Drobo Overview
- Year Founded
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2004

- Status
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Acquired/Merged
- Latest Deal Type
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Debt - PPP
Drobo General Information
Description
Developer of data storage products designed to provide an unprecedented combination of data protection, expandability, and ease of use for small and medium businesses, and individual professionals. The company's data storage products offer capacity adjustment and application service level optimization for virtualization, multi-server environments, single-server environments, and creative professional applications, enabling customers to find a suitable option for their data storage issues.
Contact Information
Website
www.drobo.com(Operating Subsidiary)
Corporate Office
- 1289 Anvilwood Avenue
- Sunnyvale, CA 94089
- United States
Corporate Office
- 1289 Anvilwood Avenue
- Sunnyvale, CA 94089
- United States
Drobo Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
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12. Debt - PPP | 28-Apr-2020 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
11. Merger/Acquisition | 21-Aug-2018 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
10. Debt - General | 16-Aug-2018 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
9. Debt - General | 26-Oct-2017 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
8. Later Stage VC | 28-Sep-2015 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
7. Merger/Acquisition | 20-May-2015 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
6. Buyout/LBO | 28-May-2013 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
5. Later Stage VC (Series E) | 28-Oct-2009 | Completed | Startup | |||
4. Later Stage VC (Series D) | 05-Aug-2008 | $15M | $43M | Completed | Startup | |
3. Later Stage VC (Series C) | 30-Jul-2007 | $10M | $28M | Completed | Startup |
Drobo Comparisons
Industry
Financing
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Drobo Competitors (31)
One of Drobo’s 31 competitors is NGD Systems, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Irvine, CA.
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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NGD Systems | Venture Capital-Backed | Irvine, CA | ||||
Cloudian | Private Equity-Backed | San Mateo, CA | ||||
Spectra Logic | Corporation | Boulder, CO | ||||
Infinidat | Venture Capital-Backed | Herzliya, Israel | ||||
Eideticom | Venture Capital-Backed | Calgary, Canada |
Drobo Patents
Drobo Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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EP-3164978-A1 | Method of reducing bandwidth required for sharing of files on a server | Inactive | 02-Jul-2014 | ||
CA-2952785-A1 | Method of reducing bandwidth required for sharing of files on a server | Inactive | 02-Jul-2014 | ||
US-20140068182-A1 | Storage virtualization in a block-level storage system | Inactive | 04-Sep-2012 | ||
GB-201419101-D0 | System and method for managing user data in a plurality of storage appliances over a wide area network for collaboration, protection, publication, | Active | 26-Apr-2012 | ||
GB-2515703-A | System and method for managing user data in a plurality of storage appliances over a wide area network for collaboration, protection, publication, | Active | 26-Apr-2012 |
Drobo Former Investors (8)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds |
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Connected Data | Corporation | Majority | ||
Empire Capital Management | Hedge Fund | Minority | ||
Focus Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
Greylock | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
New Enterprise Associates | Venture Capital | Minority |
Drobo FAQs
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When was Drobo founded?
Drobo was founded in 2004.
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Where is Drobo headquartered?
Drobo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
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What industry is Drobo in?
Drobo’s primary industry is Storage (IT).
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Is Drobo a private or public company?
Drobo is a Private company.
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What is Drobo’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Drobo is
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How much funding has Drobo raised over time?
Drobo has raised $26.5M.
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Who are Drobo’s investors?
Connected Data, Empire Capital Management, Focus Ventures, Greylock, and New Enterprise Associates are 5 of 8 investors who have invested in Drobo.
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Who are Drobo’s competitors?
NGD Systems, Cloudian, Spectra Logic, Infinidat, and Eideticom are some of the 31 competitors of Drobo.
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When was Drobo acquired?
Drobo was acquired on 28-Apr-2020.
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Who acquired Drobo?
Drobo was acquired by StorCentric.
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