignty requirements, and reduce costs by consolidating information into a single, cloud-like environment. Cloudian's platform provides scalable and secure object storage for hybrid cloud deployments, enabling organizations to effectively manage and protect their data both on-premises and in the cloud. With its emphasis on data durability and user-friendly management tools, Cloudian aims to transform enterprise data into actionable insights while ensuring compatibility with the industry-standard S3 API.

Ruiyun Cold Chain

Seed Round in 2022
Ruiyun Cold Chain is a logistics service platform in China that utilizes innovative domestic technology to offer comprehensive cold chain transportation solutions. The company provides digital, end-to-end integration services designed to optimize operational efficiency for its customers. Through its unique platform, which includes Lengyunbao—an online trading platform for carriers—and a dual-end app, Ruiyun Cold Chain facilitates smooth transactions, deliveries, settlements, and tax collection. By fostering collaboration within the cold chain network, the company effectively reduces logistics costs for cargo owners by 10% to 15%, linking industry resources with customer demand through digital intelligence.

TenaFe

Series B in 2021
TenaFe, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in the development of solid-state drive (SSD) controllers aimed at enhancing data storage solutions across various platforms, including client devices, data centers, and emerging edge applications. Founded in 2018 and based in Campbell, California, TenaFe leverages its patented technology to deliver SSDs characterized by exceptional reliability, performance, and energy efficiency. These innovations serve a diverse array of devices, from connected gadgets and personal computers to large-scale data center operations, ultimately improving storage reliability and energy consumption for its clients.

Ruiyun Cold Chain

Seed Round in 2021
Ruiyun Cold Chain is a logistics service platform in China that utilizes innovative domestic technology to offer comprehensive cold chain transportation solutions. The company provides digital, end-to-end integration services designed to optimize operational efficiency for its customers. Through its unique platform, which includes Lengyunbao—an online trading platform for carriers—and a dual-end app, Ruiyun Cold Chain facilitates smooth transactions, deliveries, settlements, and tax collection. By fostering collaboration within the cold chain network, the company effectively reduces logistics costs for cargo owners by 10% to 15%, linking industry resources with customer demand through digital intelligence.

Ruiyun Cold Chain

Angel Round in 2021
Ruiyun Cold Chain is a logistics service platform in China that utilizes innovative domestic technology to offer comprehensive cold chain transportation solutions. The company provides digital, end-to-end integration services designed to optimize operational efficiency for its customers. Through its unique platform, which includes Lengyunbao—an online trading platform for carriers—and a dual-end app, Ruiyun Cold Chain facilitates smooth transactions, deliveries, settlements, and tax collection. By fostering collaboration within the cold chain network, the company effectively reduces logistics costs for cargo owners by 10% to 15%, linking industry resources with customer demand through digital intelligence.

MayaData

Venture Round in 2020
MayaData, Inc. specializes in developing virtualized file and block storage software solutions aimed at enhancing data management and performance for private cloud environments. The company offers ElastiStor 2.0, a ZFS-based storage solution tailored for cloud and virtualized applications, as well as OpenEBS.io, an open-source project that provides containerized storage specifically designed for Kubernetes. MayaData's MDAP commercial offering supports the adoption of stateful workloads in agile Kubernetes settings, integrating tools like the Litmus chaos engineering project and MayaOnline for visualization and control. Additionally, the company produces a range of appliances, such as ElastiStor FX-2 and FX-4, which facilitate seamless cloud integration across various virtualization environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, MayaData also maintains offices in Reading, UK, and Bengaluru, India.

ScyllaDB

Series C in 2019
ScyllaDB is a developer of high-performance column store database software tailored for data-intensive applications that demand low latency and scalability. The company, based in Herzliya, Israel, offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its database, which can be deployed across various environments. Additionally, ScyllaDB provides a fully-managed Database as a Service (DBaaS) called ScyllaDB Cloud, available on platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. Its technology supports wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB has leveraged its expertise in unikernel technology to optimize performance and management for modern multi-core server infrastructures, enabling organizations to effectively scale their data operations.

Cloudian

Series E in 2018
Cloudian is a company that specializes in file and object storage, particularly focusing on S3 object storage within data centers. It offers a hybrid cloud data management platform that allows customers to optimize data access, meet data sovereignty requirements, and reduce costs by consolidating information into a single, cloud-like environment. Cloudian's platform provides scalable and secure object storage for hybrid cloud deployments, enabling organizations to effectively manage and protect their data both on-premises and in the cloud. With its emphasis on data durability and user-friendly management tools, Cloudian aims to transform enterprise data into actionable insights while ensuring compatibility with the industry-standard S3 API.

Cloudian

Series D in 2016
Cloudian is a company that specializes in file and object storage, particularly focusing on S3 object storage within data centers. It offers a hybrid cloud data management platform that allows customers to optimize data access, meet data sovereignty requirements, and reduce costs by consolidating information into a single, cloud-like environment. Cloudian's platform provides scalable and secure object storage for hybrid cloud deployments, enabling organizations to effectively manage and protect their data both on-premises and in the cloud. With its emphasis on data durability and user-friendly management tools, Cloudian aims to transform enterprise data into actionable insights while ensuring compatibility with the industry-standard S3 API.

Cloudian

Series C in 2014
Cloudian is a company that specializes in file and object storage, particularly focusing on S3 object storage within data centers. It offers a hybrid cloud data management platform that allows customers to optimize data access, meet data sovereignty requirements, and reduce costs by consolidating information into a single, cloud-like environment. Cloudian's platform provides scalable and secure object storage for hybrid cloud deployments, enabling organizations to effectively manage and protect their data both on-premises and in the cloud. With its emphasis on data durability and user-friendly management tools, Cloudian aims to transform enterprise data into actionable insights while ensuring compatibility with the industry-standard S3 API.

CloudByte

Series B in 2013
CloudByte provides containerized unified storage solutions to enterprises and service providers.

ownCloud

Venture Round in 2013
ownCloud is the company behind the ownCloud project – the most downloaded open source project for data and file sync, share and view. ownCloud enables businesses to host their own, on premises or remote, cloud storage while maintaining regulatory and compliance needs. Located in Boston, Massachusetts with an international office in Germany we offer your cloud with your data – your way!
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