Silk
Silk Technologies is a Boston-based software-defined cloud storage company that sells an adaptive Virtual SAN accelerating mission-critical databases and AI inference on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, serving enterprise customers in healthcare, financial services, retail, and SaaS.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersNeedham, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Silk does
Silk Technologies Inc. is a privately held software-defined cloud storage company founded in 2019 by Dani Golan and headquartered in Boston, MA, with engineering in Yokne'am Illit, Israel. The company sells an adaptive Virtual SAN that operates as a cloud acceleration layer between mission-critical database workloads (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and native cloud block storage on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Its core differentiator is a patented adaptive block sizing and log-structured array that decouples performance (IOPS, throughput, latency) from capacity, delivering up to 20+ GiB/s per DataPod with sub-millisecond p99 latency and claimed 10x performance and 50%+ cost reductions versus cloud-native alternatives. The product portfolio comprises the Silk Cloud Data Platform, Silk Echo (production data twin for AI inference), Silk Protect (instant ransomware recovery), Silk Flex (marketplace-deployed deployment), and Silk Cloud DBaaS (managed service launched January 2024).
Silk generates revenue through per-DataPod recurring subscriptions priced on capacity and performance consumed, available direct and through all three hyperscaler marketplaces; a managed-services revenue stream from Silk DBaaS; and usage-based add-ons. Go-to-market is hybrid: enterprise field sales (led by President Ed Filippine, EVP Worldwide Sales Jim McInerny, and CSO Tom Murphy) augmented by AWS ISV Accelerate, Microsoft IP Co-Sell Incentivized (reaching 95% of Fortune 500), Google Cloud Premier Partner status, a global channel partner program (AHEAD, CBTS, WWT, Cognizant, OptaFi, Eviden, UST), and a Technology Alliance Program with native integrations into Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, Terraform, Apptio, Veeam, and Microsoft Fabric.
The company reached $225M ARR in 2024 (48% YoY growth, 140% over two years) on the back of healthcare (Franciscan Health, Sentara, HealthEquity), financial services (SimCorp, JM Finn), and SaaS/manufacturing-software (PTC) customers, with approximately 101-250 employees and a 2024 unicorn valuation of $1B per third-party data. Total disclosed capital raised is approximately $166M ($25M seed, $55M Series A led by S Capital in 2021, $56M round led by La Caisse in 2023, $30M Trinity Capital growth-debt facility in 2025), with tier-1 VCs Sequoia Capital, Pitango, and Globespan among historical backers. AI inference on live production data is Silk's strategic growth wedge, with Silk Echo, the PTC Windchill+ reference, and dedicated neocloud and sovereign-cloud business development led by Chief Business Development Officer Aaron Shoffa (appointed April 2026).
Silk firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Silk
- Legal name
- Silk Technologies Inc.
- Website
- https://silk.us
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Silk Technologies is a Boston-based software-defined cloud storage company that sells an adaptive Virtual SAN accelerating mission-critical databases and AI inference on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, serving enterprise customers in healthcare, financial services, retail, and SaaS.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Silk industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Software-Defined Cloud Storage
- NAICS
- Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
- SIC
- Computer Storage Devices (3572), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cloud Storage Gateways & Hybrid Storage (HDABAEAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Data Center Networking Services (Switching/Routing/Fabric) (BPAEAEAF)
Keywords
Where Silk is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Needham
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Silk business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Per DataPod Software License (Subscription): Recurring per-DataPod subscription pricing model where customers pay for capacity and performance consumed; architecture pools performance, reducing required throughput by up to 66%. Available via AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Marketplaces as well as direct. Includes data compression, zero elimination, inline deduplication, thin provisioning, snapshots, thin clones, replication, Silk Echo, live migration, SSO/LDAP, Clarity monitoring, 30-minute support SLA, and dedicated CSM/TAM.
- Silk Cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS): Managed cloud database service launched January 9, 2024, focused on routine management of mission-critical databases on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; available as a managed service offering.
- Cloud Marketplace Transactions: License sales transacted through AWS Marketplace, Azure Marketplace, and Google Cloud Marketplace; Microsoft IP Co-Sell Incentivized Partner status and AWS ISV Accelerate Program membership (June 2026) drive co-sell motion reaching 95% of Fortune 500.
