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Aiven 100m 800msawersventurebeat, a cloud data management platform, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Atomico, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and World Innovation Lab. The company plans to use the funds to expand its platform and hire more employees.
Expanding the platform
Aiven’s platform provides customers with a range of open-source data technologies, including Apache Kafka, Apache Cassandra, and Elasticsearch. The platform is designed to make it easy for businesses to manage their data in the cloud, without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. With the new funding, Aiven plans to expand its platform to include more data technologies and services. The company also plans to invest in research and development to improve the performance and reliability of its platform.
Meeting growing demand
Aiven’s platform has seen strong demand from businesses looking to move their data to the cloud. The company has over 500 customers, including Comcast, Atlassian, and Toyota. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to cloud-based data management, as businesses look for ways to manage their data remotely. Aiven’s platform has been well-positioned to meet this growing demand, and the new funding will help the company continue to grow.
Hiring more employees
Aiven plans to use the new funding to hire more employees, particularly in engineering and customer support roles. The company currently has over 100 employees across offices in Helsinki, Boston, Berlin, and Sydney. The company’s CEO, Oskari Saarenmaa, said in a statement that the new funding will help Aiven “accelerate our growth and continue to deliver world-class cloud data management solutions to our customers.”
Conclusion
Aiven’s $100 million funding round will help the company expand its cloud data management platform and meet growing demand from businesses looking to move their data to the cloud. With over 500 customers and a strong position in the market, Aiven is well-positioned to continue its growth in the coming years.
