Greylock Partners

Founded in 1965, Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm investing in consumer and enterprise software companies. It focuses on seed to growth-stage investments, with notable portfolio companies including Airbnb, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Palo Alto Networks.

Jacob Andreou

General Partner

Joseph Ansanelli

Partner

Gerald Chen

Partner

Jerry Chen

General Partner

Mike Duboe

General Partner

Past deals in Storage Services

WarpStream

Series A in 2024
WarpStream Labs specializes in a data streaming platform that integrates seamlessly with Apache Kafka. Their solution leverages object storage to eliminate the need for local disk management, reducing networking costs and offering infinite scalability within a user's virtual private cloud. WarpStream's unique "Bring Your Own Cloud" model allows customers to manage their streaming infrastructure within their preferred cloud accounts while benefiting from enterprise-grade support and resources provided by Confluent. This enables developers to focus on building applications without the burden of managing cloud infrastructure.

Pinata

Series A in 2022
Pinata is a data management platform that facilitates the creation and management of content on the interplanetary file system. The company offers tools that simplify the handling of immutable data by combining blockchains with off-chain data storage. This integration allows developers to enhance the speed and stability of their production applications. Pinata's platform enables users to host files on the interplanetary file system network through a dedicated gateway, optimizing content requests from network nodes to conserve bandwidth and reduce loading times.

Pinata

Seed Round in 2021
Pinata is a data management platform that facilitates the creation and management of content on the interplanetary file system. The company offers tools that simplify the handling of immutable data by combining blockchains with off-chain data storage. This integration allows developers to enhance the speed and stability of their production applications. Pinata's platform enables users to host files on the interplanetary file system network through a dedicated gateway, optimizing content requests from network nodes to conserve bandwidth and reduce loading times.

Trove

Seed Round in 2017
Trove is a storage service that enables customers to conveniently schedule pickups and deliveries online. The company collaborates with skilled professional movers who meticulously prepare, pack, and transport items to secure storage facilities situated beyond urban areas. Each item is photographed and inventoried online, ensuring that customers can easily track their belongings. Trove's pricing model is straightforward and based on square footage, allowing customers to pay solely for the storage space they utilize.

Pure Storage

Series F in 2014
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Pure Storage

Series E in 2013
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

ScaleIO

Series A in 2012
ScaleIO is a company specializing in elastic converged storage technology aimed at enhancing data center efficiency. Founded in early 2011 by experienced professionals from the storage industry, ScaleIO's flagship solution, ECS, allows data centers to significantly reduce storage costs by over 80% while simplifying storage operations. The technology converges storage and compute resources on application servers, enabling linear scaling of capacity and performance across thousands of servers. This innovative approach makes ScaleIO's solutions particularly suitable for multi-tenant cloud environments, and ECS is already being utilized in large data centers across the United States and Europe.

Pure Storage

Series D in 2012
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Dropbox

Series B in 2011
Founded in 2007, Dropbox pioneered secure file sharing and collaboration. It offers cloud storage solutions for individuals and small to mid-sized businesses, with a focus on AI-powered universal search across unstructured data.

Pure Storage

Series C in 2011
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Pure Storage

Series B in 2010
Pure Storage is a U.S.-based enterprise data storage company that offers a storage platform designed to exploit flash memory. Its products accelerate random I/O–intensive workloads such as server and desktop virtualization, databases and OLTP, analytics, SQL and NoSQL, and cloud computing. The platform enables cost-effective deployment of flash across the data center, helping organizations scale within existing power and space constraints. Revenue arises from product hardware and embedded operating system software, as well as subscription services including Evergreen Storage, Pure as a Service, Cloud Block Store, Portworx, and professional services such as installation and implementation.

Drobo

Series E in 2009
Drobo is a developer of innovative data storage products tailored for small and medium businesses as well as individual professionals. The company focuses on delivering a unique blend of data protection, expandability, and user-friendliness. Drobo's offerings address critical storage challenges through patented technologies such as BeyondRAID, Thin Provisioning, and Automated Data-Aware Tiering. These advancements enable customers to manage data protection, adjust storage capacity, and optimize application service levels effectively. Notably, Drobo allows users to hot-swap drives and mix various drive types and capacities, facilitating seamless upgrades without the risk of data loss or downtime. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Drobo has garnered over 50 industry awards and serves hundreds of thousands of customers globally, reinforcing its position in the data storage market.

