Avaneidi, a startup specializing in secure enterprise data storage systems, reports that it has closed an €8 million Series A financing from United Ventures. This investment highlights a shared commitment to advancing solid-state storage technologies, improving data security and promoting a sustainable digital transition.
Avaneidi develops complete enterprise storage systems based on a rigorous 360-degree “security by design” approach, providing an unprecedented level of cybersecurity, data protection and reliability for enterprise applications. Advances in Avaneidi’s storage technology improve performance, security and reduce power consumption. This enables electronic devices and data centers to increase operational efficiency and limit their carbon footprint, addressing key sustainable development goals such as clean energy and sustainable industrial innovation.
Avaneidi’s Enterprise Solid State Drives (ESSDs) use custom chips and advanced algorithms, providing a tailored solution optimized for high-performance and cybersecurity applications. Designed for on-premise data centers, their storage devices offer a cost-effective and highly efficient alternative to traditional storage solutions, featuring longer drive life, improved security and significant energy savings.
“Our mission at Avaneidi is to pave the way for more secure, efficient and sustainable data storage solutions,” says Rino Micheloni, CEO of Avaneidi, in a note. This funding will keep us at the forefront of the market, allowing us to accelerate the development of our enterprise ESSDs and all-inclusive storage solutions. Unlike standard products, our solutions address cybersecurity and data governance issues through rigorous hardware-software co-design, while offering extensive customization options.”
Avaneidi targets organizations and industries that are highly sensitive to data governance and security, particularly in the rapidly evolving field of AI applications where these issues are of paramount importance, such as finance, defense, automotive and healthcare, all while prioritizing data integrity and protection.
The potential of Avaneids’ technology has attracted the attention of major industry players. Preliminary negotiations and agreements are underway to validate and expand the market reach of its innovative products.
“United Ventures invests in technologies that have a tangible positive impact,” says Massimiliano Magrini, managing partner of United Ventures. Avaneidi’s vision and mission to enable organizations to make better and more sustainable storage decisions, with a focus on data governance and security, are fully aligned with our investment philosophy. By channeling resources into AI infrastructure such as that of Avaneids, we aim to facilitate the development of technologies that will redefine industries and transform tomorrow’s society.”
The investment was made by United Ventures in equal parts through the UV III fund and the parallel UV III Lombardy fund, participated in by “Lombardia Venture,” an initiative of Regione Lombardia that supports the growth and development of Lombardy startups with strong potential for technological innovation.
With the rapid expansion of the AI industry, it is critical to have a robust infrastructure for advanced AI applications. According to recent estimates (source UBS), the AI infrastructure market is expected to grow from $25.8 billion in 2022 to $195 billion by 2027, reflecting an annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50 percent. This increase is driven by significant advances in AI computing, which is expected to grow from $15.8 billion in 2022 to $165 billion in 2027, reaching a CAGR of 60 percent.
Avaneidi intends to transform the enterprise storage landscape. Integrating innovative hardware, firmware, and its own proprietary operating system in order to offer a 360-degree “security by design” approach, ensuring robust data protection and reliability while reducing power consumption.
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