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Minio
Multi-Cloud Object Storage
About Minio
MinIO is a high-performance object store that is compatible with S3, a popular storage service offered by Amazon Web Services. The company's technology is designed to handle large scale workloads associated with artificial intelligence, machine learning, data lakes, and databases. MinIO's software-defined solution can be run on any cloud or on-premises infrastructure, providing flexibility for its clients.
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The company operates in the data storage market, serving a diverse range of clients from various industries. Its customers include businesses that require secure and efficient data storage solutions, particularly those dealing with large volumes of data.
MinIO operates under a dual-licensing model. It offers an open-source version of its software under the GNU AGPL v3 license, which allows users to use, modify, and distribute the software for free. However, for businesses that require additional features and support, MinIO offers a commercial enterprise license.
The company's revenue is primarily derived from the sale of these commercial licenses. It also offers a range of functionalities including data protection, governance, and compliance features, which are essential for businesses in regulated industries.
MinIO's technology is recognized for its security and resiliency. It offers strong encryption and active-active, multi-site replication for object storage, which is a key requirement for mission-critical production environments. The company's bucket and object immutability has been certified and validated by industry experts.
At a glance
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Sector
- Other B2B Software
- Power Law
- Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier
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Investors
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Seed12 investors entered at this stage
Index Ventures
General Catalyst
Ben Golub
Brian Stevens
AME Cloud Ventures
Andrew Feldman
Mårten Mickos
Lanham Napier
Jeff Rothschild
Garima Kapoor
Nexus Venture Partners
Mark Leslie
Series A4 investors entered at this stage
Dell Technologies Capital
Intel Capital
Steve Singh
SoftBank
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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