Drobo

Series D in 2008
Drobo is a developer of innovative data storage products tailored for small and medium businesses as well as individual professionals. The company focuses on delivering a unique blend of data protection, expandability, and user-friendliness. Drobo's offerings address critical storage challenges through patented technologies such as BeyondRAID, Thin Provisioning, and Automated Data-Aware Tiering. These advancements enable customers to manage data protection, adjust storage capacity, and optimize application service levels effectively. Notably, Drobo allows users to hot-swap drives and mix various drive types and capacities, facilitating seamless upgrades without the risk of data loss or downtime. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Drobo has garnered over 50 industry awards and serves hundreds of thousands of customers globally, reinforcing its position in the data storage market.

Incipient

Series E in 2008
Incipient is a company specializing in the development of enterprise-class storage solutions, with a focus on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Incipient provides a range of products, including its Automated Data Migration Software, which facilitates various data migration projects such as data center relocations, storage array updates, and application tiering. Additionally, the Incipient Network Storage Platform Software integrates storage virtualization technology with management capabilities, enabling customers to efficiently transfer data within their SAN environments. The company's offerings also encompass automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions, serving multiple markets related to data migration and storage management. Incipient distributes its products through a network of channel partners.

PolyServe

Series E in 2006
PolyServe, Inc. is a software company that specializes in consolidating servers and storage into efficient and scalable database and file serving utilities. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, with additional offices in several major U.S. cities and London, PolyServe's offerings include a Database Utility designed for SQL Server, Oracle, Oracle RAC, and DB2, as well as a File Serving Utility that supports high-performance scalable NAS, Windows file and print services, web and application clusters, and Oracle environments. The company distributes its products through a network of international distributors and a direct sales force, and maintains strategic partnerships with notable technology firms including HP, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, and Novell. In 2007, PolyServe was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.

Drobo

Series B in 2006
Drobo is a developer of innovative data storage products tailored for small and medium businesses as well as individual professionals. The company focuses on delivering a unique blend of data protection, expandability, and user-friendliness. Drobo's offerings address critical storage challenges through patented technologies such as BeyondRAID, Thin Provisioning, and Automated Data-Aware Tiering. These advancements enable customers to manage data protection, adjust storage capacity, and optimize application service levels effectively. Notably, Drobo allows users to hot-swap drives and mix various drive types and capacities, facilitating seamless upgrades without the risk of data loss or downtime. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Drobo has garnered over 50 industry awards and serves hundreds of thousands of customers globally, reinforcing its position in the data storage market.

CentrePath

Series C in 2006
CentrePath, Inc., previously known as GiantLoop Network, specializes in intelligent management solutions for optical and storage networks. The company focuses on helping organizations effectively build and manage their critical networking infrastructure. CentrePath's offerings enhance service availability while minimizing ongoing management costs associated with these networks. The company provides solutions tailored for mission-critical environments, where the convergence of voice, video, and data is essential. Its services cater to various industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, and entertainment. CentrePath's products enable event correlation, root cause identification, impact analysis, and performance monitoring, supporting clients in network staging, certification, space design, fiber testing, project management, and network transport services.

Incipient

Series D in 2006
Incipient is a company specializing in the development of enterprise-class storage solutions, with a focus on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Incipient provides a range of products, including its Automated Data Migration Software, which facilitates various data migration projects such as data center relocations, storage array updates, and application tiering. Additionally, the Incipient Network Storage Platform Software integrates storage virtualization technology with management capabilities, enabling customers to efficiently transfer data within their SAN environments. The company's offerings also encompass automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions, serving multiple markets related to data migration and storage management. Incipient distributes its products through a network of channel partners.

Drobo

Series A in 2005
Drobo is a developer of innovative data storage products tailored for small and medium businesses as well as individual professionals. The company focuses on delivering a unique blend of data protection, expandability, and user-friendliness. Drobo's offerings address critical storage challenges through patented technologies such as BeyondRAID, Thin Provisioning, and Automated Data-Aware Tiering. These advancements enable customers to manage data protection, adjust storage capacity, and optimize application service levels effectively. Notably, Drobo allows users to hot-swap drives and mix various drive types and capacities, facilitating seamless upgrades without the risk of data loss or downtime. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Drobo has garnered over 50 industry awards and serves hundreds of thousands of customers globally, reinforcing its position in the data storage market.

