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WekaIO Funding Round

WekaIO, based in San Jose, raised $140 million in investment from Valor Equity Partners, 10D and Atreides Management LP.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/15/2024
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$140,000,000
Round
Series E
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to increase its cash reserves, scale its business rapidly to meet global demand for AI-native data infrastructure while expanding its investments in developing its data platform software and providing liquidity to WEKA employees.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Storage
Mailing Address
2001 Gateway Pl. 400W
San Jose, CA 95110
USA
Email Address
Overview
WekaIO has built the world's fastest parallel file system, designed to solve the performance challenges in AI deep learning and technical computing. Matrix, WekaIO's flagship product, leapfrogs legacy storage infrastructures by delivering the highest performance, lowest latency storage at a fraction of the cost or traditional NAS.
Profile
WekaIO LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
WekaIO News
Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Liran Zvibel
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Chief Operating Officer
Omri Palmon
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Chief Technical Officer
Andrew Watson
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Co-Founder
Maor Ben-Dayan
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VP - Engineering
Nir Makovski
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VP - Marketing
Barbara Murphy
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VP - Sales
Richard Dyke
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