Egnyte
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Egnyte is a cloud-based content intelligence, governance, and collaboration platform founded in 2007 in Mountain View, California 1. The company provides enterprise file sharing, data security, and compliance tools, serving over 22,000 enterprise customers globally 2. Egnyte pioneered a hybrid cloud approach, allowing businesses to store and sync files across local and cloud environments 3. The company achieved GAAP profitability in Q4 2016 and has maintained capital efficiency throughout its history 4. As of mid-2023, Egnyte reported approximately $200M in ARR growing at 25%, reaching an estimated $250M ARR by early 2025 5. In February 2025, GI Partners and TA Associates made a majority investment in Egnyte at a reported $1.5 billion valuation 25.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2007 | Seed | $1M | — | — 6 |
| Jul 2009 | Series A | $6M | Polaris Venture Partners | Floodgate 73 |
| Mar 2011 | Series B | $10M | Kleiner Perkins | Floodgate, Polaris Venture Partners 38 |
| Jul 2012 | Series C | $16M | Google Ventures (GV) | Kleiner Perkins, Polaris Ventures 9 |
| Dec 2013 | Series D | $29.5M | — | Northgate Capital, Seagate Technology, CenturyLink, GV, Kleiner Perkins, Polaris Partners 10 |
| Oct 2018 | Series E | $75M | Goldman Sachs | — 4 |
| Feb 2025 | Private Equity | Undisclosed | GI Partners, TA Associates | — 2 |
Total venture funding raised: $137.5M across seed through Series E 4. The 2025 PE majority investment was reportedly at a $1.5 billion valuation 5.
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Egnyte press release, “Egnyte Announces Majority Investment from GI Partners and TA,” February 25, 2025. https://www.egnyte.com/press-releases/egnyte-announces-majority-investment-gi-partners-and-ta↩
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GlobeNewsWire, “Egnyte Announces Majority Investment from GI Partners and TA,” February 25, 2025. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/25/3032300/0/en/Egnyte-Announces-Majority-Investment-from-GI-Partners-and-TA.html↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Kleiner Perkins Leads $10M Round In Cloud Storage And Syncing Platform Egnyte,” March 1, 2011. https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/01/kleiner-perkins-leads-10m-round-in-cloud-storage-and-syncing-platform-egnyte/↩↩↩
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Crunchbase News, “Egnyte Raises $75M Series E Led By Goldman After History Of Not Losing Money,” October 2018. https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/egnyte-raises-75m-series-e-led-by-goldman-after-history-of-not-losing-money/↩↩↩
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SaaStr, “Egnyte Sells to Private Equity for $1.5 Billion after 18 Years,” 2025. https://www.saastr.com/egnyte-sells-to-private-equity-for-1-5-billion-after-years-steady-wins-too/↩↩↩
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Crunchbase, Egnyte Company Profile & Funding, accessed March 2026. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/egnyte↩
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Crunchbase, Series A - Egnyte - 2009-07-27, accessed March 2026. https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/egnyte-series-a–2e7901b↩
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VentureBeat, “Egnyte raises $10M from Kleiner Perkins for dirt cheap cloud storage,” March 1, 2011. https://venturebeat.com/2011/03/01/egnyte-funding-10-million-kpcb/↩
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TechCrunch, “Egnyte Raises $16 Million From Google Ventures For Cloud File Storage Service,” July 17, 2012. https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/17/egnyte-raises-16-million-from-google-ventures-for-cloud-file-storage-offering/↩
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Egnyte press release, “Egnyte Secures $29.5 Million in Series D Funding,” December 11, 2013. https://www.egnyte.com/press-releases/2013-12-11-Egnyte-Secures-Funding-Announces-Global-Expansion-Plans↩