CentrePath

Series B in 2005
CentrePath, Inc., previously known as GiantLoop Network, specializes in intelligent management solutions for optical and storage networks. The company focuses on helping organizations effectively build and manage their critical networking infrastructure. CentrePath's offerings enhance service availability while minimizing ongoing management costs associated with these networks. The company provides solutions tailored for mission-critical environments, where the convergence of voice, video, and data is essential. Its services cater to various industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, and entertainment. CentrePath's products enable event correlation, root cause identification, impact analysis, and performance monitoring, supporting clients in network staging, certification, space design, fiber testing, project management, and network transport services.

Incipient

Series C in 2005
Incipient is a company specializing in the development of enterprise-class storage solutions, with a focus on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Incipient provides a range of products, including its Automated Data Migration Software, which facilitates various data migration projects such as data center relocations, storage array updates, and application tiering. Additionally, the Incipient Network Storage Platform Software integrates storage virtualization technology with management capabilities, enabling customers to efficiently transfer data within their SAN environments. The company's offerings also encompass automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions, serving multiple markets related to data migration and storage management. Incipient distributes its products through a network of channel partners.

PolyServe

Series D in 2004
PolyServe, Inc. is a software company that specializes in consolidating servers and storage into efficient and scalable database and file serving utilities. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, with additional offices in several major U.S. cities and London, PolyServe's offerings include a Database Utility designed for SQL Server, Oracle, Oracle RAC, and DB2, as well as a File Serving Utility that supports high-performance scalable NAS, Windows file and print services, web and application clusters, and Oracle environments. The company distributes its products through a network of international distributors and a direct sales force, and maintains strategic partnerships with notable technology firms including HP, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, and Novell. In 2007, PolyServe was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.

HyperRoll

Series C in 2004
HyperRoll is a provider of data warehouse performance acceleration software that significantly enhances the efficiency of data management. Its flagship offering, the HyperRoll Data Performance Management Suite, improves load times, query times, and overall throughput for data warehouses, enabling organizations to respond quickly to changes in data and metadata. The suite is designed to reduce the total cost of ownership for data warehouses through its innovative software architecture. In addition to its core performance management solutions, HyperRoll also delivers a range of services including advisory, consulting, education, and technical support, catering to various sectors such as consumer products, retail, finance, supply chain, and customer relationship management.

CentrePath

Series A in 2004
CentrePath, Inc., previously known as GiantLoop Network, specializes in intelligent management solutions for optical and storage networks. The company focuses on helping organizations effectively build and manage their critical networking infrastructure. CentrePath's offerings enhance service availability while minimizing ongoing management costs associated with these networks. The company provides solutions tailored for mission-critical environments, where the convergence of voice, video, and data is essential. Its services cater to various industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, and entertainment. CentrePath's products enable event correlation, root cause identification, impact analysis, and performance monitoring, supporting clients in network staging, certification, space design, fiber testing, project management, and network transport services.

Data Domain

Series B in 2003
Data Domain is a provider of deduplication storage systems that focuses on disk-to-disk backup, data archiving, and disaster recovery solutions. Founded in October 2001 and based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including education, healthcare, finance, and technology, across North America and Europe. Data Domain’s offerings include software products such as replicators for disaster recovery, boost software to enhance data backup efficiency, encryption software for securing incoming data, and retention lock software that supports compliance with IT governance policies. Additionally, the company provides virtual tape library software for SAN environments and a web-based application for system management known as Enterprise Manager. Its comprehensive infrastructure solutions address backup and recovery, archiving, compliance, and virtualization needs, positioning Data Domain as a key player in the data protection and management market.

Incipient

Series B in 2003
Incipient is a company specializing in the development of enterprise-class storage solutions, with a focus on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Incipient provides a range of products, including its Automated Data Migration Software, which facilitates various data migration projects such as data center relocations, storage array updates, and application tiering. Additionally, the Incipient Network Storage Platform Software integrates storage virtualization technology with management capabilities, enabling customers to efficiently transfer data within their SAN environments. The company's offerings also encompass automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions, serving multiple markets related to data migration and storage management. Incipient distributes its products through a network of channel partners.

Incipient

Series B in 2003
Incipient is a company specializing in the development of enterprise-class storage solutions, with a focus on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Incipient provides a range of products, including its Automated Data Migration Software, which facilitates various data migration projects such as data center relocations, storage array updates, and application tiering. Additionally, the Incipient Network Storage Platform Software integrates storage virtualization technology with management capabilities, enabling customers to efficiently transfer data within their SAN environments. The company's offerings also encompass automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions, serving multiple markets related to data migration and storage management. Incipient distributes its products through a network of channel partners.

