American object storage service provider
Wasabi Technologies, Inc. |
| Formerly | Blue Archive |
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Cloud storage software |
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| Founded | June 1, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-06-01) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Founder | David Friend, Jeff Flowers |
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| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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Key people | David Friend CEO
Jeff Flowers CTO |
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| Products | Wasabi Hot Storage |
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| Website | wasabi.com |
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Footnotes / references
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Wasabi Technologies, Inc. is an American object storage service provider based in Boston, Massachusetts that sells one product, an object storage service called Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.[2] The company was co-founded in September 2015 by David Friend and Jeff Flowers and launched its cloud storage product in May 2017.[3]
History
Friend and Flowers were previously co-founders of Carbonite, an online backup service, among other companies.[4] Friend also previously launched ARP Instruments, Computer Pictures, Pilot Software, and Faxnet.[5][6]
The company was initially called "BlueArchive" at its founding, but was later renamed to "Wasabi Technologies, Inc." after hot Japanese horseradish.[7]
Wasabi Technologies, Inc. was launched with a single data center location in Ashburn, Virginia,[8] a limitation that generated concern in the online tech forum, Hacker News.[9]
On January 30, 2018, Frost & Sullivan gave Wasabi Technologies, Inc, the 2017 North American Technology Innovation Award.[10]
On March 20, 2018, the company announced a satellite-based cloud storage system, collaborating with SpaceBelt to use satellites as data centers.[11]
On June 28, 2018, Chris Fenton (former President and General Manager of DMG Entertainment) joined the advisory board.[12] Wasabi also launched its new data center in Hillsboro, Oregon.[13][14]
In October 2018, the company announced plans to open its first European data center in the Netherlands.[15]
On March 5, 2019, the company announced that its third data center, the first one located in Europe, opened in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[16][17]
On April 2, 2019, Wasabi launched its partner network, a volume-based incentive program.[18][19]
In September 2019, Wasabi Technologies announced it had received an investment of an undisclosed amount from NTT DOCOMO Ventures.[20] The companies also made a joint announcement of the availability of Wasabi hot cloud storage as part of its Enterprise Cloud service, which became available in the US, EMEA and APAC regions.[21] In October 2019, the company announced the launch of its fourth data center in Virginia.[21]
On November 4, 2021, Wasabi Technologies signed on as sponsor for the Fenway Bowl.[22]
In March 2022, the company signed a multi-year deal with the Boston Bruins and TD Garden and became their Official Cloud Storage Partner.[23] In June of that same year they also secured the naming rights of the NESN studio at Fenway Park.[24]
In 2022, Wasabi Technologies established partnerships with Scale Commuting,[25] Axis Communication,[26] and Hivelocity.[27]
In September 2022, the company reached unicorn status when it raised $250 million in a Series D round of funding.[28][29]
During March 2023, Liverpool F.C. announced that the club has moved the majority of its IT operations to Wasabi Technologies' cloud storage.[30]
In May 2023, Opti9 partnered with Wasabi Technologies to provide clients with disaster recovery capabilities.[31]
