Most Promising Storage Start-Ups in 2013

Last January 2, 2013 we published StorageNewletter.com‘s annual updated choice of Top 15 Most Promising Storage Start-Ups in 2013.

Here, for th first time, we make a different ranking on the Top 15 Fastest Growing Storage Start-Ups in 2012 in revenue growth.

Start-ups are all privately held and about never reveal their sales. But a bunch of them have published in 2012 press releases demonstrating their growth in percentage or in number of customers. We have classified here these start-ups depending on their published growth.

Of course here are missing all the new storage companies that didn’t reveal anything on their financial activity. For two reasons: 1/ they are successful but neglect to inform us about it; 2/ they are not successful and prefer not divulge their bad results.

Here are our final result:

1. Caringo (CAS software)
2. Nasuni (secure cloud storage)
3. Actifio (data protection, DR and BC)
4. Virsto Software (software to unleash the power of virtual storage for virtual server)
5. Code 42 Software* (offsite and online backup solution)
6. StorMagic (storage management software to simplify SAN adoption in core and VMware IT environment)
7. Nexenta Systems (software storage OS based on ZFS)
8. Coraid (network storage appliances based on  ATA-over-Ethernet)
9. Mimecast* (email management including archiving, discovery, continuity, security and policy)
10. VirtualSharp Software (DR Assurance for virtual data center)
11. Unitrends Software (business recovery solution for SMBs)
12. CloudSigma (Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider)
13. Tintri (SSD storage system for virtual machines)
14. Sanbolic (shared file system software)
15. PHD Virtual Technologies (backup and recovery for VMs)

* Firms also being in Top 15 Most Promising Storage Start-Ups in 2013