Data Domain

Series A in 2002
Data Domain is a provider of deduplication storage systems that focuses on disk-to-disk backup, data archiving, and disaster recovery solutions. Founded in October 2001 and based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the company caters to a diverse range of industries, including education, healthcare, finance, and technology, across North America and Europe. Data Domain’s offerings include software products such as replicators for disaster recovery, boost software to enhance data backup efficiency, encryption software for securing incoming data, and retention lock software that supports compliance with IT governance policies. Additionally, the company provides virtual tape library software for SAN environments and a web-based application for system management known as Enterprise Manager. Its comprehensive infrastructure solutions address backup and recovery, archiving, compliance, and virtualization needs, positioning Data Domain as a key player in the data protection and management market.

HyperRoll

Series B in 2002
HyperRoll is a provider of data warehouse performance acceleration software that significantly enhances the efficiency of data management. Its flagship offering, the HyperRoll Data Performance Management Suite, improves load times, query times, and overall throughput for data warehouses, enabling organizations to respond quickly to changes in data and metadata. The suite is designed to reduce the total cost of ownership for data warehouses through its innovative software architecture. In addition to its core performance management solutions, HyperRoll also delivers a range of services including advisory, consulting, education, and technical support, catering to various sectors such as consumer products, retail, finance, supply chain, and customer relationship management.

Incipient

Series A in 2002
Incipient is a company specializing in the development of enterprise-class storage solutions, with a focus on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Incipient provides a range of products, including its Automated Data Migration Software, which facilitates various data migration projects such as data center relocations, storage array updates, and application tiering. Additionally, the Incipient Network Storage Platform Software integrates storage virtualization technology with management capabilities, enabling customers to efficiently transfer data within their SAN environments. The company's offerings also encompass automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions, serving multiple markets related to data migration and storage management. Incipient distributes its products through a network of channel partners.

CentrePath

Series C in 2001
CentrePath, Inc., previously known as GiantLoop Network, specializes in intelligent management solutions for optical and storage networks. The company focuses on helping organizations effectively build and manage their critical networking infrastructure. CentrePath's offerings enhance service availability while minimizing ongoing management costs associated with these networks. The company provides solutions tailored for mission-critical environments, where the convergence of voice, video, and data is essential. Its services cater to various industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, and entertainment. CentrePath's products enable event correlation, root cause identification, impact analysis, and performance monitoring, supporting clients in network staging, certification, space design, fiber testing, project management, and network transport services.

PolyServe

Series B in 2001
PolyServe, Inc. is a software company that specializes in consolidating servers and storage into efficient and scalable database and file serving utilities. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, with additional offices in several major U.S. cities and London, PolyServe's offerings include a Database Utility designed for SQL Server, Oracle, Oracle RAC, and DB2, as well as a File Serving Utility that supports high-performance scalable NAS, Windows file and print services, web and application clusters, and Oracle environments. The company distributes its products through a network of international distributors and a direct sales force, and maintains strategic partnerships with notable technology firms including HP, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, and Novell. In 2007, PolyServe was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.

StorageNetworks

Series B in 1999
StorageNetworks, Inc. specializes in data storage management software and services aimed at optimizing storage environments for businesses. The company offers a range of services, including professional assistance in designing and implementing networked storage infrastructures, as well as standalone software solutions like STORos StorageManager. This application functions as a storage resource management tool, helping enterprises manage their data storage systems more effectively. Although the company previously provided managed services for data management in various facilities, it exited that business in 2003. Following this shift, StorageNetworks' Board of Directors initiated a plan for complete liquidation and dissolution. Founded in 1998 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company faced competition from industry leaders in the storage and networking sectors.

StorageNetworks

Series A in 1998
StorageNetworks, Inc. specializes in data storage management software and services aimed at optimizing storage environments for businesses. The company offers a range of services, including professional assistance in designing and implementing networked storage infrastructures, as well as standalone software solutions like STORos StorageManager. This application functions as a storage resource management tool, helping enterprises manage their data storage systems more effectively. Although the company previously provided managed services for data management in various facilities, it exited that business in 2003. Following this shift, StorageNetworks' Board of Directors initiated a plan for complete liquidation and dissolution. Founded in 1998 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company faced competition from industry leaders in the storage and networking sectors.
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