- Usage-Based Add-Ons: Performance-based licensing elements tied to capacity and throughput consumed; 'Try 3 months on us' trial program for new customers to accelerate land-and-expand.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Annual | Per DataPod subscription license (capacity + performance based) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Free Trial - Try 3 months on us |
Go-to-market motion6 records
Distribution channels9 records
Marketing channels10 records
Silk product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Silk provides a software-defined cloud storage (virtual SAN) platform that sits as an acceleration layer between enterprise applications and native cloud block storage on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The platform decouples performance from capacity at the data layer using a patented adaptive block sizing and log-structured array engine, delivering predictable low-latency performance, inline data reduction, zero-footprint snapshots, native replication, and active-active architecture for mission-critical databases and AI inference workloads.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Silk Echo: Self-service, API-driven copy data management / environment cloning product that maintains a dynamic digital twin of production data to feed AI and Dev/Test workflows.
- Silk Protect
- Silk Cloud Data Platform
- Silk Flex
Products and services
- Silk Cloud Data Platform Adaptive, software-defined SAN / cloud acceleration platform for mission-critical applications on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; decouples performance from capacity using patented adaptive block sizing and log-structured array; database-agnostic (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) with no application refactoring required.
- Silk Echo Self-service, API-driven copy data management product that maintains a dynamic digital twin of production data to feed AI/ML workflows, RAG, and live-context inferencing without replicas or delayed pipelines; supports API-managed scheduling and Jenkins CI/CD integration.
- Silk Protect Ransomware protection and instant cloud database recovery module providing application-level recovery, immutable frequent snapshots, instant thin-snapshot recovery at terabyte scale, and parallel validation environments before production cutover.
- Silk Cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS) Managed cloud database service focused on routine management of mission-critical databases on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; positioned for customers preferring operational handover of database administration.
- Silk Flex Deployed-from-marketplace packaging of the Silk platform for self-serve onboarding before enterprise sales engagement; exposes an API for automation.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 10x faster performance vs native cloud block storage
- +10 more outcomes
Companies that use Silk
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Silk technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration15 records
AI capability3 records
Feature8 records
Silk partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
34 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Microsoft AzureflagshipDeep strategic alliance with Microsoft. IP Co-Sell Incentivized Partner (Feb 2021) reaching 95% of Fortune 500. Full transactability on Azure Marketplace (Nov 2021). Azure Laosv4 VM support (Nov 2025). Joint webinars and solution briefs. Microsoft SVP/Director Yvonne Muench endorsement: 'Companies are increasingly moving their mission-critical applications to the cloud on Microsoft Azure. Silk ensures that these applications succeed…'
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)flagshipAvailable on AWS Marketplace; joined AWS ISV Accelerate Program on June 16, 2026. Integrates natively with EC2, EBS, VPC networking, Auto Scaling Groups, and multi-AZ deployments. Multiple joint webinars including 'Accelerate Enterprise Applications on AWS' with Silk's Chief R&D Officer and Director of Sales Engineering.
- Google CloudflagshipAwarded Premier Partner status in Google Cloud Build Engagement Model (May 2024) — highest status in the program. Collaborates with Google Cloud and AMD to support C3D VMs (May 2024). Integrates with Compute Engine, Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk, VPC networking, and zonal/regional availability.
- AccenturecoreNamed cloud partnership expansion in FY2024 growth announcement, alongside Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, supporting enterprise AI-ready data infrastructure in the public cloud.
- UST Global (UST)corePlatinum Preferred Partner (March 16, 2021). UST Contineo Health has co-presented with Silk on healthcare technology trends webinars.
- Eviden (Atos business)corePartnered September 27, 2023 to assure the performance of business-critical applications in the cloud — customers modernize apps and deliver target end-user response times without excessive overprovisioning. Listed as Solutions Partner.
- OptaFicoreMay 31, 2023 — Silk Enables OptaFi to Migrate and Modernize Their Customers' Electronic Healthcare Records in the Public Cloud. Co-host webinars on healthcare cloud journeys. Solutions Partner.
- SADA (now part of Cox Enterprises)coreMay 2, 2023 — Silk and SADA Combine Efforts to Help Customers Accelerate Google Cloud Adoption. Channel partner focused on Google Cloud services.
