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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Computer Software |
| Founded | January 2016 |
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Number of employees | 825 (2025)[1] |
| Website | vastdata |
VAST Data is a privately held technology company focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning computing infrastructure.[2][3] The company provides an operating system for AI designed to help organizations build and scale intelligent applications by unifying compute, data management, and high-performance storage infrastructure.[4][5][6]
History
[edit]VAST Data was founded in 2016 by Renen Hallak, the former head of R&D at XtremIO (acquired in 2012 by Dell EMC),[7][8] Shachar Fienblit, formerly of Kaminario, and Jeff Denworth, formerly of CTERA Networks.[9][10] Mike Wing, formerly of Dell EMC, serves as company president.[10][11]
In February 2019, VAST emerged from stealth mode, announcing $80 million of funding and the launch of its data storage software built on a new distributed systems architecture called DASE (Disaggregated and Shared Everything).[12][9]
VAST ranked No. 5 on the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500[13] and No. 3 on the 2023 Financial Times list of The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies.
In December 2023, VAST announced it had surpassed $1 billion in cumulative software bookings and $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).[14][15][16][17]
In 2024, VAST was included in the Forbes Cloud 100 and was named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for File and Object Storage Platforms.[18]
In 2025, VAST Data was named to the CNBC Disruptor 50[19] and the Forbes AI 50.[20]
In May 2025 the company announced it had reached $2 billion in cumulative software bookings.[21]
Funding
[edit]VAST Data has raised $381 million in funding.[22]
In December 2023 VAST announced a Series E funding round led by Fidelity Management and Research Co. that raised $118 million at a valuation of $9.1 billion.[23][24][25][26][27]
| Series | Date | Amount (million $) | Lead Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2016 | 15 | 83North, Norwest |
| A1 | 2018 | 25 | Dell Technologies Capital, 83North, Norwest |
| B | 2019 | 40 | Greenfield, 83North, Norwest |
| C | 2020 | 100 | Next47 |
| D | 2021 | 83 | Tiger Global Management |
| E | 2023 | 118 | Fidelity Management and Research Co. |
Product
[edit]The VAST AI Operating System is designed to capture large-scale data from the natural world, enrich it with real-time AI-driven context, and support autonomous, agent-based workflows. It comprises several components:[28]
- VAST DataStore (formerly known as Universal Storage), an unstructured data storage solution
- VAST DataBase, a database management system (DBMS) that includes the constructs of a traditional database, data warehouse, and data lake
- VAST DataEngine , a global function execution engine
- VAST DataSpace, a global namespace that permits every location to store, retrieve, and process data
- VAST InsightEngine with NVIDIA, a real-time retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solution[29]
- VAST AgentEngine, an AI agent deployment and orchestration system
The platform is deployable in on-premises data centers, public clouds, and edge environments, and is delivered as a subscription-based service.[30]
Operations
[edit]VAST operates globally in markets such as Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. VAST is a no-headquarters company with offices in New York City; Campbell, California; Durham, North Carolina; Tel-Aviv; Tokyo, Riyadh; Singapore; and Dubai.[10]
VAST partners with several systems technology vendors, including Arista, Cisco, Equinix, HPE, Lenovo, NVIDIA, and Supermicro.[31][32]
References
[edit]- ^ "VAST Data | Company Overview & News". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Mellor, Chris (February 26, 2019). "VAST Data: The first thing we do, let's kill all the hard drives". Blocks and Files.
- ^ Miller, Ron (April 16, 2020). "TechCrunch".
- ^ Coughlin, Tom (March 1, 2019). "VAST Storage Dreams". Forbes.
- ^ Adshead, Antony. "QLC + 3D Xpoint = Vast Data's universal storage". Computer Weekly.
- ^ Williams, Joe (April 17, 2020). "Business Insider".
- ^ "EMC buys XtremIO for $430m - Globes". en.globes.co.il. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (April 16, 2020). "Renen Hallak Talks Future". CRN.
- ^ a b Wilson, Alexandra (April 16, 2020). "VAST Data Gets $1.2 Billion Valuation, As Researchers Race To Combat COVID-19". Forbes.
- ^ a b c Mellor, Chris (February 26, 2019). "VAST Data's business sitrep". Blocks and Files.
- ^ "Mike Wing, Vast Data Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Robinson, Daniel (2025-08-06). "VAST Data guarantees no downtime, no data loss". Blocks and Files. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "2022 Technology Fast 500? Rankings" (PDF). deloitte.com.
- ^ "VAST Data closes $118 million Series E, nearly triples valuation to $9.1 billion". ctech. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Genesys Cloud Reaches Nearly $1.3 Billion Annual Recurring Revenue in Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024". Genesys. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ McDowell, Steve. "VAST Data More Than Doubles Valuation to $9.1B in Latest Funding Round". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Vast Data closes funding round in wake of AWS upgrade". Capacity Media. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ KONRAD", "KENRICK CAI"," ALEX. "Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List - Best Cloud Computing Companies Ranked". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ staff, CNBC com (2025-08-06). "2025 CNBC Disruptor 50: See the full list of companies leading new era of AI breakthroughs and riches". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Forbes List Directory". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Data, VAST. "VAST Data Unveils the Operating System for the Thinking Machine". www.vastdata.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2025-08-06). "Vast Data lands $118M to grow its data storage platform for AI workloads". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Sharma, Shubham (2025-08-06). "AI infrastructure major VAST Data's valuation surges to over $9B after fresh funding". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "AI data platform VAST Data raises $118m at $9b valuation". Globes. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "CrowdStrike and Optiv Surpass $1 Billion in Sales". wallstreet-online.de (in German). 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2025-08-06). "Vast Data lands $118M to grow its data storage platform for AI workloads". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Hu and, Krystal. "VAST Data eyes IPO after valuation surges to $9.1 bln in latest fund raise". Reuters.
- ^ Morgan, Timothy Prickett (2025-08-06). "Vast Data Intentionally Blurs The Line Between Storage And Database - The Next Platform". www.nextplatform.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Kimball, Matt. "VAST Data Deepens Its AI Enablement With InsightEngine". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "VAST Data Deep Learning Data Platform - Built for AI". StorageReview.com. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ Salamone, Salvatore (2025-08-06). "Real-time Analytics News for the Week Ending September 30". RTInsights. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Distribution underpinning VAST Data's EMEA expansion plans". MicroScope. Retrieved 2025-08-06.