Startups

Avere Systems

azure.microsoft.com

Avere Systems developed cloud-enabled NAS storage and data-management infrastructure for enterprise and high-performance workloads; Microsoft acquired it in 2018.

Founded 2008

Team

Dan NydickCo-Founder

Michael L. KazarCo-Founder and CTO

Ronald Bianchini Jr.Founder and CEO

Investments

$14M2017-03-21	Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tenaya Capital, Western Digital Capital, Google, Matthew Howard
$20M2014-07-10	Matthew Howard
$20M2012-07-10	Matthew Howard, Norwest Venture Partners
$17M2010-08-05	Matthew Howard
$15M2009-09-14	Matthew Howard
$—Unknown date	Lightspeed, Western Digital, Menlo Ventures, Tenaya Capital, Norwest Venture Partners