Silk Technologies
Formerly Kaminario
Cloud Data Platform
Startup B Business Software Est. 2008
Total Raised
$254.5M
B
Last Round
$55M
10 rounds
Investors
15
15 public
Team
9
201-500 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
12
articles
About
Silk's cloud data platform is aiming to optimize cloud environments, allowing organizations to get more performance out of their existing cloud data while spending less. The platform fits between the full application stack and cloud infrastructure, ensuring that the entire cloud environment runs smarter without changing a thing. With real-time data reduction, thin provisioning, and continuous resource optimization, Silk automatically matches the cloud data spend to the actual data needs.
Classification
Sector
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsData Architecture
Core Technology
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningData StorageCloud
Target Customer
Commerce & RetailEnterprise & Professional ServicesFinancial ServicesFinancial ProductsFinancial InstitutionsHealthcare & Life Sciences
Business Model
B2BB2G
Tags
flash-storageenterprise-solutionssaasdata-warehousesmicroservicesartificial-intelligencemachine-learning
Funding & Events
Oct 2018
Debt Financing $25M
La Maison Partners, Western Digital
Nov 2019
B Round Undisclosed
La Maison Partners
May 2011
C Round $15M
Globespan Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital, Pitango VC
May 2009
B Round $12.5M
Mar 2008
A Round $4M
Jun 2012
D Round $25M
Tenaya Capital, Pitango VC, Sequoia Capital, Globespan Capital Partners
Jul 2021
B Round $55M
S Capital VC (Lead), Sequoia Capital, Pitango VC, Ibex Investors, Meitav Dash, Vintage Investment Partners, Bank Hapoalim (IsraCard)
Jan 2017
F Round $75M
Waterwood Group, Globespan Capital Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Sequoia Capital, Ibex Investors, Pitango VC, CE Ventures, La Maison Partners
Jan 2015
E Round $68M
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Pitango VC, Silicon Valley Bank, Globespan Capital Partners, Ibex Investors, Vintage Investment Partners, Tenaya Capital, Sequoia Capital
Apr 2020
B Round Undisclosed
La Maison Partners
News (12)
Oct 19, 2021 · silk.us
growth-positive
Silk Announces Appointment of Chief Sales Officer as Part of Senior Leadership Team | Silk
Management Changes
Jul 7, 2021 · venturebeat.com
growth-positive
Database optimization startup Silk raises $55M
InvestmentExpand
Aug 4, 2020 · blocksandfiles.com
growth-positive
Why Kaminario changed its name to Silk - Blocks and Files
PartnersExpand
Jul 6, 2020 · www.newswire.com
growth-positive
Kaminario Announces Company Name Change to Silk
Customers
Dec 18, 2019 · blocksandfiles.com
growth-positive
Kaminario pilots single data plane across the clouds: Interview with CTO Eyal David - Blocks and Files
CustomersExpand
Oct 9, 2018 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Western Digital Invests in Flash Storage Startup Kaminario
Investment
Jan 10, 2017 · www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Israeli flash storage co Kaminario raises $75m
InvestmentExpand
Sep 14, 2015 · www.datacenterknowledge.com
growth-positive
Kaminario Upgrades All-Flash Arrays, Drops Flash Cost below $1 per GB
CustomersExpand
Jan 22, 2015 · xconomy.com
N/A
Xconomy: $68M Round Puts Kaminario Back in the Flash Data Storage Mix
Dec 2, 2014 · www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Data storage co Kaminario raises $53 million
Investment
Jun 10, 2012 · en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Storage solutions co Kaminario raises $25m
InvestmentAcquisition
May 2, 2011 · techcrunch.com
growth-positive
SSD Storage Company Kaminario Raises $15 Million
InvestmentExpand
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
201-500
Exact Count
425
District
North District
Founded
2008
Registrar
514116482
Crunchbase
silk-cloud
Locations
Ha-Otsma Street 1, Yokne'am Illit, Israel
Fowler Avenue, Farnborough GU14 7JF, United Kingdom
75 2nd Avenue, Needham, MA, USA
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
Aug 4, 2025
Verified by
Natalia Golczar
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (9)
Dani Golan
Founder & CEO
Founder
Guy Tanchuma
CFO
Itay Shoshani
COO
Tom Murphy
CSO
Derek Swanson
CTO
Ayelet Peled
Chief Of Staff
Adik Sokolovski
Chief R&D Officer
Yael Tarlo
VP Marketing
Julie Pike
Content Marketing Manager
Internal
Created by
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Created
2014-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
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