FileCatalyst Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 30

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 1

FileCatalyst General Information

Description

Developer of enterprise file transfer acceleration software intended to help industries such as broadcast media and live sports. The company's IT products enable organizations working with extremely large files to optimize and transfer their information swiftly and securely across global networks and empowers businesses to work more efficiently, without the latency and packet loss that can plague the movement of vast amounts of information when it comes to content distribution, file sharing, and offsite backups.

Contact Information

Website
filecatalyst.com
Formerly Known As
Unlimi-Tech Software
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2713 Lancaster Road
  • Suite 201
  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Canada
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Acquirer
Fortra
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 2713 Lancaster Road
  • Suite 201
  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Canada

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FileCatalyst Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Post Valuation
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Developer of enterprise file transfer acceleration software intended to help industries such as broadcast media and live
Business/Productivity Software
Ottawa, Canada
30 As of 2021

Indianapolis, IN
 

Irving, TX
 
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FileCatalyst Competitors (4)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
SmartFile Formerly VC-backed Indianapolis, IN
Thru (Business/Productivity Software) Formerly VC-backed Irving, TX
Data Expedition Formerly VC-backed Norman, OK
Signiant Venture Capital-Backed Lexington, MA
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FileCatalyst Patents

  • 4

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 3

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

FileCatalyst Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-2577030-A1 Improved data transfer method, system and protocol Inactive 31-Jan-2007
EP-2119171-A4 Improved data transfer method, system and protocol Active 31-Jan-2007
EP-2119171-B1 Improved data transfer method, system and protocol Active 31-Jan-2007
EP-2119171-A1 Improved data transfer method, system and protocol Active 31-Jan-2007 H04L69/326

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FileCatalyst FAQs

  • When was FileCatalyst founded?

    FileCatalyst was founded in 2000.

  • Who is the founder of FileCatalyst?

    Chris Bailey and John Tkaczewski are the founders of FileCatalyst.

  • Where is FileCatalyst headquartered?

    FileCatalyst is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

  • What is the size of FileCatalyst?

    FileCatalyst has 30 total employees.

  • What industry is FileCatalyst in?

    FileCatalyst’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is FileCatalyst a private or public company?

    FileCatalyst is a Private company.

  • What is FileCatalyst’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for FileCatalyst is .

  • Who are FileCatalyst’s competitors?

    SmartFile, Thru (Business/Productivity Software), Data Expedition, and Signiant are competitors of FileCatalyst.

  • When was FileCatalyst acquired?

    FileCatalyst was acquired on 01-Jan-2021.

  • Who acquired FileCatalyst?

    FileCatalyst was acquired by Fortra.

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