Datto Raises $25 Million

Datto Inc. has closed $25 million in growth equity financing led by General Catalyst Partners.

The company will use this late stage, minority investment as a launch pad to three major areas of growth including, international expansion, new product development for wider market penetration, and enhanced services for existing customers.
 
This is Datto’s first venture funding since its inception in 2007. Datto’s rapid growth has landed the company twice on the Inc. 500, in 2012 and 2013, and its 2013 recognition marks its fourth consecutive year of 300% annual growth. 

With the funding, Datto welcomes two visionaries to its board to help guide and advise on expansion efforts. Steve Herrod, former CTO of VMware and MD at General Catalyst Partners, and Paul Sagan, executive vice chairman of Akamai Technologies, will provide valuable direction as Datto broadens its product portfolio and continues to grow its international presence. This is Herrod’s first investment since joining General Catalyst.
 
"This is an exciting time for Datto and our channel partners," explained Austin McChord, Datto founder and CEO. "I believe that Steve and his team at General Catalyst Partners, and Paul with his breadth of industry knowledge, will add unique value based on their experience and foresight. They have a truly deep understanding of the business and culture of Datto, and this investment will help us further the rapid growth of the company, and allow us to deliver solutions that will change the way businesses think about using the cloud for backup and disaster recovery around the globe." 

McChord will remain majority stakeholder, and there will be no changes to Datto’s executive team.
 
"Virtualization is an essential technology for server applications, storage, networking, security and all aspects of the modern datacenter," Herrod said. "Austin and the Datto team have created an innovative company that offers valuable solutions to its partners and serves as a trueally to the IT channel. This is an organization that I wanted to be a part of."
 
"I couldn’t be more excited by the opportunity that Datto has to continue pioneering new cloud computing services to help businesses grow using the power of the Internet," Sagan said. "Austin and his team have built a formidable presence as a new service provider, and I’m looking forward to helping them continue the company’s rapid growth and global expansion."
 
Datto offers backup, DR and BC solutions that provide organizations with an easy to use and cost effective insurance policy against costly downtime, while decreasing the likelihood of any extended interruptions in business operations. DR solutions combine an image-based approach, employ dual agent backup, and are based on a hybrid cloud model. Datto technology and support provide MSPs with an assurance that their clients will eliminate downtime and have peace of mind, should a disaster scenario occur.
 
Datto’s product suite includes SIRIS, SIRIS Lite, ALTO, and G Series. Solutions are scalable to meet the needs of every business, regardless of size, with options ranging in size from 150GB to 100TB. Datto sells through its channel partners.