- Franciscan HealthflagshipCustomer and named partner (November 18, 2024) — Silk Partners with Franciscan Health to Migrate Epic Electronic Health Records in Microsoft Azure. Joint webinars (Forrester TEI Part 1, healthcare cloud). Achieved $2.8M annual cloud storage savings, $200K reduction in annual cloud storage expenses, 3x faster performance.
- Sentara HealthflagshipCustomer and named partner enabling healthcare AI initiatives. Co-presented at ViVE 2025 networking dinner. 32x faster analytics and ETL; QNXT UAT refresh from 7-10 hours to 15 minutes. Spotlight customer story on silk.us.
- SimCorpflagshipCustomer and named partner (March 22, 2023) — SimCorp Accelerates Customer Adoption of Industry Leading Asset Management SaaS Platform Leveraging Silk. Joint SimCorp Global Summit 2026 participation. 20% faster performance. Vice President Ulrik Elstrup Hansen endorses Silk publicly.
- PTCcoreWhitepaper co-developed on 'Supporting AI Inference Operations in PTC Windchill+ with Silk'. Joint webinar on enterprise infrastructure and Forrester TEI Part 2. Co-presenter at AI Transformation Unleashed roundtable with Franciscan and Sentara.
- JM FinnminorCo-host of Executive Roundtable & Wine Tasting in London (June 23, 2026) and additional executive dinners. Wealth management firm; event co-marketing partnership.
- AtoscoreCo-presented '5 Cloud Strategies for Mission-Critical Data in the Age of AI' webinar. Joint go-to-market on enterprise cloud optimization.
- CloudgainzcoreCo-presented 'Azure Cost Optimization' webinar with Silk CTO; co-presented Forrester TEI Part 3 webinar on cloud ROI for CFOs, FinOps, and IT finance.
- DatavailcoreCo-developed joint solution brief 'Transforming Insurance with Silk, Datavail, Azure, and Guidewire'. Co-hosted Ignite Executive Networking Dinner.
- CognizantcoreSolutions Partner; sponsored Cognizant 2025 Health Sciences Conference (May 2025). Listed as GSI partner on Find a Partner page.
- AHEADcoreChannel partner and event co-host — AHEAD New England Executive Golf Tour (May 2026), Cloudy With A Chance of Frustration Executive Dinner (Dallas, May 2026). Solutions Partner.
- World Wide Technology (WWT)coreSolutions Partner listed on Find a Partner page; large global technology solutions provider.
- AE Business SolutionsminorChannel partner; Guidepost AI Technology Conference sponsor (October 2025).
- CBTSminorSolutions Partner listed on Find a Partner page.
- EvotekminorSolutions Partner listed on Find a Partner page.
- PelleraminorSolutions Partner listed on Find a Partner page.
- SoftchoiceminorSolutions Partner listed on Find a Partner page.
- TechnologentminorChannel partner; co-hosted Hacienda Golf Tournament (June 2025).
- Trace3minorSolutions Partner listed on Find a Partner page.
- Ironbook AIminorPartner listed on Find a Partner page; AI infrastructure focus.
- DatadogcoreTechnology Alliance Program integration — APM & Observability. Silk performance metrics surface natively in Datadog dashboards; shared customers stop context-switching between storage health and other monitoring signals.
- HashiCorp TerraformcoreTechnology Alliance Program integration — Infrastructure as Code. Silk provisions in the same Terraform run as compute, eliminating manual handoff and broken automation.
- VeeamcoreTechnology Alliance Program integration — Backup & DR. Silk works alongside Veeam to deliver cloud database storage protection and recovery.
- ApptiocoreTechnology Alliance Program integration — FinOps. Silk cost savings flow directly into Apptio for attribution, reporting, and credit.
- Microsoft Azure BoostcoreWhitepaper on 'Accelerate Real-Time AI Inferencing in Azure with Silk + Azure Boost' — optimize performance, reduce costs, and operationalize real-time AI workloads in Azure.
- AMDminorCollaboration with Google Cloud and AMD to support C3D VMs — breakthrough VMs deliver faster performance at lower cost (May 2024).
- HealthEquitycoreCustomer case study on Azure: 5x faster performance and 36% cost savings. HealthEquity CIO Merv Lally serves on Silk's Growth Advisory Board.
