Cleversafe Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2004

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 210

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $1.3B

Cleversafe General Information

Description

Developer of dispersed storage software and appliances designed for storage clouds that enable deployment of dispersed storage networks. The company also offers digital content storage, archive storage and data storage services. It also provides media storage servic es for telecommunications, sciences/energy, healthcare and government sectors.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 222 South Riverside Plaza
  • Suite 1700
  • Chicago, IL 60606
  • United States
+1 (312)
Primary Industry
Storage (IT)
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Database Software
Vertical(s)
Big Data, SaaS, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 222 South Riverside Plaza
  • Suite 1700
  • Chicago, IL 60606
  • United States
+1 (312)

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Cleversafe Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Merger/Acquisition 06-Nov-2015 $1.3B Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series D) 20-Aug-2013 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series D) 20-Jul-2012 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series C1) 27-Oct-2010 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC 25-Oct-2010 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B1) 12-Jan-2007 Completed Startup
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 01-Apr-2006 Completed Startup
1. Angel (individual) 01-Apr-2006 Completed Startup
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Cleversafe Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series D
Series C3
Series C2
Series C1
Series B1
Series A2 2,470,000 $0.001000 $0.04 $0.5 $0.5 1x $0.5 3.14%
Series A1 1,000,000 $0.001000 $0.02 $0.2 $0.2 1x $0.2 1.27%
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Cleversafe Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of dispersed storage software and appliances designed for storage clouds that enable deployment of dispersed s
Storage (IT)
Chicago, IL
210 As of 2015

San Mateo, CA
 

Irvine, CA
 
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Cleversafe Competitors (30)

One of Cleversafe’s 30 competitors is Cloudian, a Private Equity-Backed company based in San Mateo, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Cloudian Private Equity-Backed San Mateo, CA
NGD Systems Venture Capital-Backed Irvine, CA
DataCore Private Equity-Backed Fort Lauderdale, FL
Infinidat Venture Capital-Backed Herzliya, Israel
Lightbits Labs Venture Capital-Backed Haifa, Israel
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Cleversafe Patents

Cleversafe Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20160255150-A1 Storing data in a dispersed storage network Active 27-Feb-2015
US-10069915-B2 Storing data in a dispersed storage network Active 27-Feb-2015
US-10078472-B2 Rebuilding encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network Active 27-Feb-2015
US-20160253240-A1 Rebuilding encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network Active 27-Feb-2015
US-20160224403-A1 Storing data using a dual path storage approach Active 30-Jan-2015 G06F11/0739
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Cleversafe Former Investors (16)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Alsop Louie Partners Venture Capital Minority
Batterson Venture Capital Venture Capital Minority
Casey Cowell Angel (individual) Minority
Edward Lou Angel (individual) Minority
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital Real Estate Minority
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Cleversafe FAQs

  • When was Cleversafe founded?

    Cleversafe was founded in 2004.

  • Where is Cleversafe headquartered?

    Cleversafe is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

  • What is the size of Cleversafe?

    Cleversafe has 210 total employees.

  • What industry is Cleversafe in?

    Cleversafe’s primary industry is Storage (IT).

  • Is Cleversafe a private or public company?

    Cleversafe is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Cleversafe?

    The current valuation of Cleversafe is .

  • What is Cleversafe’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Cleversafe is .

  • How much funding has Cleversafe raised over time?

    Cleversafe has raised $98M.

  • Who are Cleversafe’s investors?

    Alsop Louie Partners, Batterson Venture Capital, Casey Cowell, Edward Lou, and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in Cleversafe.

  • Who are Cleversafe’s competitors?

    Cloudian, NGD Systems, DataCore, Infinidat, and Lightbits Labs are some of the 30 competitors of Cleversafe.

  • When was Cleversafe acquired?

    Cleversafe was acquired on 06-Nov-2015.

  • Who acquired Cleversafe?

    Cleversafe was acquired by International Business Machines.

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