| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 2006 in Mountain View, California |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, CA |
| Key people | Vineet Jain (CEO), Amrit Jassal (CTO), Barry Davis (VP Business Development), Steve Erbst (VP Sales), Janet Matsuda (VP Marketing), Rajesh Ram (VP Production), Balaji Venkateswaran (VP Engineering) |
| Website | www.egnyte.com |
Egnyte is a computer technology company providing cloud computing infrastructure and hybrid cloud infrastructure for online file storage, file sharing and computer backup for small, medium, and large business enterprises.
Egnyte cloud file server is accessible on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, as well as versions for mobile and tablet devices, such as iPhone, iPad and Android applications. Egnyte’s major competition is in-house servers and other cloud service providers like box.net, TitanFile and Dropbox.
The Egnyte product was released in 2008. Egnyte’s customers come from all verticals and are predominantly in North America with a growing percentage in Europe and Australia.
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Headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, Egnyte was founded in 2006 by a team of high-technology veterans and engineering experts. Egnyte is privately funded most recently closing its series B round with venture capitalists Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Polaris Venture Partners and Floodgate. [1]
Vineet Jain, the CEO and co-founder of the company previously founded Valdero, a supply chain software solution provider. Jain was named the 2010 Storage Superstar and was recognized as a 2010 Emerging Storage Vendor by CRN magazine.[2]
Product reviews claim Egnyte software and services save businesses money by replacing the virtual private network, file server and backup system. Reviewers have criticized for its pre-Web 2.0-style interface and lack of private key encryption.[3][4][5][6][7]