Scale indicators22 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Silk competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- DDN (DataDirect Networks): DDN provides high-performance, exascale storage solutions for AI, HPC, and large enterprise workloads, competing with Silk for the same performance-sensitive cloud and hybrid database acceleration budgets.
- Pure Storage: Pure Storage offers Cloud Block Store on AWS and Azure, directly competing with Silk as a software-defined, high-performance block storage layer for enterprise databases in the public cloud. Both vendors target the same healthcare, financial services, and SaaS workloads with low-latency IOPS guarantees.
- Zadara: Zadara offers enterprise storage-as-a-service across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with a similar software-defined architecture and per-capacity pricing model, directly competing for the same multi-cloud, database-centric workloads as Silk.
- WekaIO (WEKA): WekaIO delivers a high-performance, low-latency data platform for AI and HPC workloads across on-prem and cloud, directly competing with Silk on cloud database and AI inference acceleration, particularly for enterprises running GPU-intensive pipelines.
- Portworx (by Pure Storage): Portworx provides cloud-native, Kubernetes-based data services for containers and databases, overlapping with Silk's enterprise database and AI workload positioning in hybrid/multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments.
Broad incumbents
- NetApp: NetApp's Cloud Volumes ONTAP and FSx for NetApp ONTAP provide enterprise-grade storage services in AWS and Azure, addressing the same mission-critical database acceleration use case as Silk but as part of a much broader on-prem + cloud hybrid storage portfolio.
- Databricks: Databricks' lakehouse platform competes for the same AI/ML and analytics budget pool, with growing overlap into operational and real-time data workloads that Silk also targets via Silk Echo and database acceleration.
- Snowflake: Snowflake is a cloud data platform whose compute layer and AI/ML features increasingly overlap with Silk's positioning around real-time, AI-ready enterprise data, though it focuses on the analytics warehouse rather than operational databases.
Emerging players
- VAST Data: VAST Data is an AI-centric data platform combining high-performance storage with a data lakehouse, overlapping Silk's AI inference and database acceleration positioning while expanding into adjacent compute and analytics layers.
- MinIO: MinIO offers high-performance, S3-compatible object storage deployed across cloud and on-prem environments; it competes for AI/analytics data lake budgets adjacent to Silk's database acceleration layer, particularly for unstructured data pipelines.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Silk leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Silk funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds5 records
Investors16 records
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Silk M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Silk
What does Silk do?
Silk provides a software-defined cloud storage (virtual SAN) platform that sits as an acceleration layer between enterprise applications and native cloud block storage on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The platform decouples performance from capacity at the data layer using a patented adaptive block sizing and log-structured array engine, delivering predictable low-latency performance, inline data reduction, zero-footprint snapshots, native replication, and active-active architecture for mission-critical databases and AI inference workloads.
Is Silk a public or private company?
Silk is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Silk founded?
Silk was founded in 2019. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Silk based?
Silk is headquartered in Needham, United States, in the North America region.
How does Silk make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Per DataPod Software License (Subscription) is the primary driver. The others are silk Cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS), cloud Marketplace Transactions and usage-Based Add-Ons.
Who are Silk's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are DDN (DataDirect Networks), Pure Storage, Zadara, WekaIO (WEKA) and Portworx (by Pure Storage). Broad incumbents are NetApp, Databricks and Snowflake. Emerging players are VAST Data and MinIO.
Does Silk have an API?
Yes. Silk offers an API for use by customers and technology alliance partners. The Technology Alliance Program describes "One API" enabling integration across eight categories. Use cases include: provisioning containerized application stacks through APIs and Infrastructure as Code; instant high-performance database replicas from production data; delivering development, testing, reporting, and analytics environments on demand; managing and scheduling Silk Echo operations; and supporting automation through CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins). Silk Flex is deployed from the marketplace and exposes an API for automation. Availability is via the Silk customer support portal at support.silk.us and dashboard at clarity.silk.us.
What industry is Silk in?
Silk's product category is Software-Defined Cloud Storage. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAEAI, Cloud Storage Gateways & Hybrid Storage, with a secondary code of BPAEAEAF, Data Center Networking Services (Switching/Routing/Fabric). Its NAICS code is 334112 and its SIC code is 3572.